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Easy read report on how intersex people are treated

By
Morgan Carpenter
Date Posted
19 Sep 2025
Date Revised
19 Sep 2025
A screenshot of the UN logo and the words "A report on how intersex people are treated"

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has published an excellent easy read booklet on how intersex people are treated. The booklet is based on a report presented to the UN Human Rights Council on 15 September 2025.

A screenshot of the words: This booklet tells you

what intersex means.

how intersex people are treated badly.

how some countries protect intersex people.

what we think countries and people who make important decisions should do to protect intersex people.

This booklet tells you

  • what intersex means.
  • how intersex people are treated badly.
  • how some countries protect intersex people.
  • what we think countries and people who make important decisions should do to protect intersex people.

We think this report sets a new benchmark for easy read explanations of who intersex people are and how we are treated.

Read the report (PDF format)

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