In this 1979 case, the Family Court annulled a marriage on the basis that an intersex man could not be legally married because he was not wholly male nor wholly female.
We are gravely troubled by attempts by the Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group to take "special medical procedures" on intersex children out of Family Court jurisdiction.
This page details some of the general differences and similarities between the experiences of transgender and gender diverse people, and people with intersex variations.
Submission calling for legal reform to protect people with intersex conditions from genetic discrimination, discrimination in sport, identity recognition, and freedom from unnecessary surgical interventions.
Intersex people in several Australian are able to obtain an administrative correction of intersex birth registrations, including correction to alternative male, female, or (in some cases) blank designation.
This submission has been prepared to outline the points of view of members of the AISSGA about various issues raised by the ALRC inquiry into safeguarding the use of genetic information.
Acknowledgement of Country
Our Australian staff and board live and work on First Nations lands. We recognise that sovereignty over this land was never ceded and that this always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the continued connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to land, waterways and community and pay our respects to all First Nations people.
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