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Anti-discrimination

UN report on discrimination, violence and harmful practices against intersex persons

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has published a report on discriminatory laws and policies, acts of violence and harmful practices against intersex persons.
18 Sep 2025
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Anti-discrimination

Submission on reform of the Anti-Discrimination Act (NSW)

A submission to the Law Reform Commission of NSW on reform of the Anti-Discrimination Act (NSW). It recommends protections on grounds of sex characteristics.
15 Aug 2025
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Health and Medical Ethics

InterAction congratulates Alastair Lawrie on being selected as a 2025 Justice Fellow

We warmly congratulate Alastair Lawrie on his selection by the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW as a Justice Fellow for 2025.
13 Aug 2025
Logo for InterAction is shown- name of InterAction for Health and Human Rights with a purple circle. Logo for Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales shown- their name with a line drawing of a set of justice scales. Text reads "InterAction for Health and Human Rights congratulates Alastair Lawrie Justice Fellow 2025. Photo is of Alastair Lawrie- middle aged, pale skinned man with short hair and dark facial hair. He is wearing a white shirt.
Anti-discrimination

Andrew Sinclair: "World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990"

Andrew Sinclair, Deputy Director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, writes on the introduction of mandatory genetic testing of women athletes by World Athletics.
9 Aug 2025
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Anti-discrimination

Conference and book launch: "Intersex Insights: Heritage, visibility and recognition", Dublin

Congratulations to the organising team for a hugely successful intersex studies conference, held at Dublin City University, 9-10 June 2025. The event also launched a new book by Surya Monro, Adeline Berry, Morgan Carpenter, Daniela Crocetti and Sean Saifa Wall.
17 Jun 2025
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Anti-discrimination

Pathologisation and Human Rights: our Submission to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Our submission on pathologisation to the United Nations in response to the 2024 resolution on combatting discrimination, violence and harmful practices.
7 Sep 2025
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Health and Wellbeing

Health, wellbeing and rights

These InterLink fact sheets have been developed to empower people with innate variations of sex characteristics to assist with making informed decisions about your healthcare, accessing your medical records and understanding your rights in medical settings.
25 May 2025
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Consent

Bodily autonomy and informed consent

Navigating bodily autonomy and informed consent, for people with innate variations of sex characteristics. This page links to a resource in the InterLink resource hub.
25 May 2025
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Disclosure

Accessing your medical records

This fact sheet is intended for people with innate variations of sex characteristics. It may also be helpful for family members. This page links to a resource in the InterLink resource hub.
25 May 2025
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Health and Medical Ethics

Your rights at the doctor

This fact sheet is intended for people with intersex variations/innate variations of sex characteristics. It may also be helpful for family members. This page links to a resource in the InterLink resource hub.
25 May 2025
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Anti-discrimination

2025 Federal Election Forum, and Seven Issues for Consideration

Our election survey, and the joint election forum, with Equality Australia, Health Equity Matters and LGBTIQ+ Health Australia.
22 Apr 2025
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Androgen Insensitivity (AIS)

Trump's new policy on "gender ideology" and "biological truth"

Trump's Executive Order on "gender ideology" and "biological truth" uses a gamete-based definition of sex, which is not directly tested for at birth, and which will have adverse consequences for many intersex people.
23 Jan 2025
Presidential actions: Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government. Executive order, January 20, 2025
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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