Watch a historic milestone with presentation of a first ever intersex rights report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Updated with details of events on 15 September.
Our new website improves access to resource, and reflects changes in how we structure our organisation following the merger of our founding organisations.
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.
2024 has been a huge and transformative year for us. Thanks to all members, directors and staff, donors, and all our partners around the country and internationally. We look forward to continuing to collaborate in 2025.
Find out also about our opening hours over the summer holiday period.
We welcome the launch of the National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People 2025-2035. The plan marks a significant step forward in ensuring the health and wellbeing of individuals with innate variations of sex characteristics (IVSC) across Australia.
Intersex Human Rights Australia and Intersex Peer Support Australia are uniting to form a new force for change: InterAction for Health and Human Rights. Folks may also wish to call us InterAction DownUnder, or just InterAction.
We're seeking support for a new diversity equity and inclusion project to address the unique needs of people with innate variations of sex characteristics in workplaces.
Today encourages conversations about the need for visibility, respect, and equality for intersex individuals. By fostering understanding and solidarity, we can help create a more inclusive society.
We have today been advised by the ABS that the government will not include a question on innate variations of sex characteristics in the 2026 census, despite including questions on sex, sexuality and gender.
The United Nations made a historic move to protect the human rights of intersex persons, 35 civil society organisations said today, as the Human Rights Council adopted its first-ever resolution on the topic.
11 Apr 2024
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