Germany’s New Third Gender Law Places Intersex Babies at Risk

[We would like to note a correction to this original post: some intersex advocates were consulted in the creation of this new law, but their concerns were not addressed by it.] Germany’s new third gender law becomes effective today, and has been hailed as a groundbreaking advancement for intersex people, but every intersex advocacy organization…

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Australian Senate Releases Groundbreaking Report on Intersex People

We are very grateful to OII Australia for their work on getting this report published. Statement on the Senate report ‘Involuntary or coerced sterilisation of intersex people in Australia’ By Morgan on 29 October 2013 in Editorials, FAQs / Key Data, Health and medical ethics, Human rights,Media releases. The joint, cross-party report, “Involuntary or coerced sterilisation of intersex people in Australia”, was published…

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Viloria in The Advocate on “Why We Need to Protect Intersex Babies”

We’re very pleased that The Advocate has shown a continuing interest in educating its many readers on intersex issues!  The essay not only educates regarding the discrimination and harm involved in non-medically necessary cosmetic genital surgery and sex reassignment of intersex babies (a.k.a. “Intersex Genital Mutilation”/IGM), but helps people understand and make important decisions about…

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OPEN CALL: let the US gov’t know your needs as an intersex person

The U.S. National Intstitute of Health (NIH) has put out “Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on the Health and Health Research Needs, Specific Health Issues and Concerns for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Populations.” This is a chance to have your voice heard, and all responses will be anonymous.  Please…

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OII Australia welcomes intersex-inclusive new federal guidelines on sex and gender recognition

By Morgan on 13 June 2013 i The federal government has finally released the “Australian Government Guidelines on the Recognition of Sex and Gender”. We warmly welcome their publication and implementation, and also the consultation process that has led to publication. Such wide consultation is necessary to prevent adverse consequences for any of the communities affected by the guidelines.…

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OII Thanks UN’s Navi Pillay

On December 10, 2012, a group of over two dozen intersex organizations and leaders from around the world, spearheaded by the Organisation Intersex International (OII), and our affiliates in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South and North America, published and delivered an open letter titled, “A Call for the Inclusion of Human Rights for Intersex People”,…

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