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Op/Ed: Sexism is the Issue with the IOC

5 March 2010

The issue with the IOC – International Olympic Committee – is sexism and every woman should be outraged.Why?
Physical advantage
Every gold medallist since the beginning of the modern Olympics, and most likely those in the old Olympics has a physical advantage over his competitors. The underlying prejudice in the current situation is that ‘male’ physical advantage [...] Read more »

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Eden Atwood: The Opposite of Secret

18 February 2010

The truth unfolded, at least in my memory, like this. The doctor came in and nervously took a seat. He informed me and my mother that we were both scheduled to see a psychologist that day, separately and together. And then he proceeded to use terms like Muellerian Duct Regression Factor and Chromosomal Abnormality. The [...] Read more »

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Eugenics in action against intersex

12 February 2010

Recent news articles have alerted OII to new genetic testing procedures. These procedures are aimed at expectant parents. They offer the prospect of a flawless child. That prospect can only be realized by eliminating those embryos that come along with less than perfect genes.
OII supposes abortion is the method that would be used to facilitate [...] Read more »

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GLAAD Comes Out Against CSI:Miami Portraying Intersex as Insane Sex Murderers

11 January 2010

Jo of OII-NZ has drawn our attention to a post at the GLAAD – Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation – blog website. Read more »

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CSI Miami Episode ‘Delko for the Defense’ Pathologizes Intersex

16 December 2009

OII member Sophia recently wrote ‘finally there is a degree of understanding that people who do not fit the classical biological definitions of what is male or female are not “dangerous” or “evil” or a “threat to society”’ in reference to the report in Cell on Somatic Sex Reprogramming of Adult Ovaries to Testes by [...] Read more »

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Doctors Remove the Gonads of All Intersex Females with A.I.S…. Because…

15 October 2009

Editorial Comment:
From the American National Cancer Institute:
The National Cancer Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health, estimates that, based on current rates, 12.7 percent of women born today will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their lives.

In AIS women the risk of gonadal cancer is less than 9%… see Karkarzis, [...] Read more »

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Treated Like a Circus Sideshow…

17 September 2009

Janet in the UK was “treated like a circus sideshow.” That is something so many intersex people know so well. Our hearts go out to you, dear one. You are beloved to us here at OII Australia.
… I have been unemployed for a couple of years. My mother and I have yet again [...] Read more »

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Op-Ed: Ms Semenya, I Never Knew You

16 September 2009

The events surrounding the gold medal run by Ms Caster Semenya in August of this year have created a perfect storm of speculation around intersex.
I know little about Ms Semenya save that she has, by winning a gold medal, brought the full force of sex binary enforcement and intersexphobia down on her apparently unsuitable shoulders.
The [...] Read more »

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Cate Blanchett to Play Wallis Simpson?

7 September 2009

On the unlikely (given its original source) but possible spike at the OII Australia newsroom goes this report via the Sydney Morning Herald that Madonna is attempting to persuade Cate Blanchett to take up the lead role in an upcoming musical bioflick about Wallis Simpson aka the Duchess of Windsor.
Wallis Simpson has long been [...] Read more »

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Organisation Intersex International Australia’s Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation

15 June 2009

15 June 2009
Organisation Intersex International Australia’s Submission to the Australian Human Rights Consultation
Organisation intersex International (OII) is the world’s largest intersex organisation. It is the only intersex organisation that is made up of, predominantly, intersex individuals with 98% of our membership identifying as intersex.
Organisation Intersex International Australia is the Australian arm of OII.
OII has members [...] Read more »

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OII Australia’s Response to NSW Discussion Paper on Domestic & Family Violence

16 March 2009

OII Australia has responded to the NSW state government Office for Women’s discussion paper on NSW Domestic and Family Violence Strategic Framework.
16 March, 2009
Violence Prevention Coordinator Unit
Office for Women’s Policy
Department of Premier and Cabinet
GPO Box 5341
Sydney NSW 2001
Dear Manager,
Organisation Intersex International’s response to the NSW discussion paper on domestic and family [...] Read more »

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Rights for Intersex

16 February 2009

Recently there has been a flurry of activity for human rights in Australia:

The Human Rights Commissioner has finalized his report into same sex relationships and is in the process of finalizing his Sex & Gender Diversity report.
The federal government has appointed four eminent persons to conduct community consultations on Human Rights issues and report back.
The Queensland [...] Read more »

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