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[Op/Ed] Intersex and homophobia, a statement on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO)

17 May 2011

WITH IDAHO – International Day Against Homophobia – falling on May 17th this year, it is pertinent to remember why intersex is a part of the LGBTIQ alliance. Intersex individuals generally have a sexual orientation, however it is more likely to be perceived as heterosexual than same sex. We also have a gender identity, however [...]

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medpage TODAY: “Bad Signaling Blamed for ‘Intersex’ Disorder”

7 December 2010

A genetic switch in an unexpected pathway appears to hold the key to hardwiring gender either to the specifications of the chromosomes or against them, causing a so-called intersex disorder, researchers found. Mutations in MAP3K1 emerged in individuals with XY chromosomes but female physical development in two of 11 sporadic cases and both families with [...]

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United Nations Human Rights: Human Rights Day 2010, Friday 10 December 2010

4 December 2010

THE theme for Human Rights Day 10 December 2010 is human rights defenders who act to end discrimination. Human rights defenders acting against discrimination, often at great personal risk to both themselves and their families, are being recognized and acclaimed on this day. Human rights defenders speak out against abuse and violations including discrimination, exclusion, [...]

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Sally Gross: Intersexuality And Scripture

1 December 2010

AS a brute physical phenomenon, the bodiliness of people like us who are born intersexed challenges cherished assumptions about sex and gender made by many people within Western society. A variety of social institutions, including the dominant canons of medical practice and conceptions, much of the domain of the law itself, and some of the [...]

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Video: Marriage Equality Rally, Gina Wilson speaks

1 December 2010
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Physorg.com: “Scientists identify gene linked to common birth defect in male genitalia”

1 December 2010

IT was previously known that genetics play a part in developing the condition, with five percent of patients having an affected male relative, but the genes involved were unknown. This study shows for the first time that a gene inherited from the mother is likely to be important in development of the condition. Hypospadias is [...]

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Photographs, Marriage Equality Rally, Sydney, 27 November 2010

28 November 2010

MEMBERS of OII Australia attended the Marriage Equality Rally in the city of Sydney yesterday, Saturday 27th November. OII Australia president Gina Wilson gave a speech and we made photographs during proceedings at the Town Hall. To view the rest of the photographs, please go to the Marriage Equality Rally gallery page. The text of [...]

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USA Today: “IOC, IAAF to issue guidelines on gender cases”

20 November 2010

INTERNATIONAL sports officials are completing guidelines on how to deal with athletes with ambiguous sexual characteristics. Arne Ljungqvist, chairman of the IOC’s medical commission, said Friday that rules on gender determination will be issued soon to help resolve an issue that gained global attention with the dispute involving South African runner Caster Semenya. Ljungqvist said [...]

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International Transgender Day of Remembrance, Saturday 20 November 2010

20 November 2010

THE Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder [...]

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The Age: “Judge allows parents to have boys castrated”

17 November 2010

TWO little boys will have their testes removed after a court allowed their parents to authorise the procedure to prevent them developing potentially fatal cancers. The boys, aged 18 months and three years, have been diagnosed with Denys-Drash syndrome, which is so rare they are thought to be the only two people in Australia who [...]

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The [Yogyakarta] Principles in Action: Activist’s Guide

10 November 2010

THIS guide will allow those working in the area of sexual orientation and gender identity to determine how other activists have used the Yogyakarta Principles to further their work. … External link: ARC International Editorial comment: On the evidence contained within the Principles there was limited understanding of intersex amongst participants drafting the Yogyakarta Principles. [...]

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Intersex people and bathrooms

9 November 2010

i was told that if i were to use the females bathroom once more that i will get a referral. my guidance counselor still could not tell me the law/rule/policy that said i cannot use the females bathroom. i already have enough on my plate at the moment as a MtF transsexual and a teenager [...]

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