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From Pakistan to the USA and the International Olympics Committee, Intersex People are Treated as Less or Other than Human

11 March 2010

Author:
Bhakti Ananda Goswami, board member, OII
“Some sociologists and legal experts have suggested that eligibility for new ID cards or other benefits might require a physical exam and test to see how claimants urinate.”
This ’suggestion’ by “sociologists and legal experts” is appalling in its anti-scientific ignorance. Objective scientists and biologists know that human beings cannot be [...] Read more »

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Los Angeles Times: A small victory for Pakistan’s transgenders

11 March 2010

The nation’s hijra community – mostly eunuchs and hermaphrodites – has long lived on the margins in the Muslim nation, barely tolerated and more often abused. A new ruling gives its members some rights. …
The court decision to bolster transgender rights, however, has raised questions of what it means to be a hijra. The term [...] Read more »

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Op/Ed: Stop Erasing Intersex with Yet More Acronyms like GLB(SGD)Q

9 March 2010

It has been proposed by some human rights activists that a new term be coined to encompass all varieties of diversity in sex, gender and sexual orientation. The acronym for that term is GLB(SGD)Q, standing for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual (Sex & Gender Diverse), Queer.
I am uneasy with this acronym though I understand why it [...] Read more »

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allAfrica.com: Criminalising Homosexuality – a Threat to Human Rights

7 March 2010

Urgency Required: Gay and Lesbian Rights are Human Rights is an admirable and timely project in the form of a book, through which the authors provide a comprehensive exploration of the state of LGBT rights worldwide. The book takes as it’s reference point the 2006 Yogyarkarta Principles, the premise of which is that gay and [...] Read more »

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When the Government Intends to Discriminate against You Because of Your Sexual Orientation

21 December 2009

The recipients of Victorian government superannuation, who became entitled to pensions prior to August 2003, can be legally discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation.
The Victorian superannuation legislation specifically provides for discrimination against same sex couples receiving what is known as reversionary super. That is, the ability of a person to pass on [...] Read more »

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The New York Times: Murder Charge Filed in Puerto Rico Teen Slaying

22 November 2009

We have been deeply saddened to read of the savage murder of 19-year-old college student Jorge Steven López Mercado in the US territory of Puerto Rico recently.
We wish to convey our condolences to Jorge’s friends and family and hope that the murderer, who may turn out to be suspect Juan Martinez Matos, is charged [...] Read more »

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Tasmanian Wisdom about Intersex from Commissioner for Children Paul Mason

24 October 2009

John Money’s Fraud, His (Crackpot) Theories & Their Dire Consequences for Intersex People:
During his professional life, Money was respected as an expert on sexual behaviour, especially for allegedly demonstrating that gender was learned rather than innate. Many years later, however, it was revealed that his most famous case was the result of fraudulent reporting on [...] Read more »

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The Nation Says ‘Stop the Sex Scare’

18 September 2009
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An African Commentary on Caster Semenya

18 September 2009
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Sarah Graham Comments on the Caster Semenya Controversy

18 September 2009

… I was 25 when I found out the extent of the cover-up.
The shock of suddenly being told the true nature of my diagnosis – with no support and after being systematically lied to for so many years – nearly killed me. I went into an emotional meltdown.
What I found out – after years of [...] Read more »

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Caster Semenya: International Association of Athletics Federation, Grow Up!

21 August 2009

“Oh no! A female athlete who doesn’t look and act like a Barbie doll? What is the world coming to? Let’s test her and disqualify her if we can!”
Men of the International Association of Athletics Federation, the media and readers vilifying Caster Semenya, please grow up! Read more »

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When the System Abuses Intersex Victims for Complaining about Abuse

16 August 2009

There have been rumblings of discontent about the modus operandi of the New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Board (the NSW ADB) for some time now.
Potential complainants have been discouraged by them, and the actual experiences of those foolhardy enough to try their luck in asking for restitution or at least recognition that they have been [...] Read more »

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