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Human Rights

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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The Scavenger: Sex not specified: Australia leads the way with legal document

9 March 2010

NSW Births Deaths and Marriages then issued the ‘Sex Not Specified’ Details Recognition Certificate in accordance with recommendations made by the Australian Human Rights Commission’s 2009 report on the legal rights of sex and gender diverse people proposing a greater scope of legal recognition be used beyond male and female for certain individuals.

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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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Audio: Interview with New Zealand artist Rebecca Swan

6 March 2010

OII Australia attended the presentation by New Zealand artist Rebecca Swan at the Australian Centre for Photography (ACP) on Thursday, 4th March.
Ms Swan spoke about her project Assume Nothing. One of her subjects in this project is New Zealand intersex activist Mani Bruce Mitchell. Read more »

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Sydney International Women’s Day March, Saturday 6th March

6 March 2010
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The Nation: The parts of a woman

6 March 2010

Society defines womanhood and decides who fits the role, but the question is how. Is being born with female genitalia requisite? Nature won’t be so easily categorised, and people are born with the genitals of both sexes, or neither, more often than you might think. Read more »

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OII Australia President Gina Wilson at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2010

2 March 2010
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The Grapevine Online: BT furthers commitment to equality with launch of new website

2 March 2010

Telecoms giant BT has launched a new website to provide lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people with essential business travel information. The firm has teamed up with the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) to provide information on policies, laws and resources across the globe. Read more »

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Tufts Daily: Elisha Sum | Our Genderation – Not my daughter, you…

2 March 2010

Though hard to believe, genital mutilation has been happening in the United States for quite some time. Of course, the prominent discourse has not framed the repeated medical procedures as such, in part due to ignorance and to avoid the acknowledgment of the infringement of human rights. Read more »

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Current Developments at OII Australia

27 February 2010

OII Australia is participating in this year’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. As far as we know this will be the first time intersex has specifically been included in the parade.
OII will march with the Inner City Legal Service (ICLC) float. Read more »

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Letter from Superintendent Donna Adney, Corporate Spokesperson GLBTI Issues, NSW Police Force

25 February 2010

The NSW Police Force is reviewing all of its processes in respect of LGBTI contact with police. Custody, search, incarceration and security clearance will be a part of this in depth revision. Organisation Intersex International is pleased to be a part of this process and will report the outcomes of this review. Read more »

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