Human Rights

Intersex Day of Remembrance is tomorrow, Tuesday 8th November

7 November 2011

THE 8th November is Intersex Day of Remembrance and Herculine Barbin’s birthday. OII Australia and Organisation Intersex International would like to invite others to join us each year by commemorating November 8 as Intersex Day of Remembrance. All human rights organizations, feminist allies, academics and gender specialists, as well as other groups and individuals interested [...]

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Two Western Australian men win High Court appeal in struggle for legal recognition

6 October 2011

TWO Western Australian men of transsexual background have won yet another appeal in their struggle for legal recognition. AB v Western Australia AH v Western Australia [2011] HCA 42 6 October 2011 P15/2011 & P16/2011 ORDER In each matter: 1. Appeal allowed. 2. Set aside paragraphs 1 to 4 of the order of the Court [...]

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Australian federal government still confused about the sex of some of its citizens

24 April 2011

PETER Hyndal has found himself in a similar situation to many intersex Australians in that various government departments and agencies are confused about his sex and therefore what rights and services he is permitted access to. Mr Hyndal is recognised as male on some documentation and as female in others. He clearly knows what sex [...]

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Victim of the Baltimore, Maryland anti-trans hate crime speaks

24 April 2011

ONCE again a US citizen has been been the victim of hate crime violence in a McDonalds fast food restaurant franchise simply for having been born different, this time a young woman of transsexual background, Chrissy Lee Polis. External link: A.E. Brain – Welcome to my world Editorial comment: THE beating is being reported as [...]

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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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lynnefeatherstone.org: Government Equality Strategy – Intersex exclusion continues

4 December 2010

THE winds of real change blow through the new Government Equality Strategy that I launched yesterday. This is no longer focused on ‘strands’ – and whilst there is certainly much to do on improving particular issues for each ‘strand’ – be that sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, etc  (if you read this blog [...]

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United Nations Human Rights: Human Rights Day 2010, Friday 10th 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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The Huffington Post: What’s Wrong With “Women’s Rights,” and Why the US Should Ratify CEDAW Anyway

3 December 2010

THE Senate Judiciary Committee recently debated whether the United States should ratify CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. CEDAW guarantees a wide range of equal rights to women in areas such as employment, education and political representation. … Furthermore CEDAW’s focus on women implies that there are two [...]

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StarOnline: ‘Salami equality not the answer’

3 December 2010

GLBTI groups have praised Liberal Warren Entsch for his support for reform on issues effecting the intersex and transgender communities and older GLBTI people, but rejected the idea these were higher priorities than marriage equality. During debate on Adam Bandt’s same-sex marriage motion, Entsch told the parliament, “While I support gays and lesbians in having [...]

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news.com.au: Gay marriage: does your MP agree with you?

1 December 2010

OUR main piece shows that while most Australians are in favour, there is a wall of opposition to gay marriage running through western Sydney, one of the nation’s key election battlegrounds which both major parties must win over to win government. The results contradict the perception in Sydney that resistance on the issue is led [...]

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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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