Intersex Awareness Day

OII Australia - IAD 2013

OII Australia on IAD, 2013: Senate report and more

Morgan Carpenter, OII Australia president, wrote on recent legislative change, and a national Senate committee report, “Involuntary or coerced sterilisation of intersex people in Australia”, released on October 25, 2013.

Anne Tamar Mattis

AIC guest post on IAD for GLAAD, 2013

Anne Tamar-Mattis, Executive Director of Advocates for Informed Choice (now InterACT), wrote a guest post at GLAAD, reviewing recent US and international developments.

Report of the Australian Senate Community Affairs References Committee

Australian Senate report on health and well-being

On 25 October 2013, the Senate of Australia’s Community Affairs Committee published a landmark report, entitled “Involuntary or coerced sterilisation of intersex people in Australia”. It contains 15 recommendations to improve the health and well-being of intersex people.

NYU flyer, 2011

NYU workshop

On Friday 28 October 2011, NYU LGBTQ Student Center held an Intersex Awareness Day event with Claudia Astorino and Tricia Madison.

Star Observer: 14 days of intersex

The 14 Days of Intersex (Australia)

Gina Wilson, president of OII Australia in 2011, marked “14 days of Intersex” between Intersex Awareness Day and Intersex Day of Remembrance in an article for the Star Observer.

Hermaphrodites With Attitude

Intersex Awareness Day

October 26: Intersex Awareness Day (IAD) marks the first public demonstration by intersex people in North America.

Zurich Tages-Anzeiger, 26 October 2009

Zurich parliamentary action on intersex

Zwischengeschlecht called on the Zurich Cantonal Government in Switzerland to inquire about current medical practices, and state their position on non-consensual “cosmetic genital surgeries” on intersex children.

XXXY movie screenshot

Intersex film night, Portland Oregon

On 28 October, the Intersex Initiative held an Intersex Film Night, with screenings of “Hermaphrodites Speak!”, “XXXY”, “Mani’s Story” and “Born Queer: Dear Doctors”.