Motion introduced into NSW State Parliament
Jenny Leong, Greens MP for Newtown in New South Wales, Australia, has introduced a motion to recognise Intersex Awareness Day in the State Parliament.
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Submission of NGO report on Austria to UN Treaty Body
On 26 October 2015, VIMÖ and Zwischengeschlecht jointly submitted an NGO Report on Austria to the UN Committee against Torture.
Love Letters
Small Luk of BBKCI Beyond the Boundary – Knowing and Concerns Intersex” (藩籬以外-認識及關愛雙性⼈) has launched the Love Letters video series for families.
Publication of joint ICD submission
Mauro Cabral (GATE/Justicia Intersex) has announced publication of a 2014 community submission to the World Health Organization on reform of the International Classification of Diseases.
Girl Comet on Intersex Awareness Day
Dalea, pop-rock vocalist and founder of the Girl Comet community, published this video for Intersex Awareness Day 2015.
Pan-Asia intersex gathering in Taipei
A first gathering of intersex activists from around Asia will happen at the 2015 ILGA Asia conference.
Morgan Carpenter on medicalisation and genetics
Morgan Carpenter of OII Australia writes on medicalisation, and the role of intersex-led organisations.
InterACT series on “What Intersex Awareness Day means to me”
A series of posts on the InterACT blog explore the meaning of Intersex Awareness Day.
Mani Mitchell reports on Intersex Awareness Day
Mani Bruce Mitchell of the Intersex Trust of Aotearoa New Zealand (ITANZ) calls for an end to the “fixing” of intersex children.
Hiker Chiu of Oii-Chinese on tour
Hiker Chiu of Oii-Chinese is touring universities and festivals around Intersex Awareness Day, sharing his/her personal story and recent progress.
Intersex awareness day Göteborg
Intersex Scandinavia and folks in Göteborg, Sweden, are holding a screening of Intersexion accompanied by discussion.
Workshop on intersex for U.S. government staff
Advocates for Informed Choice and the Council for Global Equality are holding a workshop for U.S. government employees in Washington, D.C. hosted by USAID.