Surgery to make intersex children ‘normal’ should be banned
Until we safeguard every child from all forms of violence, opposition to genital cutting will not be an Australian value.
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How different are female, male and intersex genital cutting?
There are some striking physical and symbolic similarities.
So what if some female Olympians have high testosterone?
Some women naturally produce high levels of testosterone. Why is this innate condition treated differently from other conditions that potentially enhance athletic performance?
All the Olympics are a stage, and all the athletes merely players: the rich history of the modern Games
The Olympic Games are a theatre — sometimes farce, sometimes tragedy, reality TV, morality play or soap opera — where geopolitical, social and technological dramas are played out.
LGBTI vote at the UN shows battle for human rights is far from won
The strongest resistance to the United Nations resolution to promote LGBTI rights came from Muslim and African states. Many of these countries still criminalise same-sex relationships.
Boy, girl or …? Dilemmas when sex development goes awry
Many babies are born with a genetic variant that can result in the child being neither a typical boy or girl. There has been considerable debate about whether the child should be treated.
Choosing children’s sex is an exercise in sexism
The risk of harm in sex selection stems from the fact that parents don't desire any child, they want a child of a particular sex, who is to remain within the limits of binary gender roles.
Why Norrie’s court victory is a leap forward for everyone
Have you ever asked yourself why institutions continue to demand that we identify ourselves as male or female on every form? What difference does gender make to my bank account, to the tax office, or to…
Orchids sheds light on the secrecy surrounding intersex
The documentary, Orchids: my intersex adventure, aims to reduce the secrecy and shame in which intersex people have been forced to spend their lives. It relates the story of filmmaker, Phoebe Hart, who…
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