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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 11/09/2026

The IOC needs fundamental reform: transparent processes, open dialogue, and true accountability. But most importantly, athletes' human rights must come first. Sport exists for people, not the other way around. Read about how female intersex athletes are impacted: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 03/09/2026

Gender stereotypes drive public scrutiny of intersex athletes. Social media becomes a weapon for humiliation. This isn't just harmful- it's a direct result of the IOC's discriminatory approach to women's sport. Read about how female intersex athletes are impacted: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

Text: IOC Eligibility Framework: Harm arising from public scrutiny and debate
Image: Woman in stripy top looks at her mobile phone in horror.

Text: “Decisions to restrict or exclude intersex women from sport are based on gender stereotypes rather than science.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.
Image: Female athlete pauses on road, mid run.

Text: “Intersex athletes can face shaming and stigma based on ideas of what female and male bodies should look like.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.
Image: Female athlete looks down. She looks strong.

Text: “Women who have been subjected to speculation about their sex characteristics and development have been demonised on social media.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.
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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 28/08/2026

For many intersex women, sports exclusion is just another trauma layered on top of childhood interventions. They've already faced unnecessary surgeries and treatments- now sport tells them they don't belong either. Time for change. Read more: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

Text: IOC Eligibility Framework: Harm arising from testing
“Excluding women and girls with some innate variations of sex characteristics from women’s sport risks compounding the disadvantage experienced by those women which, in many cases, will have begun with risks or experiences of unnecessary elective and often traumatising feminising interventions, without personal consent, commencing soon after diagnosis.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.
Image: Female athlete looking reflective.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 20/08/2026

Lifelong hormone replacement therapy. That's one consequence of sports testing for many intersex athletes. These aren't choices- they're requirements imposed by sporting bodies. This isn't healthcare… it's control. Read about female intersex athlete impacts: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

Text: IOC Eligibility Framework: Harm arising from testing
“Under previous and current testing regimes, women athletes may only discover that they have an innate variation of sex characteristics in the course of eligibility testing for competitive sport. Reported medical interventions consequential to sex testing in sport include interventions requiring lifelong access to hormone replacement.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.
Image: Clock, and lightbox with sign reading "HRT HORMONE THERAPY"

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 14/08/2026

Sports testing leads to irreversible medical interventions: clitorectomies, genital surgeries, all without athletic justification. These are not treatments- they're punishments for having natural variations. Read about how female intersex athletes are impacted: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 06/08/2026

The human cost of mandatory testing: lives shattered by discovery through sports eligibility processes. Lost jobs, broken relationships, mental health crises. Is this really what we want from sport? Read more about how female intersex athletes are impacted: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 31/07/2026

The facts: women with these traits don't have male-typical development. There's no proof they have performance advantages. Yet the IOC framework treats them as outsiders. This isn't about science- it's about exclusion. Read about female intersex athlete impacts: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

Text: IOC Eligibility Framework: “Involuntary reclassification out of birth registered sex. Women with traits problematised by World Athletics and similar regulations have innate developmental traits that mean they do not undergo a puberty or sex development comparable to male typical puberty or development. Evidence regarding performance in sport by women with these innate traits is scarce and provides no conclusive evidence of any decisive performance advantage. Even if such evidence becomes available, it need not presuppose that women with these traits are no longer women, nor eligible to compete in sport.”
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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 23/07/2026

Imagine being told you're not really the sex you've always known. That's what happens when women are involuntarily reclassified in sport. This practice violates human rights and is opposed by experts worldwide. Read about female intersex athlete impacts: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

Text: IOC Eligibility Framework: “Involuntary reclassification out of birth registered sex
The application of any method of sex classification that differs from the actual processes of sex determination and classification that applied to individuals at their birth can result in some women registered female at birth finding themselves reclassified in sport. This involuntary reclassification is opposed by community and human rights organisations, clinical and genetics organisations, and the scientist whose team discovered the SRY gene.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.
Image: Female athlete breathing.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 17/07/2026

The IOC can't even define sex scientifically. They try to use single characteristics like chromosomes or hormones, but sex is far more complex. This scientific ignorance drives discriminatory policies that hurt athletes. Read more: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

10. IOC Eligibility Framework: Lack of a clear scientific basis “World Athletics and similar regulations presuppose that sex can be determined by reference to a single sex characteristic. Historically, attempts have been made to determine eligibility in sport by reference to phenotype (physical appearance, in particular appearance of genitals) or chromosomes. Current World Athletics regulations require mandatory testing for the SRY gene. These sex characteristics are rarely tested at birth and, even if tested for, are only one factor among many that influence sex registration.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.
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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 09/07/2026

Would you undergo genetic testing if your job depended on it? That's the reality for female athletes under IOC regulations. This isn't medical practice- it's coercion masquerading as policy. Read more about how female intersex athletes are impacted: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

Text: IOC Eligibility Framework: Discrimination in Sport
“Mandatory genetic testing contravenes standards for genetic testing in Australia, which require that tests have a medical indication, and are not coercive. Women athletes who are required to consent to testing in order to compete are not able to freely consent to testing.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.
Image: Scientist in white coat doing testing.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 03/07/2026

The Darlington Statement is clear: all intersex people deserve access to sport at all levels. No restrictions, no discriminatory investigations. Sport should be for everyone, regardless of their biology. Read more about the impact: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

Text: Intersex Participation in Sport: What does the Darlington Statement say?

Image: Bottle of water, glasses, phone and joggers on an athletics track.

“35. We call for access to sport at all levels of competition by all intersex persons, including for all intersex women to be permitted to compete as women, without restrictions or discriminatory medical investigations.”
Source: Darlington Statement, https://darlington.org.au/statement/

Image: Two female athletes in starting position, preparing to race.

Text: Read more about how female athletes with innate variations of sex characteristics are impacted on the InterAction website.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 01/07/2026

Understanding who's affected by IOC regulations reveals the framework's unfairness. From women with Y chromosome traits to transgender athletes, these policies create winners and losers based on biology. It's time for change. Read more: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

Text: IOC Eligibility Framework: Intersex Athletes: Who is Impacted?

Image: Two female athletes pass a baton in the relay.

Text: “The women with innate variations of sex characteristics impacted by World Athletics regulations, and similar regulations, are specifically women registered female at birth, with any of a set of traits associated with both a Y chromosome and variable (and subjectively determined) degrees of responsiveness to testosterone.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.
Image: Three runners on track.

Text: “Women with innate variations of sex characteristics registered male at birth are impacted by regulations affecting transgender athletes.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.

Image: Female athlete launches from starting blocks to sprint.

Text: “Women with other innate variations of sex characteristics registered female at birth, and men with innate variations of sex characteristics are not impacted by proposals for sex testing.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.

Image: Female athletes prepare to race on track.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 25/06/2026

Today in partnership with Equality Australia we launched the Missing Voice Report in NSW Parliament. With special thanks to the The Hon. Ryan Park, MP Minister for Health, Minister for Regional Health and NSW Parliamentary Friendship Group for LGBTIQ People for your support and attendance.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 22/06/2026

Dr. Morgan Carpenter highlights that “policy and public incomprehension and incoherence mean that the goals and work of the intersex movement are often poorly recognised or understood”. Read more at interaction.org.au/resource/con...

Text: Understanding the Context and Goals of the Intersex Movement in Australia: An Introduction (Image of Australia and Morgan) Source: “From Harmful Practices and Instrumentalisation, towards Legislative Protections and Community-Owned Healthcare Services: The Context and Goals of the Intersex Movement in Australia”, Dr Morgan Carpenter
Image: Dr Morgan Carpenter, map of Australia with yellow and purple intersex flag within.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 19/06/2026

The IOC framework goes against Australian law and community expectations. Australians want fair, inclusive sport- not discriminatory policies that penalise women for natural biological variations. Time for alignment with our values! Read more: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

Text: “The IOC eligibility framework is inappropriate, disproportional, and likely in breach of Australian state and federal anti-discrimination laws. It would be contrary to community expectations and Australian law and standards.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.

Image: Female athletes with numbers on, stand with hands on hips to the side of a track.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 11/06/2026

Gender stereotypes in sport? The IOC framework not only allows them- it entrenches them. True fairness comes from evidence, not outdated ideas about what women's bodies should look like. Let's demand better. Read more: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 05/06/2026

Mandatory sex testing doesn't just discriminate- it devastates. Women face stigma, lose career opportunities, and face pressure for unnecessary surgeries. Is this really what sport should stand for? Read more: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 01/06/2026

Today is Global Day of Parents! The InterLink website has a Resource Hub with many resources for Parents. Did you know that InterLink also runs online psychosocial support group sessions for parents of intersex children too? Visit ilink.net.au to gain support... and Happy Global Day of Parents!

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 28/05/2026

The IOC admits there's no conclusive evidence of performance advantage, yet their framework remains. This isn't about science- it's about finding ways to exclude certain women from competing. Let's call it what it is: discrimination. Read more: interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 27/05/2026

Reconciliation Week commences today & celebrates Australian Indigenous culture & promotes cultural exchange and understanding. Learn more about the great work of our friends at Gayawur Rainbow at www.qc.org.au/gayawur and of the amazing work at 2 Spirits by visiting www.2spirits.org.au #NRW2026

Text: ALL IN FOR RECONCILIATION
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK 2026 27 MAY- 3 JUNE
#NRW2026
RECONCILIATION.ORG.AU

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 22/05/2026

Sex is complex. Human development is diverse. Yet the IOC framework treats sex as a simple checkbox. This oversimplification ignores the reality of how sex characteristics actually develop in humans. Time for evidence-based policies! Read more : interaction.org.au/resource/pos...

“The IOC eligibility framework is inappropriate, disproportional, and likely in breach of Australian state and federal anti-discrimination laws. It would rely on an oversimplified understanding of sex and sex characteristics, and disregard the complexity and diversity of human sex development.”
Source: Position statement: Participation in sport by women with innate variations of sex characteristics: drafted by A/Prof Morgan Carpenter, InterAction for Health and Human Rights; Heather Corkhill, Equality Australia; and Hayley Conway, Pride Cup.
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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 14/04/2026

FREE PDF DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE! 'Unspoken' is a groundbreaking collection of intersex memories that gives voice to experiences long kept silent. Download your free copy now: interaction.org.au/resource/uns...

Text: Free PDF Download Now Available!
Image of cover of book "Unspoken: A collection of untold intersex stories"
Image of a black and tan puppy with its front paws on top of a laptop. The laptop screen shows the cover of Unspoken as well.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 26/02/2026

A vital conversation is taking place today at the Uni of Sydney and online, focusing on the future of healthcare for people with innate variations of sex characteristics (IVSC). The session features Dr Lih‑Mei Liao with responses by Velissa Aplin & Bonnie Hart, with Dr Morgan Carpenter chairing.

A group of intersex leaders and advocates- Associate Professor Morgan Carpenter, Dr Lih‑Mei Liao, Mira Bouchmouny, Bonnie Hart, Michelle McGrath, Gwen Smith and Dr Aileen Kennedy.

Intersex leaders- Associate Professor Morgan Carpenter, Dr Lih‑Mei Liao, Velissa Aplin and Bonnie Hart.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 10/02/2026

Everyone deserves protection from hatred and the right to gather, speak, & protest peacefully. These are foundations of any society that values freedom & dignity. “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” -Elie Wiesel

"Peace is not the absence of tension but the presence of justice." -Martin Luther King Jr

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 05/02/2026

Watching the Vic Parliament livestream on the Health Safeguards for People Born with VSC Bill 2025? Watching live: Paul Byrne‑Moroney, Commissioner Joe Ball (with excellent intersex socks), Tony Briffa, Dr Alice de Jonge & Sean Mulcahy. If you’re watching online too, what are your thoughts so far?

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 26/01/2026

For many First Nations people, 26th January is not a celebration. It is Invasion Day, Survival Day, a day of mourning. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, always will be, Aboriginal land. May today remind us to listen, learn, & walk together toward justice, healing, true reconciliation.

Reflection
Truth Telling
Deep Respect

Always was,
Always will be.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 22/01/2026

The team at InterAction for Health & Human Rights join Australians across the nation on this National Day of Mourning in honouring the victims of the Bondi Beach tragedy, and we stand in solidarity with the Jewish community and the families, friends, and all those affected. Reflect & Remember.

National Day of Mourning 22 January 2026
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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 19/01/2026

"The Secret of Me" is now streaming for free on ABC iview. This film is a powerful, must‑see documentary uncovering one of the most extraordinary intersex stories of our time.

A pale skinned man with brown hair and facial hair looks concerned as he holds a photo of a blonde, pale skinned girl with plaits.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 18/12/2025

It has been a busy, challenging and productive year for the team at InterAction with so many highlights, happenings and achievements to reflect on! Click here to read our 2025 A Year in Review here: mailchi.mp/interaction....

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 27/10/2025

It’s been a vibrant and inspiring time of celebration around Intersex Awareness Day 2025. We hope your Intersex Awareness Day celebrations were meaningful and special. Read all about how we celebrated here: interaction.org.au/44373/celebr...

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 27/10/2025

At InterAction's Intersex Awareness Day Online Gala on Sunday 26th Oct, the winners of The Darling were announced- Dr Thomas Drake-Brockman and Dr Jasmine Davis. We value their courage, compassion, integrity & commitment to excellence in medical leadership & allyship. Congrats on The Darling 2025!

Text: Congratulations to winners of The Darling 2025
Photo of The Darling- a pewter cube shaped award with The Darling 2025 engraved into side.
Photo of Dr Thomas Drake-Brockman and Dr Jasmine Davis. Dr Drake-Brockman is a young, pale skinned person with a big smile and hair pulled back. They are wearing a white shirt and dark trousers and a blue lanyard. Dr Davis is a young, pale skinned woman with long straight brown hair. She is smiling and wears glasses. She is wearing a black top and blazer and cream trousers. She is also wearing a blue lanyard.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 26/10/2025

Today is Intersex Awareness Day- a day to honour truth, visibility, and pride. Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that don’t fit typical definitions of male or female. These innate variations of sex characteristics are natural, diverse, and part of the human spectrum.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 25/10/2025

To our intersex community, allies, family and friends, we wish you all a happy and healthy Intersex Awareness Day 2025!

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Intersex Awareness Day! 2025
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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 02/10/2025

The 2025 IPSA Retreat is set for 14-16 November 2025 in Pennyroyal, regional Victoria. Registrations are now OPEN 💜💛 Click here- forms.gle/ZGHJLvMiY6Di... to register & book your tickets to attend. Remember to join IPSA for a discount! Registrations close 11th October.

On a background collage of images of Victorian nature and countryside, the following text appears:
InterSpace: A soft place to land
More than a retreat, InterSpace is a collective exhale. Come rest, heal, reconnect, and rise with community. InterSpace invites you to expand.
To be seen, celebrated, and supported- just as you are.
In a world full of noise, come find your InterSpace!
Retreat 14- 16 November 2025
Pennyroyal, Victoria
IPSA Intersex Peer Support Australia

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 25/09/2025

To nominate an ally organisation, institution or individual, visit forms.gle/7FvPeAnzFwuo... Nominations close 5pm Sunday 12th October 2025. Winner will be decided by a judging panel. Winner announced on Intersex Awareness Day.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 15/09/2025

Historic milestone: On 15 Sept, the UN Human Rights Council hosted first-ever panel on ending discrimination & harmful practices against intersex people. Read all about it & explore the powerful statements: interaction.org.au/43979/watch-... Watch the recording at webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w...

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 12/09/2025

Report detailing the lived experiences, challenges, and rights violations faced by intersex people worldwide will be presented at the UN on Monday 15th September 2025, commencing at 6pm AEST, 4pm AWST. The event will be live-streamed at webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w... Join us to watch history happen!

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 11/09/2025

Today- and every day, we’re reminded of the power of a simple question: Are you OK? Visit InterLink to reach out for psychosocial support and peer navigation: ilink.net.au Visit IPSA to reach out for peer support and good vibes: isupport.org.au R U OK? You are seen, heard, and supported.

Yellow and black background with text:
Ask R U OK? ANY DAY
Learn what to say at ruok.org.au
A conversation could change a life
t is OK not to feel OK. Maybe you are feeling...
disappointed about not being understood
frustrated about discrimination in your workplace
angry at the lack of understanding about what it means to be intersex
sad and lonely because you are grappling with your variation
Please remember-
It is normal to feel disappointed, frustrated, angry or sad at times
You are not alone- you are part of an understanding, caring community
You can access psychosocial support through Interlink
You can connect with community through IPSA
But most of all, YOU are unique and worthy... just as you are.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 31/08/2025

The ACT gov’t is to be commended for its transparency and public consultation on clinical plans to treat innate variations of sex characteristics The first plan seeks to treat children with Turner syndrome with oestrogen before they can consent Our submission: interaction.org.au/resource/sub...

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 29/08/2025

On Wear It Purple Day, we celebrate the strength, diversity, & brilliance of intersex youth. Intersex Peer Support Australia (IPSA) offers peer-led social activities, where young people can be themselves, connected with community friends who truly understand. Visit IPSA at isupport.org.au.

On a purple background, a person with long dark hair and wearing purple is holding a megaphone. A white triangle expands out from the megaphone with the words "WEAR IT PURPLE DAY". The text on the purple background with whit stars reads "BOLD VOICES BRIGHT FUTURES 29.08.2025 www.wearitpurple.org

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 29/08/2025

On Wear It Purple Day, we celebrate the strength, diversity, & brilliance of intersex youth. InterLink creates safe, affirming spaces for young people to connect, share, and grow. Visit our amazing Resource Hub and check out our great resources for young people at ilink.net.au/resource-hub/.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 29/08/2025

On Wear It Purple Day, we celebrate the strength, diversity, & brilliance of intersex youth. InterAction is driving social and systemic change so all people with innate variations of sex characteristics are included, safe & empowered. Visit our new website at interaction.org.au to learn more.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 27/08/2025

InterAction in Australia has a brand new website, making it much easier to find resources, personal stories and events interaction.org.au

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 15/08/2025

Intersex people are not defined by bullying, shame, or silence. We are defined by strength, creativity, joy, and pride. Did you miss a day this week? Have access to the whole week in one place- Visit interaction.org.au/42550/be-bol...

On a purple background, text reads "Be Bold. Be Kind. Speak Up. Bullying No Way Week 11th- 15th August 2025"

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 14/08/2025

For many people with IVSC, years of silence and medical secrecy can lead to internalised stigma. Replace secrecy with visibility, isolation with connection, & self-doubt with pride. Check out our Fact Sheet on Mental Health and Wellbeing –https://ilink.net.au/mental-health-and-wellbeing/

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 14/08/2025

🤔 hmm, maybe there are some BETTER WORDS for this? Not only does it fail to explain innate variations of sex characteristics in a comprehensible way, the language here - particularly “cause unknown” - provokes a whole gamut of both end-of-the-world and far right end-of-civilisation conspiracies.

A screenshot of a story in Guardian Australia “‘Mind-blown’: scientists discover sex reversal in kookaburras and lorikeets with cause unknown”

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 13/08/2025

Medical bullying can look like being talked over, misgendered, pressured into procedures, or having your body treated as a curiosity. Visit the Interlink resource hub for support in navigating medical spaces with confidence and dignity. ilink.net.au/resource-hub/

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 13/08/2025

InterAction warmly congratulates Alastair Lawrie on his selection as a Justice Fellow for 2025. We are especially proud to support Alastair’s fellowship project, which will focus on strengthening legal protections for children born with variations of sex characteristics.

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 12/08/2025

Workplace bullying and discrimination against intersex people often go unnoticed, but it’s real. From invasive questions to exclusion from DEI initiatives, the impact is profound and persistent. Check out our Fact Sheet on Talking About Intersex at School or Work – ilink.net.au/talking-abou...

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InterAction for Health and Human Rights @interaction.org.au · 11/08/2025

Bullying at school can be devastating, especially for children and teens with IVSC who may already feel different or isolated. In this Bullying No Way Week, explore tools and guidance on the Interlink Resource Hub to support intersex youth in schools- ilink.net.au/resource-hub/

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