Tasmania urged to end involuntary medical interventions on intersex children
The invasive procedures continue to be carried out in Australia without personal informed consent, and are often irreversible.
The invasive procedures continue to be carried out in Australia without personal informed consent, and are often irreversible.
The joint statement calls on WHO to publish a clear policy on intersex people’s health and rights, ensuring treatment is compatible with human rights norms.
In denying Semenya’s appeal, arbitrators supported regulations that will force female athletes with naturally high testosterone levels to undergo hormone therapy while also admitting they are “discriminatory”.
The UN Human Rights Council resolution expressed concern that regulations forcing athletes to take hormone therapy in order to compete “may contravene international human rights norms and standards”.
The National LGBTI Health Alliance was this year’s inaugural winner of the intersex ally award.
“It’s a pretty bad situation in Australia.”