Do you have lived experience of an innate variation of sex characteristics? You might have a variation yourself, or you might be a parent or carer. We know that different people have different preferences for language. You might use other language to describe your trait, including a specific diagnostic term or the terms “intersex variation”,…
On 31 July from 6-7pm AEST, Interconnect researchers Associate Professor Bridget Haire, Dr Kate Burry and Professor Adam Bourne will join ‘The I in Us‘ radio show to discuss upcoming opportunities for people with innate variations of sex characteristics to participate in qualitative interviews and a national survey about their experiences of healthcare and wellbeing. You can listen live on…
On 21 May 2025, the InterLink website relaunched as a new information hub providing depathologised, trauma-informed resources on physical, mental and sexual health, patient rights and sexual violence prevention for people with innate variations of sex characteristics (IVSC), also known as intersex variations and differences of sex development. It contains resources on diagnosis-specific innate variations,…
The InterLink website is relaunching as a new information hub providing depathologised, trauma-informed resources on physical, mental and sexual health, patient rights and sexual violence prevention for people with innate variations of sex characteristics (IVSC). InterLink is a pioneering Australian professional and peer-led community-based psychosocial service, addressing the health disparity and stigma facing the IVSC…
Our Chief Investigator A, Associate Professor Morgan Carpenter, was interviewed by Sally Sara on ABC Radio National Breakfast
Creating a safer and better future for people with innate variations in sex characteristics. A University of Sydney-led research project has been awarded funding from the Medical Research Future Fund to improve the health and wellbeing of people of all ages with innate variations in sex characteristics.