
The Interconnect Work Package 2 team is currently preparing to conduct a national survey on the health and wellbeing of people with innate variations of sex characteristics aged 16 and older in Australia. With this survey, we hope to capture a diversity of experiences, including those specific to different diagnoses or traits. The survey is…

From 10am – 1pm AEST on Friday 5 June, Interconnect Chief Investigators Morgan Carpenter, Bridget Haire, and Bonnie Hart will speak at a public lecture and panel discussion aimed at critically examining how innate variations of sex characteristics (IVSC) are understood, governed, and lived across different contexts – and providing advice on how to practice…

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 26 February, Sydney Health Ethics, in partnership with InterAction for Health and Human Rights and PSI-I were delighted to host Dr Lih-Mei Liao at the University of Sydney for a very special event on psychosocial support for people with innate variations of sex characteristics (IVSCs, also known as intersex variations or differences of sex…

Interconnect consortium member La Trobe University is seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join the Work Package 2 project research team at the Australian Research Center in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS). The PhD studies will be conducted as part of the Interconnect Health Research project, which is aiming to develop new knowledge about…

Equality Australia has released a new report offering rare insight into the medical interventions currently being performed on intersex children in Australia, and the rationales driving these decisions. Key findings Recommendations This groundbreaking report was developed in collaboration with InterAction for Health and Human Rights and is the result of a three-year investigation led by…

Are you passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of people with innate variations of sex characteristics? Do you have experience with Delphi methodology and a background in health, health law, bioethics, social sciences, or a related field? Interconnect Health Research is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate via consortium partner University of Technology Sydney…

On 31 July, Interconnect researchers Associate Professor Bridget Haire, Dr Kate Burry and Professor Adam Bourne joined ‘The I in Us‘ radio show to discuss the Interconnect research program and upcoming opportunities for the community to get involved. Hosted by Interconnect Community Reference Group members Paul Byrne-Moroney and Cody Smith, The I in Us is the only intersex radio show in Australia, by…

Publication of groundbreaking report The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has published a report on discriminatory laws and policies, acts of violence and harmful practices against intersex persons. The full report is available in all UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish), and will soon be accompanied by…

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…
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