People born with variations of sex characteristics have bodies that are a little different to social and medical expectations.

What people with intersex traits want you to know

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So what are intersex traits? Thanks to my co-authors Bonnie and Ingrid, the folks in the photo, and the editors at @theconversation.com for this explainer theconversation.com/what-people-...

What people with intersex traits want you to know

People born with variations of sex characteristics have bodies that are a little different to social and medical expectations.

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Yesterday was huge! Health safeguards for people with innate variations of sex characteristics have passed in the Victorian Parliament with support from across the political spectrum. Thanks to the politicians, community, allies, and staff who all played a part in getting this across the line

InterAction for Health and Human Rights@interaction.org.au · 6mo ago

Thank you to Victorian Parliamentarians across the political spectrum for supporting law reform to protect intersex people from harm in medical settings. Thank you to our friends and partners for helping to get this reform across the line. interaction.org.au/44749/victor...

Thank you to Victorian Parliamentarians across the political spectrum for supporting law reform to protect intersex people from harm in medical settings. Thank you to our friends and partners for helping to get this reform across the line. interaction.org.au/44749/victor...

Victorian Parliament passes health safeguards bill - InterAction

The Victorian Parliament has passed the Health Safeguards Bill, protecting the health and wellbeing of children with innate variations of sex characteristics.

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Mark Carney's speech at Davos was brilliant. globalnews.ca/news/1162087...

Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca

Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.

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If nothing else, pretty amazing Canadian PM Carney said the quiet part out loud today: international law has never been real and the ‘rules’ of the international order have never applied to the US and its allies. This may indeed be the actual death of neoliberalism. globalnews.ca/news/1162087...

An important and brave statement from Louise Adler, resigning as director of Adelaide Writers Week.

I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler

Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation

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The Missing Voice reveals ongoing medical interventions on intersex kids in Australia & the need for laws to protect consent. Read the report 👉 interaction.org.au/resource/the... Sign the petition 👉 equalityaustralia.org.au/take-action/...

“The Missing Voice Report: a thematic analysis and stories of ongoing medical interventions on intersex children in Australia” - InterAction

A new report by Equality Australia in collaboration with InterAction, offering rare insight into the medical interventions currently being performed on intersex children in Australia, and the rational...

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Today, Intersex Day of Solidarity (also termed Intersex Day of Remembrance) we have big news: the InterLink psychosocial support service is officially accredited under national quality and safety standards for digital mental health services www.starobserver.com.au/news/interse...

Intersex Support Service 'InterLink' Has Received Three-Year Accreditation Status - Star Observer

InterLink, a community-controlled support service for intersex people, has been officially accredited for the next three years.

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“One common strategy of mainstream political parties — adopting the same topics and rhetoric as the far-right — often backfires. Instead of reducing their appeal, it can amplify extremist narratives and legitimise their agenda.” We cannot defeat fascism by platforming it and debating on its terms.

Mainstream loses control of agenda by mimicking far-right, study finds

During the 2024 European Parliament election campaign, centrist politicians warned about the threat posed by far-right parties to democracies. Yet experts suggest the political mainstream itself is pa...

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We really need your help this year, at a time of increasing challenges in securing funding for basic foundational work, as well as policy work and our delivery of psychosocial and peer support services Every little bit helps, and donations are doubled today 16 Oct giveoutday.org.au/o/inter-acti...

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GiveOUT Day 2025: Swipe Right on Impact

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Today on October 7th, in a watershed moment, the Council of Europe’s 46 Member States have unanimously adopted the Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Equal Rights for #Intersex Persons, setting a new gold standard in Europe. Read the full PR here: bit.ly/4gWrr9X

More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution & preventable deaths, according to a new @theipcinfo.bsky.social analysis released today. Read the full release: www.who.int/news/item/22...

Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza

More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths. FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and ...

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"Israeli soldiers in Gaza told Haaretz that the army has deliberately fired at Palestinians near aid distribution sites..." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid

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The science is clear: no fossil fuel projects can be opened if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change. Despite this, a slew of polluting gas projects are either poised to begin operating in Australia, or lie firmly in the sights of industry. theconversation.com/woodsides-no...

Woodside’s North West Shelf approval is by no means a one-off. Here are 6 other giant gas projects to watch

Despite warnings of a climate catastrophe, a slew of polluting gas projects are either poised to begin or lie firmly in industry’s sights.

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What do you call it? My @smh @theage cartoon.

The InterLink website is relaunching as an information hub for people with innate variations of sex characteristics and our families. Check out the information and the posters! @interaction.org.au ilink.net.au

Half a million people in Gaza on the brink of famine with no food or aid since March 2, AP reports, while bombing and ground operations intensify: apnews.com/article/hama...

Israel has launched a new offensive in blockaded Gaza. Here's what to know

The war in Gaza has reached one of its darkest periods. Israel has launched another major offensive against Hamas that includes ground operations.

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1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214

“While States debate terminology - is it or is it not genocide? - Israel continues its relentless destruction of life in Gaza, through attacks by land, air and sea, displacing and massacring the surviving population with impunity,” the experts said.

Christine Binzel@christinebinzel.bsky.social · last yr.

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“We congratulate the Albanese Labor government on its re-election, with the promise to reform & build, to leave no-one behind, & to promote fairness, equality & respect for one another.” -Dr Morgan Carpenter Read our statement including our call to action here- interaction.org.au/41786/call-f...

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Dutton and the Coalition did not do the work, and misread the Australian mood

The former federal director of the Liberal Party, Brian Loughnane, used to tell media companies that their practice of commissioning expensive opinion polls right through a parliamentary term was a wa...

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Laura: “The Coalition resorted to anti-immigration sentiment, attempted to fuel irritation with welcomes to country…spoke about a woke school curriculum & raged about hate media. It prosecuted all these points with.. support of News Corp's newspapers &..Sky News. newsapp.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Just putting it out there... you don't have to be a citizen to go and get a #DemocracySausage (though the Haloumi bites look delicious too!)

Nigella Lawson@nigella.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m in Australia, where #DemocracySausage is on the menu today, though my #RecipeOfTheDay is Halloumi Bites, suitable for election-night viewing here or long-weekend festivities at home! www.nigella.com/recipes/hall...

Tim Flannery expresses both pragmatism and vision in this great interview

Adam Morton@adammorton.bsky.social · last yr.

A walk and talk interview (on a very pleasant beach) published a few days ago. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs. (“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

a close up of a man 's face in the rain with water coming out of his eyes .

Alt: A close up of a man's face in the rain with water coming out of his eyes: Rutger Hauer delivering the "Tears in the rain" monologue in Blade Runner (1992). The monologue reads: "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off (the) shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."

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Emma Tumilty (she/her)@emtumilty.bsky.social · last yr.

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Wait so, men and women can’t share spaces “because it is unsafe”, so a trans man can’t go in the men’s room because he “is not a man”, but he can’t go in the women’s room because “he looks like a man”, so he needs a segregated “mixed sex room” that men and women will *safely* share IM SORRY WHAT?!

QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · last yr.

🆕️🚨 To comply with last week's Supreme Court ruling the EHRC has said UK public single-sex spaces should segregate Trans+ people, and create new mixed-space bathrooms and changing facilities for them to use www.wearequeeraf.com/interim-ehrc...

I don't know that Valerie here really needed rescuing, although there are other reasons why a loose dog would not be a good thing on this island "Valerie the dachshund has been rescued after being lost for 529 days on Kangaroo Island." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

Valerie the dachshund found 'fit and well' after 529 days on island

The beloved miniature dachshund, who disappeared on a South Australian island 529 days ago, has been found safe and well by wildlife rescuers.

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People with innate variations of sex characteristics (intersex/dsd) are usually cisgender, but we can all be impacted by legislation targeting trans people. This preprint (I’m proud to have coauthored with a great team) looks at intersex exceptions in US legislation restricting care for trans youth

Brian D. Earp, PhD@briandavidearp.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Intersex Exceptions in U.S. Laws Restricting Medical Care for Transgender Minors | medRxiv www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sara Ahmed has written an entire book on this, titled, aptly, "Complaint!" www.dukeupress.edu/complaint

Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · last yr.

Something I learned from interviewing survivors of abuse and institutional betrayal is that by being willing to identify a problem, you are often treated as the problem. The institution will try to get rid of you instead of the problem. To me, this also speaks to the way the left is treated broadly