The use of "trans+" to add intersex people to a trans umbrella by this org results in a complete erasure of intersex people, human rights concerns and health issues, and so contributes to misinformation. This is exemplified in the companion piece on healthcare
www.wearequeeraf.com/a-brief-hist...
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
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...
For decades, countries like Canada prospered under what we called the rules-based international order. We join its institutions, we praised its principles, we benefited from its predictability. And because of that, we could pursue values-based foreign policies under its protection. We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false, that the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient, that trade rules were enforced asymmetrically, and we knew that international law applied with varied rigor, depending on the identity of the accused or the victim. This fiction was useful, and American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security, and support for frameworks for resolving disputes.
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...
No worries! This recent consultation report by the State of Victoria might also be useful (PDF)
engage.vic.gov.au/download/doc...
And you could refer to regional community consensus statements which respect the intersectionality of both intersex and trans populations
interaction.org.au/resource/dar...
You could additionally point to the need to respect the specific and distinct needs of intersex people in healthcare and legislation, example here
www.health.vic.gov.au/communities/...
You could also point to the need to respect birth registered sex in cis intersex folks
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
You could point to the radically different treatment of intersex and trans populations by medicine and law, including in the US
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Hi there. I agree completely that this framing is inappropriate and misleading, but please consider how you and other folks in the US can respond to this US-produced stuff yourselves. Here in Australia we have scarce resources and capacity to take on the rest of the world
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 statement was a then last step in a multi-year process of work including the cited journal article and submissions to the WHO. More public facing materials are available on this work at intersexdepath.org
The statement went online ("date posted") on 23 May 2019, accompanied by a press release. This was technically during the World Health Assembly of that year but before the vote on the ICD
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...
“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.
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...
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...
"Israeli soldiers in Gaza told Haaretz that the army has deliberately fired at Palestinians near aid distribution sites..."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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...
What was the outcome? So much court time must be wasted by this stuff
What do you call it?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
It's still also our page for people in Australia and Aotearoa wanting to access the pro peer-led psychosocial support service
ilink.net.au
A colourful blocky image showing all kinds of bodies with the words "All bodies are beautiful" and "All bodies deserve respect"
A colourful image with a body in the middle of a sunburst, with the words "Respect my body" and "Ask for consent"
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...
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.
