Intersex Peer Support Australia | Charitable organisation
Intersex Peer Support Australia
Phone: +61 478 537 739
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25.01.2022 UPDATE: New time & an extra weekly catch-up From this week we will be offering a second co.vid-connect catch up on Thursdays. With Daylight saving over in Australia's southern states, we have updated our times for both the Tuesday and Thursday catchups. Video catchups every Tuesday & Thursday at:... 11:00 am WA 1:00 pm QLD/NSW/VIC/ACT/Tas 12:30 pm SA 3:00 pm NZ This is open to members of Intersex Peer Support Australia and Intersex Human Rights Australia who are at home practicing social/self-isolating. Get in touch via facebook messenger or [email protected] for more information and to get connected.
24.01.2022 Create your own intersex anime character here https://picrew.me/image_maker/94097 has intersex badges and flags to select! Post your creations below
24.01.2022 We are living in crucial times, where the search for equity, equality and self-determination around the globe sometimes seems so hard to reach. A year ago we changed our name to highlight that a huge part of what we do is offer peer support to everyone in our intersex community, acknowledging the diversity between who we are and the words we use to talk about our bodies. And that means, we are here for you, especially throughout these turbulent moments. We are here to listen to your stories, to provide you with all support and material needed to make sense of intersex - in body, time and space. From IPSA we will continue to be there, giving space for your voice, to find others and build community. https://isupport.org.au/
22.01.2022 Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy! To be able to freely exercise our rights for self determination and for this to be communicated within institutions of health and justice, advocacy and activism has been a central part of what we do over the years. With members and activists of our communities we have produced strategies and a consortium to help with the creation of policies and protocols that can secure the rights and wellbeing of intersex people. These strategies are informed by the lived experience of our members. Policies done by and for the intersex community. Here is a photo from January 2020 of one of the Darlington gatherings, a consortium of intersex-led organisations and individual community leaders making the change we want to see. To find out more and affirm the Darlington Statement check out https://darlington.org.au/
22.01.2022 In moments of uncertainty, community comes to meet you. You are not alone! We are committed to continuing to provide resources and share all the amazing initiatives people out there are working on to help navigate these moments, highlighting the support being offered through offering practical, actionable ways of coping with stress and anxiety to help build resilience. Ten Percent Happier is one of them. They are offering free video sessions, a sanity break as they call it, ...featuring their host, Dan Harris, and some of the world's best meditation teachers, streaming from their homes to yours. They also are receiving questions from the audience. By entering this link you will be able to find their latest podcast on coronavirus as well as guided meditations. https://www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide. YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb3AWCFuxotrXmgqUHQdwyg
21.01.2022 If you are feeling a bit confined at home right now don't be concerned, we have joined intersex forces with Intersex Human Rights Australia to launch a weekly lunch time video catchup called co.vid-connect so that you can be co.sy in good co.mpany :) These video catchups will be for one hour every Tuesday & Thursday lunchtimes at: 11:00 am WA 1:00 pm QLD/NSW/VIC/ACT/Tas... 12:30 pm SA 3:00 pm NZ This is open to members of both our groups who are at home practising social/self-isolating. Get in touch via facebook messenger or [email protected] for more information and to get connected.
20.01.2022 Thinking about the importance of symbols, in today’s video we wanted to share the thought process that was behind Morgan Carpenter’s creation of the intersex flag - an image now used to represent intersex people everywhere, away from misconception or stereotypes. To quote Morgan directly it symbolises our right to make our own decisions about our own bodies. While the purple circle came from the idea of wholeness, the 2002 documentary "Yellow for Hermaphrodite" featuring intersex activist Mani Mitchell inspired the choice of yellow as a background color - a reclaimed golden horizon of celebration of diversity. Watch to learn more!
19.01.2022 IPSA has been cooking up some IAD 2020 goodness with Intersex Human Rights Australia National LGBTI Health Alliance and Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC We are launching new resources aimed at supporting meaningful inclusion of intersex people that respects our diversity and addresses the issues we care about as a community. #iad2020 #intersexawarenessday... https://ihra.org.au/36655/intersex-awareness-day-2020/ See more
19.01.2022 Thanks to the Star Observer for the profile!
18.01.2022 It's a sad day for sport and intersex athletes around the world #StandWithCaster https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/54079837
17.01.2022 Having the chance to be part of a movement and bring our symbol and flag to the streets with other collectivities is a transformative step we are taking towards being in control of our representation. Photo 1: Aotearoa / NZ peer support conference, Auckland 2017 Photo 2: ILGA World Conference, Wellington NZ 2019 Photo 3: Brisbane Pride, 2018
17.01.2022 A great day to Wear it Purple 28 August to show support for queer youth. Purple is a fashion choice we can really get behind as the intersex colours are purple and yellow! Wear it Purple has a simple message: You have the right to be proud of who you are. Who you love and how you define yourself does not change that.
16.01.2022 Here's Tony Briffa, Intersex Human Rights Advocate/Educator, Public Speaker and Former Mayor. First elected in 2008, Tony was the first openly intersex public official in the world. This image talks to the importance of members of our community holding representative positions. If you would like to read more about Tony and her accomplishments, you can visit: www.isupport.org.au/ipsa-biographies/tony-briffa/
14.01.2022 "Advocates worry about a prolonged lockdown for these already-isolated people, many traumatised by childhood operations that were not needed and carried out without consent to make their genitalia more masculine or feminine." https://www.reuters.com//isolation-for-intersex-people-cor
14.01.2022 We are proud to have supported the development of the intersex healthcare pathway resources which will be launched tomorrow as a part of the Yellow Tick, a community-led initiative which will help organisations improve affirmative service delivery and inclusive. To find out more join our online launch event tomorrow, 12:00 AEST - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82476147155
13.01.2022 We come from all different nationalities, cultures and walks of life, bringing with us a myriad of life experiences. However, in all our differences, one shared experience is the discrimination caused by a lack of understanding by the wider community. Moving towards a more caring and thoughtful understanding, the Darlington Statement is an amazing starting point for sharing knowledge www.darlington.org.au/statement. It sets out the priorities and calls by the intersex human rights movement of which we are part of: human rights and legal reform; health and wellbeing; peer support; allies; and education, awareness and employment.
11.01.2022 Our star Caster sharing the World Health Organisation's social distancing directives to their South Africa and the rest of the world!
09.01.2022 We are delighted to be launching some new intersex health and wellbeing resources on Friday 6 Nov in partnership with Queensland Council for LGBTI Health - QC and Intersex Human Rights Australia. These resources provide a structure to help close the gap in affirmative service delivery to people with intersex variations and their families. You can register to attend here - https://forms.gle/PWNKcVFi3KQYc2xp7
08.01.2022 In this week's video, intersex activists Morgan Carpenter and Dr Agli Zavros-O share early personal experiences about the difficulties intersex people face from childhood and continue to deal with when entering broader society. They also touch on the importance of hearing each others' voices to communicate our bodies and rights, all to help present and future generations to feel supported and with access to necessary information. Communicating these issues was one of the focuses during the production of the Darlington Statement, a key stone document which incorporates the need to address change to secure health access and self determination for intersex people at all levels of society, governments and institutions. Let’s read it, share it and learn together. https://darlington.org.au/statement/
07.01.2022 Happy Mother's Dzy from our friends at interACT
07.01.2022 Tomorrow is Intersex Awareness Day On 26 October, we reflect on this day about our collective experiences, challenges and accomplishments. It’s a time to build awareness for some of our issues more widely, such as unwarranted and unwanted surgical and medical interventions. ... As the saying goes, nothing about us without us #iad #intersex #ourbodies ##intersexrightsnow #iad2020 #intersexawarenessday
06.01.2022 Over the past few months, it has been amazing to share with you our Darlington Series of videos. It has given us the chance to expand on topics that are at the core of our mission as Intersex Peer Support Australia, such human rights and legal reform, our symbols and origins and the intersex community as the center of all these efforts. If you would like to revisit the series, you can find them here on our facebook or on our YouTube channel. Share with friends and extended c...ommunity, let our voices be heard, and if you have a couple of minutes, share with us your thoughts about the series. Grateful to our community and allies out there. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVuOIHFTMKLdWBuWf2FQBg
05.01.2022 Happy intersex Awareness Day to our intersex whanau at Intersex Youth Aotearoa
04.01.2022 Being intersex accounted for years of struggle at school, fear, anguish and depression. But with knowledge, I’ve slowly grown to accept and embrace what makes me different. I’ve built self-confidence and developed strategies to transcend my limitations, says Paul. https://independentaustralia.net//lgbti-i-is-for-intersex-
04.01.2022 We had a great catchup this week, and are already looking forward to knowing more about how you are doing next week. Next video catchup on Tuesday at: 11:00 am WA 1:00 pm QLD/NSW/VIC/ACT/Tas... 12:30 pm SA 3:00 pm NZ This is open to members of Intersex Peer Support Australia and Intersex Human Rights Australia who are at home practicing social/self-isolating. Get in touch via facebook messenger or [email protected] for more information and to get connected.
02.01.2022 Thanks to our friends at Intersex Human Rights Australia for publishing this statement about COVID-19 and the specific health and social considerations for intersex people. https://ihra.org.au/36340/intersex-people-covid19/
