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Open access and published recently: “From Harmful Practices and Instrumentalisation, towards Legislative Protections and Community-Owned Healthcare Services: The Context and Goals of the Intersex Movement in Australia” https://t.co/oYhLxVqHcj

.@UN_SPExperts: "Harrowing images of destruction, displacement & death emerged from #Rafah, including infants torn apart & people burnt alive. These barbaric attacks are a flagrant violation of international law. They are an attack on human decency & our collective humanity."

Full article: “I’ve had constant fears that I’ll get cancer”: the construction and experience of medical intervention on intersex bodies to reduce cancer risk

Following the end of the publisher’s embargo, the full chapter is now archived on my personal website https://t.co/Rg7lXZhHIT

If you've lived experience or you're a family member of someone with lived experience, and you live in Australia, you can connect with InterLink for psychosocial support https://t.co/f0Gg4TKkJR

For information on the context and goals of the intersex movement in Australia, this recent paper is open access https://t.co/oYhLxVqHcj

They are now prohibited in the Australian Capital Territory and subject to independent oversight https://t.co/E0aS5RjIXi

Unnecessary early interventions are harmful practices https://t.co/GUkGjU3nSJ

Decision-making heuristics for early (and unnecessary) feminising or masculinising surgery can be seen in this statement, in a resource currently online and published by the World Health Organisation - this is for a trait of interest to World Athletics https://t.co/H3o4dliUrB

The authors of the Australian article take the existence of a clear diagnosis for granted. In likely most cases, that diagnosis is what eliminates a dilemma. I contacted an author to ask what is meant by "quality of sexual function" with no reply

What Australian and UK paediatric endocrinologists say about sex assignment of infants with diagnosed innate variations of sex characteristics (intersex/dsd) - note the use of subjective measures, reference to "surgical options" (i.e. feminising/masculinising surgeries)

I wrote a piece: Gemma Collins was told to abort her intersex baby, but we deserve to live too https://t.co/h64FHIpRyD via @MetroUK

"Are we ethicists, or not? A ‘complicated’, ‘uncomfortable’, ‘political’ ethical problem is no less an ethical problem." I wrote an editorial for the @JME_BMJ on Israel's wide-ranging destruction of health in Gaza. It's free to read here:

We regret cabinet decision to close Al Jazeera in Israel. A free & independent media is essential to ensuring transparency & accountability. Now, even more so given tight restrictions on reporting from Gaza. Freedom of expression is a key human right. We urge govt to overturn ban

A @Sydney_Uni-led research project by Dr @morgancarpenter, Prof Ainsley Newson @biomedethics & A/Prof @JMooneySomers has been awarded $5M in @healthgovau #MRFF funding to help create a safer & better future for people with innate variations in sex characteristics (IVSC).

The @UN_HRC's landmark resolution calling on states to protect #intersex people’s human rights was the result of tireless activism from the community. Learn more: https://t.co/9G4meZeREf @UNHumanRights #IntersexAwareness