Biographies
The sharing of stories between people with intersex variations can be very beneficial on a number of levels. As well as being informative and community-building, sharing stories helps to untangle the past and foster hope for the future. Finding one’s voice and learning that your story can help others is empowering.
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Biographies - Latest Resources
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Biographies, Human Rights Advocacy, Social Model of Intersex
In November 2017, various members of IPSA appeared on an episode of SBS Insight
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Biographies
Orchids: My Intersex Adventure, directed and produced by Phoebe Hart, is documentary about one woman's struggle to understand her own intersex variation while interviewing other intersex people.
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Biographies, Intimacy
2019 anthology including a chapter by Phoebe Hart about growing up intersex> Compiled by celebrated author and journalist Benjamin Law, Growing Up Queer in Australia assembles voices from across the spectrum of LGBTIQA+ identity. Spanning diverse places, eras, ethnicities and experiences, these are the stories of growing up queer in Australia.
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Biographies
The testimonials of people with intersex variations are a resource that provides comfort to others through sharing stories and locating commonalities.
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Biographies
In 2019, the ABC interviewed people on subject that is still widely misunderstood, secretive and rarely spoken about in detail, eight individuals reveal the complexities of being born with an intersex variation.
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Biographies, Surgery & Medicalisation
In this 2018 sci fi television episode, a Mocklan girl is pressured to have gender reassigning surgery.