Articles by Gina

Making the invisible visible: intersex rights are human rights which should be protected under new equality laws

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Author: Gina Wilson Date first published: February 3, 2012 Location first published: Human Rights Law Centre, Equality Law Reform Project INTERSEX rights are human rights. Although this statement might seem self-evident, the rights and experiences of intersex people have been consistently ignored and rendered invisible across the world and throughout history. In the run up to…
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The Terminology of Intersex

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THERE are two fundamental issues that must be considered when considering terminology around intersex. Scientific nomenclature of intersex: INTERSEX is a scientific term that describes all differences of sex biology within the animal kingdom that are not hermaphroditic. Terminology such as “hermaphrodite”, “pseudo-hermaphrodite”, “disorders” and “conditions” have been used in some medical literature to describe…
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