InterAction for Health and Human Rights

Looking for a space to learn more about the Inters*x community and reflect on how you can be a more effective ally?

The University of Queensland and Brisbane City Council have collaborated to bring together an opportunity for you to be curious, learn, and connect around how we can work together to advance our allyship for Inters*x communities.

There's a fantastic panel lined up featuring experts, researchers and lived experience inters*x advocates, followed by a Q&A.

Register and find out more details via the QR code or head to
https://events.humanitix.com/inters*x-awareness-day-uq-bcc

Congratulation to Equality Australia, the Darling 2026!

The Darling award for inters*x allyship is presented to an Australian or Aotearoa/NZ allied organisation, group or individual who has gone above and beyond just affirming the Darlington Statement.

This year Equality Australia received multiple nominations for their dedication to elevating inters*x voices, pushing forward legislation to protect people from nonconsensual medical interventions in Victoria and their work in producing the Missing Voice Report.

Equality Australia, you are truly the Darling of the Australian & Aotearoa inters*x movement 💛💜💛💜💛

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Webinar on Australian research at 12.30pm AEDT!

Inters*x Awareness Day Webinar - 12:30pm AEDT on 26 October 2026 - Interconnect Health Research Inters*x Awareness Day is coming up on 26 October - a day dedicated to celebrating, recognising and learning more about people with innate variations of s*x

Happy Inters*x Awareness Day! We exist, we challenge the stigma and harmful practices we face, and we support community members.

Find out more about public and closed events, and our work, and download and share beautiful posters by Gaby Niemeyer:

https://interaction.org.au/45223/inters*x-awareness-day-2026/

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Del Victus Memorial Award!

The Del Victus Memorial Award is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate people who make up the Australian and Aotearoa/New Zealand inters*x community - whether they're advocating for change, supporting others, building community, or simply making the world a better place for inters*x people.

Know someone who deserves a little recognition? Tell us who they are and why they matter to you - Nominate someone today: https://forms.gle/gTiRLKkXNpo4d8tVA

Nomination close 5pm Saturday, 31st October 2026

InterAction's Deputy Executive Director will be speaking at the 2026 Carswell Forum

Bonnie brings leadership, valuable insight, expertise and lived experience to an important conversation about the experiences, health and wellbeing of inters*x people and communities.

Come along to learn more about her work, perspectives and ongoing commitment to supporting inters*x people and creating safer, healthier and more inclusive communities.

Register for the 2026 Carswell Forum
https://www.qldlgbtqia.org.au/events/2026-carswell-forum-meanjin-brisbane

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International Inters*x Awareness Day is next week on October 26th.
2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the event that we remember: on 26 October 1996, inters*x people and allies first held a public demonstration, outside a paediatric medicine conference in Boston from which they had been excluded. We celebrate their actions, and the work of advocates before and since to promote justice for all people with innate variations of s*x characteristics!

Around this historic day InterAction will be hosting a free lunch-time webinar on "The case for legislative protections for inters*x people in NSW" on Friday 30th of October 12pm AEDT

Read more about this free event including the bios of our amazing speakers, here https://interaction.org.au/45238/webinar-the-case-for-legislative-protections-for-inters*x-people-in-nsw/

and you can register for the event here
https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1668963

Join us today for this special webinar on the use of the “I” in the LGBTIQ+ acronym in Australian health research hosted by Associate Professor Morgan Carpenter, InterAction's Executive Director. Come along and find out more!

https://www.lgbtiqhealth.org.au/webinar_i_in_lgbtiq_acronym_australian_health_research_20261021