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Intersex Human Rights Australia

InterAction for Health and Human Rights is a registered business name of Intersex Human Rights Australia Ltd. Bringing together Intersex Peer Support Australia and Intersex Human Rights Australia, they are the leading national body by and for people with innate variations of sex characteristics. They promote human rights, health, and bodily autonomy.

Vision and mission

InterAction for Health and Human Rights’ goal is to help create a society where intersex people (people with innate variations of sex characteristics/differences of sex development) are not stigmatised, and where their rights are recognised. They promote human rights and bodily autonomy through advocacy, policy and information provision, education, and peer support. They work across Australia and internationally.

How InterAction for Health and Human Rights can help

InterAction for Health and Human Rights champion the needs of people with innate variations of sex characteristics and their families. They provide policy advice and education and training services, and work with institutions to promote quality research, and improve services, data and practices.

Two core programs they run include:

  • Intersex Peer Support Australia — providing peer-led support and community connection,
  • InterLink — providing peer-led, depathologised psychosocial services for people with innate variations of sex characteristics of all ages, from children through to our seniors, in addition to support needs of parents and families. This is delivered through individual and group counselling with trained counsellors and intersex peer workers.

Information lines / help lines

  • Please contact via email at: info@interaction.org.au

Recommended links

This information was originally published on healthdirect - Intersex Human Rights Australia.

Last reviewed: December 2024

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Intersex for parents – InterAction

This page is for new parents of an intersex child, prospective parents planning a pregnancy or undergoing genetic or preconception screening, and also parents of older children.

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Youth – InterAction

Finding out you have an intersex variation can be a surprise! It doesn’t mean you’re alone. There are heaps of us out here with different intersex variations.

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Intersex Peer Support Australia

Intersex Peer Support Australia is an intersex peer support, information and advocacy group for people born with variations in sex characteristics and their families.

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INTERLINK – PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICE

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Surgery & Medicalisation | Intersex Peer Support Australia

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Who are intersex people? – InterAction

A briefing on our population, including working, Australian and international definitions.

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Infants | Intersex Peer Support Australia

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HRT | Intersex Peer Support Australia

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Infertility | Intersex Peer Support Australia

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