Support and information
If you are looking for information or support regarding the intersex community, please see the resources below.
These resources are for people with lived experience, those raising children with variations in sex characteristics, and people who want to be intersex allies. Most of this information is created by intersex people or parents of children with variations in sex characteristics to share their personal stories and advice.
For people who have lived experience
These support options are for people who identify as intersex and for people who do not.
- : Point of contact for peer support for people of all ages.
- : Peer support for people in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
- : Australian support service offering group work and counselling.
For people raising children with variations in sex characteristics
- : Useful local and international links for supporting intersex children and young people.
- : Resource produced by a researcher at the University of Otago.
- : Resource for parents and carers of children with differences of sex development.
Information for intersex allies
- : A guide for organisations and individuals.
Resources produced by intersex people about intersex experience
- : Anthology of stories about intersex experiences. A series of publications focusing on young people, produced by people with lived experience in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
- : Brief video of intersex people in Aotearoa talking about their experience.
- : Brief informational booklet about intersex experience.
- : Resources suggested by Intersex Aotearoa.
Te K膩hui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
Te K膩hui Tika Tangata has been a strong advocate for the rights of people with variations in sex characteristics for many years.
Learn more about the Commission鈥檚 work:
NZHRC. (2020). PRISM: (0478356102).
NZHRC. (2018). Intersex Roundtable Report 2017: Ending the Practice of Genital Normalisation on Intersex Children in Aotearoa New Zealand.
NZHRC. (2016). : The Practice of Genital Normalisation on Intersex Children in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Aka Matua o te Ture Law Commission
has published its recommendations on how to provide better protection against discrimination on the basis of sex characteristics.
Read more about the Law Commission鈥檚 reports:
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