InterAction for Health and Human Rights

27/08/2026

The 2026 IPSA Retreat is set for 13 - 15 November 2026, NSW.
Registrations are now OPEN!

Become an IPSA member to receive more information
https://app.joinit.com/o/inters*x-peer-support-australia/

The 2026 IPSA Retreat is set for 13 - 15 November 2026, NSW.
Registrations are now OPEN!

This year's theme is InterWeave, a special opportunity for people with inters*x variations and their families to come together, connect, and celebrate one another.

Join us to relax, refresh and recharge with community. It's a chance to build bonds, strengthen our shared resilience, and simply enjoy each other's company in a supportive environment.

Become a member to receive information

https://app.joinit.com/o/inters*x-peer-support-australia/

We look forward to seeing you there 💜💛

18/08/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Congratulations to Tony Briffa, named Person of the Year at the 12th Victorian Pride Awards!

A long-standing LGBTIQ+ advocate, Vice President of InterAction for Health and Human Rights and Patron of Equality Australia, Tony has spent decades advocating for the rights, dignity and bodily autonomy of inters*x people.

Her tireless advocacy has helped drive historic change. In February 2026, the Victorian Parliament passed landmark reforms making it the first Australian state, following the ACT, to ban unnecessary, deferrable medical interventions on inters*x children without their consent.

We’re incredibly proud to celebrate Tony’s leadership, courage and the lasting impact of her advocacy.

Congratulations, Tony! 🩷

18/08/2026

Submissions for the final issue of YOUth&I close in two weeks! Find out more at https://youthandi.org

We can't believe it - submissions for our final issue close in 2 weeks! Please get in touch if you need more time 😊

Theme: Full Circle 🌑

Payments of $100AUD for every contribution published, and submissions in any language accepted! 📚🖌

17/08/2026

Huge congratulations to our co-chair Tony Briffa on the well-deserved award of Person of the Year at the 2026 Globe Victorian Pride Awards. Tony is also a patron of Equality Australia. We take great pride in Tony's achievements and this recognition of them

QNews LGBTIQA+ News

10/08/2026

It's census day! We recommend completion of the census, with each individual entering actual s*x registered at birth and gender.

At the end of the census you have the opportunity to write feedback. Consider asking for inclusion of a question on innate variations of s*x characteristics, or indicating "Person 1 has an innate variation of s*x characteristics".

InterAction and our partners will continue to lobby for meaningful inclusion in the future of a question that works for us.

The 2026 census does not include a question asking respondents if they or household members were born with variations of s*x characteristics.

06/08/2026

Congratulations to our friends at ARCSHS and partners! InterAction is proud to be collaborating with the team on the development of new and accredited training resources for primary healthcare practitioners

05/08/2026

We're proud to be recipients of a new $300k grant over 2 years to help us expand our InterLink psychosocial support program and Inters*x Peer Support Australia peer support services.

This work means that we can provide free individual and group support for people with every kind of innate variation of s*x characteristics everywhere in Australia. Crucially, our free support for parents and carers is funded again, after a period where we have supported these activities with reserves. Thanks to the Australian Department of Health Disability and Ageing, and LHA for this support!

LHA is proud to be working with the Australian Government to administer the LGBTIQA+ Health Program (LHP) in 2026. The LHP is an exciting grants program that will support organisations offering health and wellbeing services to LGBTIQA+ people to apply for grants that enable the implementation of key...

03/08/2026

Are you the parent of a child with an innate variation of s*x characteristics in Australia? The Interconnect Health Project is looking for parents who are willing to participate in qualitative interviews about experiences of the healthcare system and more.

The research has been approved by a human research ethics board at UNSW with community oversight through lived experience researchers and a community reference group.

Find out more:

Interconnect Health Research's aim is to develop co-designed, integrated, person-centred models of care to improve the physical and mental health of people

31/07/2026

What's wrong with the 2026 Census?

Our explainer on the lack of inters*x inclusion in the 2026 national census.

The 2026 census does not include a question asking respondents if they or household members were born with variations of s*x characteristics.

30/07/2026

Come and work with us! - we are hiring a part-time Training Coordinator and a part-time Communications and Social Media Officer.

We're currently looking for two people to join team InterAction! If you're interested in joining the human rights team making strides in the inters*x space, we'd love to hear from you.

The Training Coordinator Role will focus on the development and delivery of InterAction’s Yellow Tick training program.

The Communications and Social Media Officer Role will produce communications and social media content for InterAction as an organisation and for our Policy Program.

The roles will be home-based and may be located in any jurisdiction in Australia. Applicants must have access to a reliable computer and internet connection.

Applications close August 19th. For more details check our listings on ethicaljobs.com.au