OutRight is excited to report back to you after a few days in St. Lucia where over 50 lesbian, bisexual, and trans (LBT) activists and allies gathered at the 5th annual Caribbean Women and Sexual Diversity Conference (#CWSDC5, #CWSDC2017, #CWSDCSLU).
US: Actor Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14
The Star Trek: Discovery actor says women speaking out about sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry has compelled him to come forward about the Oscar winner.
“It started to occur to me: What am I supposed to do if I ever work with him?” Rapp said, his voice rising. “What am I supposed to do? What do I do?!”
Australia: This is the world's first openly intersex person elected into public office
South Africa: Intersex Rights in Rural Settings: The first dialogue of its kind in South Africa
Intersex Awareness Day, 2017
26 October is intersex awareness day, and events are taking place in multiple capital cities across Australia, and in cities elsewhere, all around the world. These hopefully provide a chance for individuals to find out more about intersex people, our lives, and the human rights issues we face.
The last year has been both exciting and hugely challenging, and the events of the year have highlighted to us just how far we have come, and the journey yet to travel.
On the plus side, more people around Australia have heard of intersex people, including through our participation in the Mardi Gras parade thanks to the organising work of Bonnie Hart. Triple J Hack published a great radio and web interview while we prepared for this event, and it followed a first ever retreat in Darlington, Sydney, for advocates and peer support workers from intersex-led organisations and others, from around Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand.
26 October is intersex awareness day, and events are taking place in multiple capital cities across Australia, and in cities elsewhere, all around the world. These hopefully provide a chance for individuals to find out more about intersex people, our lives, and the human rights issues we face.
The last year has been both exciting and hugely challenging, and the events of the year have highlighted to us just how far we have come, and the journey yet to travel.
On the plus side, more people around Australia have heard of intersex people, including through our participation in the Mardi Gras parade thanks to the organising work of Bonnie Hart. Triple J Hack published a great radio and web interview while we prepared for this event, and it followed a first ever retreat in Darlington, Sydney, for advocates and peer support workers from intersex-led organisations and others, from around Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. Read more via Oii