Do you know what it means to be intersex?
And if you do, how would you react if your obstetrician encouraged you to have surgery on your intersex baby? Simone-Lisa Anderson is an advocate for the intersex community who gave birth to an intersex child. Simone-Lisa explains what it means to be intersex and why surgery on babies and children incapable of consent must be made illegal across Australia. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Intersex Peer Support Australia - https://isupport.org.au/ Intersex Human Rights Australia - https://ihra.org.au/youth/ ACT - A Gender Agenda - https://genderrights.org.au/ TAS - Working it Out - https://www.workingitout.org.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.