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Australia’s human rights body considers third gender recognition
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunities
Commission has raised the possibility of the
creation of an official intersex status in Australia.
In a discussion paper distributed to trans groups,
the federal government’s advisory body on
equality issues also argued that people should be
able to change their driving licenses and
passports without having to undergo gender
reassignment treatment.
“The proposal does not go far enough in
providing legal status and social spaces by only
allowing people to be male, female and
intersex,” said Sex and Gender Education
Australia spokeswoman Tracie O’Keefe.
She advocates the creation of a fourth gender, reports the Australian Daily Telegraph, “for people who feel
like their gender is indefinable or changes from day to day.”
“Recognition of intersex: Persons who cannot or do not identify as either male or female would be able to
choose to be identified on their birth certificate and passport as intersex,” the ACHR discussion paper stated.
“A person who cannot or chooses not to undergo surgery would not be automatically ineligible to request a
change in their legal sex.”
Following a 2007 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission report the Australian parliament is in
the process of passing a new bill that aims to ensure equal treatment for gay and lesbian couples in
Australia.
The Same-Sex Entitlement Bill will remove discrimination against same-sex partners in areas like
immigration, taxation, veterans’ pensions and aged care, and follows a bill introduced earlier this year aimed
at removing discrimination in superannuation.
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Australia’s human rights body considers third gender recognition
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunities
Commission has raised the possibility of the
creation of an official intersex status in Australia.
In a discussion paper distributed to trans groups,
the federal government’s advisory body on
equality issues also argued that people should be
able to change their driving licenses and
passports without having to undergo gender
reassignment treatment.
“The proposal does not go far enough in
providing legal status and social spaces by only
allowing people to be male, female and
intersex,” said Sex and Gender Education
Australia spokeswoman Tracie O’Keefe.
She advocates the creation of a fourth gender, reports the Australian Daily Telegraph, “for people who feel
like their gender is indefinable or changes from day to day.”
“Recognition of intersex: Persons who cannot or do not identify as either male or female would be able to
choose to be identified on their birth certificate and passport as intersex,” the ACHR discussion paper stated.
“A person who cannot or chooses not to undergo surgery would not be automatically ineligible to request a
change in their legal sex.”
Following a 2007 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission report the Australian parliament is in
the process of passing a new bill that aims to ensure equal treatment for gay and lesbian couples in
Australia.
The Same-Sex Entitlement Bill will remove discrimination against same-sex partners in areas like
immigration, taxation, veterans’ pensions and aged care, and follows a bill introduced earlier this year aimed
at removing discrimination in superannuation.
Copyright © PinkNews & AMBIENTE MAGAZINE. Do not reproduce without citing this source.
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