Affirm the Darlington Statement

The following two affirmations were agreed at the second Australian – Aotearoa/NZ intersex retreat, in April 2018. Affirmations may be public or private. Public affirmations are published periodically.

Please note that affirmations are subject to review. Please note that signatories providing only a first name will not usually be published, unless representing a public figure.

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Affirmation by persons with intersex variations

As someone born with physical or biological sex characteristics that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions for male or female bodies, I affirm my commitment to the Darlington Statement, as developed by intersex organisations and advocates in 2017, which articulates our human rights in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand.

I urge our allies and supporters to actively acknowledge the distinctiveness of and diversity within the intersex population, and respect the intersex movement, without tokenism, or instrumentalising or co-opting intersex as a means to other ends.

I demand full adoption of the human rights and legal reform, health and wellbeing, peer support, education, awareness and employment objectives of the Statement.

Affirmation by allies

I / We affirm our commitment to the Darlington Statement, developed by intersex organisations and advocates in 2017, which articulates the human rights demands of people with intersex variations in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand.

I / We actively acknowledge the distinctiveness of and diversity within the intersex population, and respect the intersex movement, without tokenism, or instrumentalising or co-opting intersex as a means to other ends.

I / We commit to adopting the human rights and legal reform, health and wellbeing, peer support, education, awareness and employment objectives of the Statement alongside other allies, and intersex organisations and advocates.

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