Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
ABC News
ABC News
Health

Intersex community hopes law changes will change way society, medical professionals treat them

Wrong. Defective. Needing to be fixed. They're all words many intersex people have heard before, but some are pushing for a national change.

"We are not major defects," human rights campaigner Tony Briffa told 7.30. "We can have very happy fulfilled lives."

Children are born either male or female but a very rare number will be born with biological variations in their sex characteristics, including in their hormones, genitalia, or chromosomes.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.