Intersex children in New Zealand are routinely undergoing unnecessary surgery – that needs to change
- Written by: Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
ShutterstockUntil very recently, people with intersex variations have often been unseen, stigmatised and routinely discriminated against. Intersex Awareness Day today (October 26) is therefore an opportunity to examine how much progress has been made and how far we still have to go.
It’s estimated 1.7 to 4% of people globally are intersex...
