Morgan Carpenter
| Morgan Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Community activist, researcher |
| Known for | Intersex activist, co-chair of Organisation Intersex International Australia |
| Website |
morgancarpenter |
Morgan Carpenter is an intersex activist and researcher.[1] He became president of Organisation Intersex International Australia in September 2013, and is now a co-chair.[2] In 2015, he founded a project to mark Intersex Awareness Day.[3] Australia's Gay News Network included him in their "LGBTI people to watch in 2014".[4]
Activism
Morgan Carpenter helped found Organisation Intersex International Australia[2] and became president of the organisation in September 2013.[2][5][6] His intersex status was diagnosed as an adult, described as including a diagnosis of "indeterminate sex",[7] and a complex surgical history.[8][9]
Carpenter wrote OII Australia's submissions to Senate inquiries and appeared before a Senate hearing on anti-discrimination legislation, during activities that led to the adoption of an "intersex status" attribute in anti-discrimination law on 1 August 2013,[6][10][11][12] and a Senate committee inquiry on involuntary or coerced sterilisation.[13][14][15] Carpenter has also authored critiques of eugenic selection against intersex traits.[16]
With recognition of non-binary gender identities in Australian regulations, and German birth certificates, Carpenter expressed concern that such developments are "not a solution" to the needs of intersex people.[17][18][19][20] Nevertheless, Carpenter is the recipient of a passport with an 'X' sex marker.[21]
While opposing use of "Disorders of Sex Development" or "DSD", as "pathologising" terminology,[22] Carpenter is named as a reviewer for a DSD Genetics website funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia.[23]
Carpenter took part in the "first United Nations Human Rights Council side event on intersex issues" in March 2014, alongside Mauro Cabral and representatives of Intersex UK and Zwischengeschlecht,[24] In 2015, Carpenter joined an international advisory board for a first philanthropic Intersex Human Rights Fund established by the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice.[25] In the same year, he founded a project to mark Intersex Awareness Day.[3][26]
Carpenter speaks out against stigma,[27] and has spoken out in national media on issues affecting women purported to have intersex traits in competitive sport.[28][29] In 2015, he participated in an analysis of access to sport and healthy lifestyles for the UN Special Rapporteur on health.[30]
Selected bibliography
Books
- Jones, Tiffany; Hart, Bonnie; Carpenter, Morgan; Ansara, Gavi; Leonard, William; Lucke, Jayne (February 2016). Intersex: Stories and Statistics from Australia. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1-78374-208-0. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- Carpenter, Morgan; Hough, Dawn (2014). Employers' Guide to Intersex Inclusion. Sydney, Australia: Pride in Diversity and Organisation Intersex International Australia. ISBN 978-0-646-92905-7.
- Carpenter, Morgan; European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions; Nexus Research Co-operative (1998). The employment of people with disabilities in small and medium-sized enterprises (PDF). Dublin, Ireland: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. ISBN 92-828-2949-9.
Journal articles
- Carpenter, Morgan (May 2016). "The human rights of intersex people: addressing harmful practices and rhetoric of change". Reproductive Health Matters. 24 (47): 74–84. doi:10.1016/j.rhm.2016.06.003. ISSN 0968-8080. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- Carpenter, Morgan (2015). "Intersex rights and freedoms". Court Of Conscience (9): 27–33. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
Editorials
- Carpenter, Morgan (October 21, 2015). "Intersex-related research must have direct input from intersex community". Star Observer. Sydney. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- Carpenter, Morgan (March 16, 2015). "Comment: 'Curing' intersex is damaging and common". Special Broadcasting Service The Feed. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- Carpenter, Morgan (October 25, 2014). "Why Intersex Awareness Day is important". Star Observer. Sydney. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- Agius, Silvan; Carpenter, Morgan; Ghattas, Dan Christian (August 22, 2014). "Third Gender: A Step Towards Ending Intersex Discrimination". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- Carpenter, Morgan; Organisation Intersex International Australia (April 30, 2014). "Submission on the Review of Part B of the Ethical Guidelines for the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technology in Clinical Practice and Research, 2007". Sydney: Organisation Intersex International Australia. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- Carpenter, Morgan (March 13, 2014). "Intersex explained and the issues that confront us". Sydney: Star Observer. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- Cabral, Mauro; Carpenter, Morgan (2014). "Intersex Issues in the International Classification of Diseases: a revision" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- Carpenter, Morgan (November 15, 2013). "It's time to defend intersex rights". Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- Carpenter, Morgan (June 18, 2013). "Australia can lead the way for intersex people". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
References
- ↑ "Morgan Carpenter". Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- 1 2 3 "The OII Australia Board". Organisation Intersex International Australia. 12 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Cross-Movement Initiatives". Association for Women's Rights in Development. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ↑ "LGBTI people to watch in 2014". , Gay News Network. 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Changes At OII As Trailblazer Gina Wilson Retires". Star Observer. 13 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Board changes at OII Australia: Gina Wilson steps down". Gay News Network. 2 September 2013.
- ↑ Carpenter, Morgan (May 2016). "The human rights of intersex people: addressing harmful practices and rhetoric of change". Reproductive Health Matters. 24 (47): 74–84. doi:10.1016/j.rhm.2016.06.003. ISSN 0968-8080. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Intersex health – Morgan Carpenter's presentation to Health in Difference conference". OII Australia. 22 April 2013.
- ↑ Safran, John; Maguire, Father Bob (May 2014). "04/05/2014". Sunday Night Safran. Triple J.
- ↑ "A Watershed Moment". Gay News Network. 2 July 2013.
- ↑ "We welcome the Senate Inquiry report on the Exposure Draft of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012". Organisation Intersex International Australia. 21 February 2013.
- ↑ "On the historic passing of the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act 2013". Organisation Intersex International Australia. 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "Forced intersex surgery 'genital mutilation'". Star Observer. 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "LGBTI Health Update" (PDF). National LGBTI Health Alliance. May 2013.
- ↑ "Senate Inquiry reveals forced surgery on intersex children". Gay News Network. 25 September 2013.
- ↑ Council of Europe; Commissioner for Human Rights (April 2015). Human rights and intersex people, Issue Paper. Council of Europe. p. 54.
- ↑ "Third sex option on birth certificates". Deutsche Welle. 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "Third Gender: A Step Toward Ending Intersex Discrimination". Der Spiegel. 22 August 2013.
- ↑ "Intersex activist questions German law reform". Star Observer. 8 November 2013.
- ↑ Cox, Lisa (28 November 2013). "ACT government bill will introduce wider gender identification". Canberra Times.
- ↑ "'X' gender: Germans no longer have to classify their kids as male or female". RT. 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "Concluding submission to the Senate Inquiry on involuntary or coerced sterilisation". OII Australia. 12 September 2013.
- ↑ "Disorders of Sex Development Research Website". University of Queensland, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
- ↑ "Intersex side event at the UN Human Rights Council". Organisation Intersex International Australia. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
- ↑ "Introducing the Intersex Fund team at Astraea!". Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. June 16, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ↑ "Credits". Intersex Day Project. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ↑ Chaleyer, Rani (March 10, 2015). "Intersex: the I in LGBTI". SBS The Feed. Special Broadcasting Service.
- ↑ Brook, Benedict (August 16, 2016). "There should be no questions about Caster Semenya's right to compete at the Olympics, say experts". News.com.au. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ↑ Stewart, Erin (August 17, 2016). "Haters and hyperandrogenism: Caster Semenya's road to becoming an Olympic favourite". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ↑ Carpenter, Morgan (August 11, 2016). "Policy development and research". Retrieved 2016-09-16.