Good afternoon fearless human rights defenders. From INIA Consortium we want to embrace this spirit and share with you our E-Brief recommendations on the human rights of inters*x people for law and policymakers.
Since we continue to promote initiatives of sharing knowledge no matter the language, you can find the eBrief available in four languages: English, Spanish, French, and German.
Hope you find it as interesting as we do.
English:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/eBrief-Recommendations-for-law-and-policymakers.pdf
Spanish:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/eBrief-Recomendaciones-para-personas-responsables-de-elaborar-legislaciones-y-politicas-publicas.pdf
French:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/eBrief-Recommandations-legislateur%C2%B7ices-et-decideur%C2%B7euses-politiques.pdf
German:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/eBrief-Empfehlungen-fur-Gesetzgeber_innen-und-politische-Entscheidungstrager_innen.pdf
Intersex: New Interdisciplinary Approaches
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INIA is a new international research network which will train a cohort of 10 early stage researchers
The INIA Innovative Training Network is supported by a grant from the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions program under project number 859869. Inters*x people’s healthcare, social and human rights issues are often overlooked. They continue to face exposure to multiple forms of human rights violations and discrimination, requiring cross-sectoral policy responses in fields including
Welcome everybody and welcome June with our weekly eBrief. Today we have the opportunity to make ethical research shine with the eBrief of "Inters*x studies: A set of principles for ethical and human rights-based research practices".
This eBrief gives importance to participants and researchers within the development of inters*x-related studies. You can find it in English, Spanish, French and German.
Let us know your thoughts!
English:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/eBrief-Ethical-Principles.pdf
Spanish:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/eBrief-Principios-eticos.pdf
French:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/eBrief-Principes-ethiques.pdf
German:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/eBrief-Ethische-Prinzipien.pdf
We are pleased to let you know that a new paper titled "Inters*x Epistemologies? Reviewing Relevant Perspectives in Inters*x Studies" has been published in Social Sciences as part of the Special Issue Selected Papers from Centring Inters*x: Global and Local Dimensions — International Conference and is available online:
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/6/298
PDF Version: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/6/298/pdf
Happy Monday dear people!
We hope the spring season is treating you well.
We start the week with an eBrief that will resonate with many issues that inters*x people face. The eBrief for Older Inters*x People, elaborated by our dear Adeline Berry.
Hope you like it:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Older-inters*x-people-ebrief-English_reduced.pdf
We are pleased to inform you that the article "Revisiting the Claims of Past
Medical Innocence and Good Intentions" has been published in Social Sciences
as part of the Special Issue Selected Papers from Centring Inters*x: Global
and Local Dimensions—International Conference and is available online:
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/6/279
PDF Version: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/6/279/pdf
Special Issue: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci/special_issues/431WJN8HZ5
Hello dear friends!
Within the INIA team, we are passionate human rights defenders. Today, we are thrilled to share with you our Human Rights eBrief.
This comprehensive eBrief provides international, regional (Europe, America), and national (Malta, Portugal, Germany, Colombia, Argentina) approaches. It serves as an excellent tool for advocacy and policy-making.
We'd love to hear your thoughts!
25/04/2024
The 2024 call for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships is open as of today: https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/postdoctoral-fellowships
The grants, which have a budget of € 417.18 million, aim to improve the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD.
They will help researchers acquire new skills, develop their careers, and gain international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral experience by working in another country.
These prestigious fellowships are also a stepping stone in researchers' careers. They allow them to strengthen research cooperation with leading scientific teams and figures worldwide.
The call will close on 11 September 2024 and is expected to fund over 1,400 projects.
Postdoctoral Fellowships The information provided on this page is a summary of the main rules and requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PFs) and who can apply for them.
Hello everyone,
from the INIA team, we hope your week is going well!
Continuing our commitment to sharing valuable findings and tools for the inters*x community and those interested in learning more, today's focus is on families. Our latest eBrief poses an important question for parents: Has your child been diagnosed with a variation of s*x characteristic?
As with our other eBriefs, this information is available in four languages: English, Spanish, French, and German.
We hope you find it helpful!
Link to the document in English:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Family-ebrief-English.pdf
Link to the document in Spanish:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ebrief-familias.pdf
Link to the document in French:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ebrief-familles-French_reduced.pdf
Link to the document in German:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/eBrief-Familien.pdf
Hi all,
April is now officially INIA eBriefs month! Today, we're putting a spotlight on a crucial topic: healthcare providers. Specifically, this eBrief focuses on healthcare provision for people with inters*x variations of s*x characteristics.
Recognising the vital importance of healthcare for the inters*x community, we're committed to ensuring this information is readily accessible to all.
You can now access the eBrief in four languages: English, Spanish, French, and German.
We eagerly await your feedback:
Link to the document in English:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Healthcare-ebrief-English.pdf
Link to the document in Spanish:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ebrief-Atencion-en-salud.pdf
Link to the document in French:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ebrief-healthcare-french.pdf
Link to the document in German:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/eBrief-Gesundheitsversorgung.pdf
Hello everyone,
As we step into April, we embrace the significance of education. We're thrilled to present the latest eBrief for educators: "It is time to act: Making your school inclusive for students with inters*x variations."
The INIA consortium stands united in our commitment to knowledge sharing, and transcending language barriers. That's why the eBrief is now available in four languages: English, Spanish, French, and German.
Let's continue fostering inclusivity and understanding in our educational communities.
Link to the document in English:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Education-ebrief-Engilsh.pdf
Link to the document in Spanish:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ebrief-Educacion.pdf
Link to the document in French:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ebrief-education-french.pdf
Link to the document in German:https://inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/eBrief-Erziehung.pdf
27/03/2024
Dear members,
we are closing the month with the last INIA video "Key results and recommendations on inters*x human rights for law and policy makers." Here you will find the outcomes of project n. 10 "The right to bodily integrity, autonomy and self-determination - Demands and strategies of international and regional inters*x activist networks and human rights bodies."
In less than 7 minutes ESR 10 explained the main issues and gave key recommendations.
Hope you like it:
Project 10 Video Recommendations for law and policy makers In this video, Ernesto Zelayandia Gonzalez from the Andalusian School of Public Health at the University of Granada discusses findings from his project as we...
21/03/2024
Hi all!
During this week INIA released its videos. Some of them include project outcomes.
We kindly share today the video "Key Results and Ethical Principles". This video is focused on project n. 9 "Research Ethics in Inters*x Studies - Exploring Ethical Principles for a Human Rights-based Research Practice".
Let us know what you think:
Project 9 Video Key results and ethical principles In this video, Yessica Mestre from the Andalusian School of Public Health at the University of Granada speaks about findings from her project Research ethics...
18/03/2024
Happy Monday dear people!
We start the week by announcing the Welcome to INIA Video. Here the ESRs briefly explained their projects and gave us a context of their work.
Hope you like it:
Welcome to INIA In this video, our INIA ESRs (Early Stage Researchers) discuss findings from each of their different projects.
Hi All,
We delighted to announce two INIA Phd Awards (both subject to minor corrections, both based at the University of Huddersfield UK).
Saifa Wall has been awarded his PhD. Saifa's project provides a deep and original analysis of the erasure of inters*x in social policy arenas in Ireland and England, as well as a focus on embodiment as a tool for understanding inters*x (and other) issues. The PhD is an important and groundbreaking contribution to inters*x studies, social policy, sociology, psychology, social work, and other fields.
Addy Berry has been awarded their PhD. Addy has provided a life-course approach to older inters*x people's lives in Europe, using Critical Narrative Analysis, and intersectionality theory. They have made a highly original, and important contribution to critical inters*x studies, sociology, and other disciplines.
Congratulations to both Addy and Saifa!!! And all best wishes to everyone doing research in this important field!
15/02/2024
The Falling Walls Labs competition
The Falling Walls Labs competition is an opportunity for MSCA fellows to present their projects and innovative ideas to the scientific community through 3-minute talks. During the talks the speakers explain how their research helps to break down walls in science and society.Academic and research institutions around the world organise their own competitions at local and regional level under the supervision of Falling Walls Lab. The winners compete at the Finale in Berlin.
The competition will take place on 18 and 19 April 2024 in Mons, Belgium, as part of the MSCA conference (https://msca2024.eu/en/conference/) organised with the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU.
For more information: https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/showcase-your-research-in-the-falling-walls-lab-msca-competition-now-open
Conference - MSCA 2024 The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) conference, organised by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union with the support of the European Commission.
06/02/2024
We were very excited to host many of you at the INIA network event "Expanding the future of inters*x studies," took place in Brussels, Belgium on January 31st and February 1st, 2024. It was wonderful to hear so many great presentations and to see so much networking going on.
One of the events was that the INIA stakeholder event in the beautiful Brussels Town Hall.
Welcoming words at the stakeholder event were offered by:
Marie-Colline Leroy (Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity, Belgium)
Silvan Agius (Cabinet Expert, Cabinet of the Commissioner for Equality, European Commission)
Graeme Reid (Independent Expert on protection from violence and discrimination based on s*xual orientation and gender identity, United Nations)
and Lydia Mutyebele Ngoi (Aldwerwoman for Equality, City of Brussels)
This portion of the event was followed by a high-level panel which included Gabriella Calleja (Senior Policy Advisor, SOGIESC Unit, Council of Europe), Surya Monro (INIA coordinator, University of Huddersfield and Loughborough University), Dan Christian Ghattas (Executive Director, OII Europe), Morgan Carpenter (Inters*x Human Rights Australia) and Michael van Gelderen (Human Rights Officer, Office of the United Nations High Commissionner for Human Rights). The panel was chaired by David Paternotte (Université Libre de Bruxelles).
The conference was attended by over 150 participants. A full programme for the event can be found here:http://www.inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Programme-INIA_21-Jan-24.pdf
We would like to extend particular thanks to all the speakers, to David Paternotte and Audrey Aegerter for organising the conference and of course to the European Commission.
The INIA Team would like to wish you all a very happy New Year.
Meanwhile, we are delighted to let you know about this new resource:
08/12/2023
We are pleased to inform you that "Boundaries of Parental Consent: The
Example of Hypospadias Surgery" by Katrina Roen and Rogena Sterling has been
published in Social Sciences as part of the Special Issue Selected Papers
from Centring Inters*x: Global and Local Dimensions—International
Conference and is available online:
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/12/677
PDF Version: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/12/677/pdf
Special Issue: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci/special_issues/431WJN8HZ5
Boundaries of Parental Consent: The Example of Hypospadias Surgery Human rights organisations raise concerns about medical interventions on children with inters*x variations, particularly when these interventions impinge on the child’s bodily autonomy and are without a sound biomedical basis. Psychosocial literature and legal literature have made very different c...
We are pleased to announce that the first paper to come out of the Centring Inters*x Issues Conference has been published early, please see:
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/12/660
The Centring Inters*x Issues Conference was connected to the INIA project and the journal Social Sciences is publishing a Special Edition from it - so watch this space for more papers 🙂
On 4 December 2023 Surya Monro gave a talk about INIA to academics and students from various UK universities, titled 'Participant Action Research and Epistemic Injustice: The case of research with inters*x people.' It contributed to stimulating discussions about equality, inclusion and social justice at the Empowering Methods in an Unequal World workshop, University of Loughborough.
05/12/2023
United Kingdom joins Horizon Europe and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
As of 1 January 2024, the United Kingdom becomes an associated country to Horizon Europe, including the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).
Organisations based in the UK will be able to participate as beneficiaries in the same terms as those based in the European Union and countries already associated to Horizon Europe.
For more information:
United Kingdom joins Horizon Europe and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions The association of the country will allow organisations and individuals to fully take part in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
29/11/2023
New study confirms the innovative dimension of MSCA Innovative Training Networks, while offering recommendations for policymakers and applicants
A recent study conducted by the European Research Executive Agency confirm excellence in the research and innovation potential of the H2020-MSCA-ITN scheme, in line with the overall performance of Horizon 2020. The study also provides important recommendations for policymakers and applicants, as well as points for improvement to enhance innovation and excellence across Europe and beyond.
For more information:
New study confirms the innovative dimension of MSCA Innovative Training Networks, while offering recommendations for policymakers and applicants The study on the Horizon 2020 ITN scheme further provides a framework for extracting and analysing innovative aspects in EU-funded projects, furnishing valuable insights and tools for policy-feedback activities and future EU programme enhancements.
30/10/2023
The MSCA Green Charter promotes the sustainable implementation of research activities.
For examples of guidelines and good practices and to learn more:
MSCA Green Charter The MSCA is committed to tackling climate and environmental-related challenges. MSCA funding promotes the sustainable implementation of research activities.
30/10/2023
Audrey Aegerter was invited to present some of her research findings at the LGBTI Health conference organized by ExAequo. The aim of the conference is to discuss community health practices and initiatives aimed at LGBTI+ people.
Audrey talked about the difficulty for inters*x adults to access healthcare, due to lack of information, trauma and normative guidelines in human medicine, and the importance of peer-support groups (variation specific or inters*x) in accessing information about health concerns, follow-up exams and care.
More information about the conference can be found here: https://www.lgbtihealth.eu/en
Happy Inters*x Awareness Day! 💛💜💛
19/10/2023
October 26 is Inters*x Awareness Day, a day to highlight human rights issues faced by inters*x people. To view archives from previous inters*x awareness day initiatives, please visit https://inters*xday.org/en/category/actions/awareness/.
This year, Inters*x Human Rights Australia is organizing a webinar to learn about the psychosocial needs of the inters*x community. For more information: https://ihra.org.au/40582/inters*x-awareness-day-2023-webinar-introducing-interlink/
Inters*x Awareness Day Archives - Inters*x Day Inters*x Awareness Day Archives - Inters*x Day
16/10/2023
MSCA opens €96.6m call to co-fund doctoral and postdoctoral programmes
The Marie Sklowdowska-Curie Actions Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) 2023 call opened on October 10, 2023. The deadline for submission of proposals is 8 February 2024.
Under this call, the European Commission will award €96.6 million to support regional, national and international training and career development programmes. For more information:
MSCA opens €96.6m call to co-fund doctoral and postdoctoral programmes The MSCA COFUND action gives organisations a unique opportunity to attract talent through their own doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships programmes.
We are very happy to let you know about our new ebook aimed at families of inters*x people. The link is here:https://www.inters*xnew.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ebook-for-INIA-website-reduced.pdf
We hope that this will be an accessible and useful resource for people who don't necessarily know much about the issues yet.
Please circulate if you like, thank you!
21/09/2023
On September 15, INIA organised the Workshop "Creating Inters*x Representations" with Chris North, which was very interesting. Chris talked about cultural representations of inters*x people, specifically his work as a graphic novelist. More about Chris North's artistic work is available here:
Coming Home to Myself Chris North’s four-part autobiography tells of the trauma, survival and transformation he experienced after being born inters*x, and how now, aged 76, he is “coming home to himself”.
On 12 September Addy Berry presented findings from their research about Older Inters*x People to the Just Futures Research Center at the University of Huddersfield. The audience included academics with health practice backgrounds and those involved in teaching nurses and midwives.