Resources and reports

Find key reports and resources on intersex rights, legal protections, and community support in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Support and information

If you are looking for information or support regarding the intersex community, please see the resources below.

These resources are for people with lived experience, those raising children with variations in sex characteristics, and people who want to be intersex allies. Most of this information is created by intersex people or parents of children with variations in sex characteristics to share their personal stories and advice.

For people who have lived experience

These support options are for people who identify as intersex and for people who do not.

Intersex Aotearoa (opens in a new tab): Point of contact for peer support for people of all ages.
Intersex Peer Support Australia, Aotearoa (NZ) (opens in a new tab): Peer support for people in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
InterLink Psychosocial Service (opens in a new tab): Australian support service offering group work and counselling.

For people raising children with variations in sex characteristics

Resources for supporting intersex children and young people (opens in a new tab): Useful local and international links for supporting intersex children and young people.
VSC - a practical guide for parents in Aotearoa New Zealand (opens in a new tab): Resource produced by a researcher at the University of Otago.
Top Tips for Talking (opens in a new tab): Resource for parents and carers of children with differences of sex development.

Information for intersex allies

How to be an intersex ally (opens in a new tab): A guide for organisations and individuals.

Resources produced by intersex people about intersex experience

YOUth&I (opens in a new tab): Anthology of stories about intersex experiences. A series of publications focusing on young people, produced by people with lived experience in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Intersex - More Than Four (opens in a new tab): Brief video of intersex people in Aotearoa talking about their experience.
My Intersex Self (opens in a new tab): Brief informational booklet about intersex experience.
Intersex Aotearoa (opens in a new tab): Resources suggested by Intersex Aotearoa.

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission (opens in a new tab) has been a strong advocate for the rights of people with variations in sex characteristics for many years.

Learn more about the Commission’s work:

NZHRC. (2020). PRISM: Human Rights Issues Relating to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) in Aotearoa New Zealand (opens in a new tab) (0478356102).

NZHRC. (2018). Intersex Roundtable Report 2017: Ending the Practice of Genital Normalisation on Intersex Children in Aotearoa New Zealand.

NZHRC. (2016). Intersex Roundtable Report 2016 (opens in a new tab): The Practice of Genital Normalisation on Intersex Children in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Te Aka Matua o te Ture Law Commission

Te Aka Matua o te Ture Law Commission (opens in a new tab) has published its recommendations on how to provide better protection against discrimination on the basis of sex characteristics.