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Title

  • Motions Intersex Day of Solidarity
  • Motions - Intersex Day of Solidarity - Darlington Statement

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Rachel Siewert</p>
  • <p>Before moving general business notice of motion No. 256, I inform the chamber that Senator Pratt will also sponsor this motion. At the request of Senators Rice and Pratt, I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • The same number of senators voted for and against the [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2019-11-14.152.2), which means it failed. It was introduced by WA Senator [Rachel Siewert](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/rachel_siewert) (Greens).
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
  • >
  • > *(a) notes that:*
  • >
  • >> *(i.) 8 November 2019 was Intersex Day of Solidarity, and*
  • >>
  • >> *(ii.) Intersex Day of Solidarity is marked internationally, and is a chance to highlight issues facing intersex people; and*
  • >
  • > *(b) calls on all parliamentarians to:*
  • >
  • >> *(i.) commit to learning more about the lives and experiences of people with variations of sex characteristics, and*
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  • >> *(ii.) agree to read and consider affirming the [Darlington Statement](https://darlington.org.au/statement/), a joint consensus statement by organisations and independent advocates which sets out the priorities of the intersex human rights movement in Australia and New Zealand.*
  • <p class="italic">(a) notes that:</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(i.) 8 November 2019 was Intersex Day of Solidarity, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(ii.) Intersex Day of Solidarity is marked internationally, and is a chance to highlight issues facing intersex people; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) calls on all parliamentarians to:</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(i.) commit to learning more about the lives and experiences of people with variations of sex characteristics, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">&#160;&#160;(ii.) agree to read and consider affirming the Darlington Statement, a joint consensus statement by organisations and independent advocates which sets out the priorities of the intersex human rights movement in Australia and New Zealand.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p>
  • <p>The government rejects discrimination on the grounds of intersex status. In 2013, the coalition senators specifically recommended that intersex status become a prohibited ground of discrimination and voted for the laws that made that position a reality. However, the government does not endorse the Darlington Statement. That statement calls for the criminalisation of medical procedures, the removal of gender from birth certificates, changes to healthcare standards and other very significant policy changes that affect all Australians and warrant careful consideration. While we oppose discrimination and support informed debate, we reject blind endorsement of the statement and the tokenism that this motion represents.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Pauline Hanson</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Pauline Hanson</p>
  • <p>One Nation will not be supporting this notice of motion today. It calls on all parliamentarians to commit to learning more about the lives and experiences of people with variations of sex characteristics and consider affirming a joint consensus statement which sets out the priorities of the intersex human rights movement in Australia and New Zealand. I've got more time to consider my duties as a parliamentarian for the people of Australia dealing with water, dairy farmers, PTSD for defence personnel and family law, instead of dealing with this. I cannot believe it: yesterday it was transsexual; today it's intersex&#8212;or whatever it is. How many more of the 39 categories do we have to consider in this parliament? I just think it is ridiculous. There are more important things for us, as parliamentarians, to deal with that concern the people of Australia, rather than dealing with this or learning more about it.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is motion No. 256 be agreed to.</p>