Today is Intersex Awareness Day!

It's no secret that intersex is one of the less represented and understood letters of the LGBTQIA+ alphabet, so this Intersex Awareness Day we've decided to bring in the big guns to ensure that all of us are a little bit more informed.

Sean sits down with Cody Smith, Senior Projects Officer at Intersex Human Rights Australia to help answer all of your questions.

If you wanted to know what intersex means, how common it is, if surgeries are currently legal in Australia, how it's different from being transgender, the appropriate language to use when talking to someone who is intersex, when parents should tell their children that they are intersex and if parents should tell their kids about surgeries performed after birth, then this is the episode for you.

Follow Intersex Human Rights Australia: @intersexaus

Read the Darlington Statement here: https://ihra.org.au/darlington-statement/#:~:text=We%20recognise%20that%20the%20stigmatisation,accessing%20of%20services%20including%20healthcare.

Follow us on Instagram: @comeoutwhereveryouare

Email us: comeouttous@gmail.com

If this episode brought up any feelings for you or you want more information, these resources may help you:

QLife: Call 1800 184 527 for a free phone service every day from 3pm – midnight. Visit their website www.qlife.org.au for a free webchat

Minus18: Australia’s LGBTQIA+ charity. Follow them on social @minus18youth or visit their website on www.minus18.org.au for resources, events and training for your school or workplace

Lifeline: Call 13 11 14 for 24-hour crisis support

Today is Intersex Awareness Day!
It's no secret that intersex is one of the less represented and understood letters of the LGBTQIA+ alphabet, so this Intersex Awareness Day we've decided to bring in the big guns to ensure that all of us are a little bit more informed.
Sean sits down with Cody Smith, Senior Projects Officer at Intersex Human Rights Australia to help answer all of your questions.
If you wanted to know what intersex means, how common it is, if surgeries are currently legal in Australia, how it's different from being transgender, the appropriate language to use when talking to someone who is intersex, when parents should tell their children that they are intersex and if parents should tell their kids about surgeries performed after birth, then this is the episode for you.
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Follow Intersex Human Rights Australia: @intersexaus
Read the Darlington Statement here: https://ihra.org.au/darlington-statement/#:~:text=We%20recognise%20that%20the%20stigmatisation,accessing%20of%20services%20including%20healthcare.
Follow us on Instagram: @comeoutwhereveryouare
Email us: <a href="mailto:comeouttous@gmail.com">comeouttous@gmail.com</a>
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If this episode brought up any feelings for you or you want more information, these resources may help you:
QLife: Call 1800 184 527 for a free phone service every day from 3pm – midnight. Visit their website <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/yVydCr81gOcnM45lSQ0VBB?domain=qlife.org.au">www.qlife.org.au</a> for a free webchat
Minus18: Australia’s LGBTQIA+ charity. Follow them on social @minus18youth or visit their website on <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/KnRgCvl1mVuL1rDziwuAeD?domain=minus18.org.au">www.minus18.org.au</a> for resources, events and training for your school or workplace
Lifeline: Call 13 11 14 for 24-hour crisis support

Come Out, Wherever You Are is a podcast about the coming out experience, told by the people who’ve done it.

Host Sean Szeps is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community. In each episode he speaks with guests across Australia’s gender and sexual spectrum to learn about their unique experiences and understand what it’s like to come out for the first time (and every time after that).

For more episodes download the free LiSTNR app.

Come Out, Wherever You Are&nbsp;is a podcast about the coming out experience, told by the people who&rsquo;ve done it.
Host Sean&nbsp;Szeps&nbsp;is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community. In each episode he speaks with guests across Australia&rsquo;s gender and sexual spectrum to learn about their unique experiences and understand what it&rsquo;s like to come out for the first time (and every time after that).
For more episodes download the free LiSTNR app.

Sean Szeps asks members of the LGBTQIA+ community to share their coming out stories

Come Out Wherever You Are with Sean Szeps

Come Out Wherever You Are is a podcast about the coming out experience, told by the people who’ve done it. 

Host Sean Szeps is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community. 

Every Wednesday, Sean speaks with guests across the gender and sexual spectrum to learn about their unique experiences and understand what it’s like to come out for the first time (and every time after that).

Every Friday, Sean answers your Queer Questions, like ‘what does this word mean?’, ‘where did the progressive pride flag come from?’, and ‘how do I ask my boss to use different pronouns?’

Come Out Wherever You Are is a podcast about the coming out experience, told by the people who’ve done it. 
Host Sean Szeps is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community. 
Every Wednesday, Sean speaks with guests across the gender and sexual spectrum to learn about their unique experiences and understand what it’s like to come out for the first time (and every time after that).
Every Friday, Sean answers your Queer Questions, like ‘what does this word mean?’, ‘where did the progressive pride flag come from?’, and ‘how do I ask my boss to use different pronouns?’

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