Morgan Carpenter
@morgancarpenter.com
Associate Professor, Sydney Health Ethics @sydney.edu.au School of Public Health
Executive Director & lived experience human rights defender, @interaction.org.au
Intersex flag creator
Flashes: @morgancarpenter.bsky.social
morgancarpenter.com
Executive Director & lived experience human rights defender, @interaction.org.au
Intersex flag creator
Flashes: @morgancarpenter.bsky.social
morgancarpenter.com
Reposted by Morgan Carpenter
Today, Intersex Day of Solidarity (also termed Intersex Day of Remembrance) we have big news: the InterLink psychosocial support service is officially accredited under national quality and safety standards for digital mental health services
www.starobserver.com.au/news/interse...
www.starobserver.com.au/news/interse...
Intersex Support Service 'InterLink' Has Received Three-Year Accreditation Status - Star Observer
InterLink, a community-controlled support service for intersex people, has been officially accredited for the next three years.
www.starobserver.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Today, Intersex Day of Solidarity (also termed Intersex Day of Remembrance) we have big news: the InterLink psychosocial support service is officially accredited under national quality and safety standards for digital mental health services
www.starobserver.com.au/news/interse...
www.starobserver.com.au/news/interse...
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“One common strategy of mainstream political parties — adopting the same topics and rhetoric as the far-right — often backfires. Instead of reducing their appeal, it can amplify extremist narratives and legitimise their agenda.”
We cannot defeat fascism by platforming it and debating on its terms.
We cannot defeat fascism by platforming it and debating on its terms.
Mainstream loses control of agenda by mimicking far-right, study finds
During the 2024 European Parliament election campaign, centrist politicians warned about the threat posed by far-right parties to democracies. Yet experts suggest the political mainstream itself is pa...
euobserver.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“One common strategy of mainstream political parties — adopting the same topics and rhetoric as the far-right — often backfires. Instead of reducing their appeal, it can amplify extremist narratives and legitimise their agenda.”
We cannot defeat fascism by platforming it and debating on its terms.
We cannot defeat fascism by platforming it and debating on its terms.
Reposted by Morgan Carpenter
We really need your help this year, at a time of increasing challenges in securing funding for basic foundational work, as well as policy work and our delivery of psychosocial and peer support services
Every little bit helps, and donations are doubled today 16 Oct
giveoutday.org.au/o/inter-acti...
Every little bit helps, and donations are doubled today 16 Oct
giveoutday.org.au/o/inter-acti...
{{current.profile.name}} - GiveOUT Day 2025
GiveOUT Day 2025: Swipe Right on Impact
giveoutday.org.au
October 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
We really need your help this year, at a time of increasing challenges in securing funding for basic foundational work, as well as policy work and our delivery of psychosocial and peer support services
Every little bit helps, and donations are doubled today 16 Oct
giveoutday.org.au/o/inter-acti...
Every little bit helps, and donations are doubled today 16 Oct
giveoutday.org.au/o/inter-acti...
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Today on October 7th, in a watershed moment, the Council of Europe’s 46 Member States have unanimously adopted the Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Equal Rights for #Intersex Persons, setting a new gold standard in Europe. Read the full PR here: bit.ly/4gWrr9X
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today on October 7th, in a watershed moment, the Council of Europe’s 46 Member States have unanimously adopted the Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Equal Rights for #Intersex Persons, setting a new gold standard in Europe. Read the full PR here: bit.ly/4gWrr9X
Reposted by Morgan Carpenter
More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution & preventable deaths, according to a new @theipcinfo.bsky.social analysis released today.
Read the full release: www.who.int/news/item/22...
Read the full release: www.who.int/news/item/22...
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths. FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and ...
www.who.int
August 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution & preventable deaths, according to a new @theipcinfo.bsky.social analysis released today.
Read the full release: www.who.int/news/item/22...
Read the full release: www.who.int/news/item/22...
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"Israeli soldiers in Gaza told Haaretz that the army has deliberately fired at Palestinians near aid distribution sites..."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid
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www.haaretz.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"Israeli soldiers in Gaza told Haaretz that the army has deliberately fired at Palestinians near aid distribution sites..."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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The science is clear: no fossil fuel projects can be opened if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Despite this, a slew of polluting gas projects are either poised to begin operating in Australia, or lie firmly in the sights of industry.
theconversation.com/woodsides-no...
Despite this, a slew of polluting gas projects are either poised to begin operating in Australia, or lie firmly in the sights of industry.
theconversation.com/woodsides-no...
Woodside’s North West Shelf approval is by no means a one-off. Here are 6 other giant gas projects to watch
Despite warnings of a climate catastrophe, a slew of polluting gas projects are either poised to begin or lie firmly in industry’s sights.
theconversation.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The science is clear: no fossil fuel projects can be opened if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Despite this, a slew of polluting gas projects are either poised to begin operating in Australia, or lie firmly in the sights of industry.
theconversation.com/woodsides-no...
Despite this, a slew of polluting gas projects are either poised to begin operating in Australia, or lie firmly in the sights of industry.
theconversation.com/woodsides-no...
Reposted by Morgan Carpenter
What do you call it?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
May 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
What do you call it?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
The InterLink website is relaunching as an information hub for people with innate variations of sex characteristics and our families. Check out the information and the posters!
@interaction.org.au
ilink.net.au
@interaction.org.au
ilink.net.au
May 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The InterLink website is relaunching as an information hub for people with innate variations of sex characteristics and our families. Check out the information and the posters!
@interaction.org.au
ilink.net.au
@interaction.org.au
ilink.net.au
Reposted by Morgan Carpenter
Half a million people in Gaza on the brink of famine with no food or aid since March 2, AP reports, while bombing and ground operations intensify: apnews.com/article/hama...
Israel has launched a new offensive in blockaded Gaza. Here's what to know
The war in Gaza has reached one of its darkest periods. Israel has launched another major offensive against Hamas that includes ground operations.
apnews.com
May 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Half a million people in Gaza on the brink of famine with no food or aid since March 2, AP reports, while bombing and ground operations intensify: apnews.com/article/hama...
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1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214
May 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214
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“While States debate terminology - is it or is it not genocide? - Israel continues its relentless destruction of life in Gaza, through attacks by land, air and sea, displacing and massacring the surviving population with impunity,” the experts said.
May 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“While States debate terminology - is it or is it not genocide? - Israel continues its relentless destruction of life in Gaza, through attacks by land, air and sea, displacing and massacring the surviving population with impunity,” the experts said.
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“We congratulate the Albanese Labor government on its re-election, with the promise to reform & build, to leave no-one behind, & to promote fairness, equality & respect for one another.” -Dr Morgan Carpenter
Read our statement including our call to action here-
interaction.org.au/41786/call-f...
Read our statement including our call to action here-
interaction.org.au/41786/call-f...
May 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“We congratulate the Albanese Labor government on its re-election, with the promise to reform & build, to leave no-one behind, & to promote fairness, equality & respect for one another.” -Dr Morgan Carpenter
Read our statement including our call to action here-
interaction.org.au/41786/call-f...
Read our statement including our call to action here-
interaction.org.au/41786/call-f...
Reposted by Morgan Carpenter
Reposted by Morgan Carpenter
Laura: “The Coalition resorted to anti-immigration sentiment, attempted to fuel irritation with welcomes to country…spoke about a woke school curriculum & raged about hate media. It prosecuted all these points with.. support of News Corp's newspapers &..Sky News. newsapp.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
This election result shows Labor learned a lesson that the Coalition did not - ABC News
The comprehensive nature of this win gives Anthony Albanese the chance to change the narrative of our politics.
newsapp.abc.net.au
May 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Laura: “The Coalition resorted to anti-immigration sentiment, attempted to fuel irritation with welcomes to country…spoke about a woke school curriculum & raged about hate media. It prosecuted all these points with.. support of News Corp's newspapers &..Sky News. newsapp.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
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Just putting it out there... you don't have to be a citizen to go and get a #DemocracySausage (though the Haloumi bites look delicious too!)
I’m in Australia, where #DemocracySausage is on the menu today, though my #RecipeOfTheDay is Halloumi Bites, suitable for election-night viewing here or long-weekend festivities at home! www.nigella.com/recipes/hall...
Halloumi Bites
These are great for a gathering, for all that they can be a bit messy to eat! While they're probably best as part of a table spread rather than as a tray-bound snack, I wouldn't count them out as fing...
www.nigella.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Just putting it out there... you don't have to be a citizen to go and get a #DemocracySausage (though the Haloumi bites look delicious too!)
Tim Flannery expresses both pragmatism and vision in this great interview
A walk and talk interview (on a very pleasant beach) published a few days ago.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Tim Flannery: ‘What we’re seeing is the last gasp of the patriarchy’
The celebrated scientist and conservationist on the federal election, the world at 3C hotter, and why he is ‘very hopeful’ humankind will survive the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Tim Flannery expresses both pragmatism and vision in this great interview
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
April 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
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Wait so, men and women can’t share spaces “because it is unsafe”, so a trans man can’t go in the men’s room because he “is not a man”, but he can’t go in the women’s room because “he looks like a man”, so he needs a segregated “mixed sex room” that men and women will *safely* share
IM SORRY WHAT?!
IM SORRY WHAT?!
🆕️🚨 To comply with last week's Supreme Court ruling the EHRC has said UK public single-sex spaces should segregate Trans+ people, and create new mixed-space bathrooms and changing facilities for them to use
www.wearequeeraf.com/interim-ehrc...
www.wearequeeraf.com/interim-ehrc...
Interim EHRC guidance instructs UK orgs to segregate Trans+ people in public single-sex spaces
The UK's equalities watchdog has recommended that to comply with last week's Supreme Court ruling, public single-sex spaces should segregate Trans+ people
www.wearequeeraf.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Wait so, men and women can’t share spaces “because it is unsafe”, so a trans man can’t go in the men’s room because he “is not a man”, but he can’t go in the women’s room because “he looks like a man”, so he needs a segregated “mixed sex room” that men and women will *safely* share
IM SORRY WHAT?!
IM SORRY WHAT?!
I don't know that Valerie here really needed rescuing, although there are other reasons why a loose dog would not be a good thing on this island
"Valerie the dachshund has been rescued after being lost for 529 days on Kangaroo Island."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
"Valerie the dachshund has been rescued after being lost for 529 days on Kangaroo Island."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Valerie the dachshund found 'fit and well' after 529 days on island
The beloved miniature dachshund, who disappeared on a South Australian island 529 days ago, has been found safe and well by wildlife rescuers.
www.abc.net.au
April 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I don't know that Valerie here really needed rescuing, although there are other reasons why a loose dog would not be a good thing on this island
"Valerie the dachshund has been rescued after being lost for 529 days on Kangaroo Island."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
"Valerie the dachshund has been rescued after being lost for 529 days on Kangaroo Island."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
People with innate variations of sex characteristics (intersex/dsd) are usually cisgender, but we can all be impacted by legislation targeting trans people. This preprint (I’m proud to have coauthored with a great team) looks at intersex exceptions in US legislation restricting care for trans youth
🚨 Intersex Exceptions in U.S. Laws Restricting Medical Care for Transgender Minors | medRxiv www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Intersex Exceptions in U.S. Laws Restricting Medical Care for Transgender Minors
Contemporary U.S. legislation restricts hormonal and surgical interventions for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) persons, primarily legal minors, who may need them and who voluntarily request…
www.medrxiv.org
April 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
People with innate variations of sex characteristics (intersex/dsd) are usually cisgender, but we can all be impacted by legislation targeting trans people. This preprint (I’m proud to have coauthored with a great team) looks at intersex exceptions in US legislation restricting care for trans youth
Reposted by Morgan Carpenter
Sara Ahmed has written an entire book on this, titled, aptly, "Complaint!"
www.dukeupress.edu/complaint
www.dukeupress.edu/complaint
April 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Sara Ahmed has written an entire book on this, titled, aptly, "Complaint!"
www.dukeupress.edu/complaint
www.dukeupress.edu/complaint
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It feels a little forgotten but when the Coalition was in power in 2022, they delayed the release of updates showing electricity price rises so Labor would take the blame - and it *worked* really well
reneweconomy.com.au/a-rudderless...
reneweconomy.com.au/a-rudderless...
April 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It feels a little forgotten but when the Coalition was in power in 2022, they delayed the release of updates showing electricity price rises so Labor would take the blame - and it *worked* really well
reneweconomy.com.au/a-rudderless...
reneweconomy.com.au/a-rudderless...
"The intersex movement is fundamentally a liberation movement. Like other liberation movements, it aims to allow individuals to make our own choices about our bodies and identities ourselves, to the maximum extent possible"
Words of mine from 2023 in Clinical Ethics journal
doi.org/10.1177/1477...
Words of mine from 2023 in Clinical Ethics journal
doi.org/10.1177/1477...
Fixing bodies and shaping narratives: Epistemic injustice and the responses of medicine and bioethics to intersex human rights demands - Morgan Carpenter, 2024
Children with innate variations of sex characteristics (also termed differences of sex development or intersex traits) are routinely subjected to medical interv...
doi.org
April 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"The intersex movement is fundamentally a liberation movement. Like other liberation movements, it aims to allow individuals to make our own choices about our bodies and identities ourselves, to the maximum extent possible"
Words of mine from 2023 in Clinical Ethics journal
doi.org/10.1177/1477...
Words of mine from 2023 in Clinical Ethics journal
doi.org/10.1177/1477...