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Tony Briffa is | Tony Briffa is a Maltese-Australian<ref>{{Cite news| last = Calleja| first = Claudia| title = 'Healthy hermaphrodite' is both man and woman| work = [[Times of Malta]]| location = Malta| date = 16 February 2015| url = http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150216/local/-Healthy-hermaphrodite-is-both-man-and-woman.556257}}</ref> politician who is notable for being the first known intersex mayor, and first known intersex public office-bearer in the Western world.<ref name="Advocate.com" /><ref name="star" /><ref name="HuffingtonPost.com" /><ref name="herald sun" /><ref name="Same" /><ref name="raw" /> Briffa is now co-executive director of Intersex Human Rights Australia (formerly OII Australia),<ref>{{Cite web| last = Carpenter| first = Morgan| title = We are now "Intersex Human Rights Australia"| work = Intersex Human Rights Australia| accessdate = 31 March 2018| date = 4 March 2018| url = https://ihra.org.au/31878/new-ihra/}}</ref> and vice-president of the Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group Australia,<ref name="oiiboard">{{cite web | url = http://ihra.org.au/information/board/ | title = Our Board | work = [[Intersex Human Rights Australia]] | date = 12 October 2013}}</ref> described as "the two leading groups advocating for the rights of intersex people in Australia".<ref name="darwin">{{cite web | url = http://www.darwinoutgames.com.au/index.php/conference/keynote-speakers | title = 3rd Asia Pacific Outgames Human Rights Forum – Keynote Speakers | work = [[Outgames]]}}</ref> | ||
* '''Born:''' | |||
* '''Born:''' 1969 | |||
* '''Nationality:''' Australian | * '''Nationality:''' Australian | ||
* '''Pronouns:''' As of March 2020, Tony's official website uses "she/her" pronouns<ref>http://briffa.org/tony_briffa</ref>, although she is okay with any pronouns.<ref name="Experience">{{Cite web |title=My experience as the world’s first openly intersex Mayor |author=Tony Briffa |work=briffa.org |date=10 September 2017 |access-date=17 April 2020 |url= http://briffa.org/tony-briffa-my-experience-as-the-worlds-first-openly-intersex-mayor}}</ref> | * '''Pronouns:''' As of March 2020, Tony's official website uses "she/her" pronouns<ref>http://briffa.org/tony_briffa</ref>, although she is okay with any pronouns.<ref name="Experience">{{Cite web |title=My experience as the world’s first openly intersex Mayor |author=Tony Briffa |work=briffa.org |date=10 September 2017 |access-date=17 April 2020 |url= http://briffa.org/tony-briffa-my-experience-as-the-worlds-first-openly-intersex-mayor}}</ref> | ||
* '''Gender:''' "My natural female and male biology also reflected how I felt as a person. I'm more than just a woman or a man - I'm both."<ref>http://briffa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10483271_703814519672878_8146244864219099558_o.jpg</ref> "If people feel female that is great, and if they feel male that is great, but there are also people like me: I just accept the way nature made me. I am happy for my birth certificate to say that I am both male and female. One day, hopefully, we will have that as well."<ref>[https://ihra.org.au/25037/cross-party-speeches-intersex-health-australian-senate/ Cross-party speeches on intersex health in the Australian Senate], Morgan Carpenter, 25 March 2014</ref> "Sex is about biology and gender is about identity. Like most people, my gender is consistent with my sex."<ref>[https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/tony-briffa-worlds-first-openly-intersex-person-elected-public-office/ This is the world’s first openly intersex person elected into public office], 26 October 2017</ref> "I am part Antoinette and I'm part Tony."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFtXJOIxtPQ NICHE IDAHO Campaign: "I", Tony (YourStory)] August 3 2013</ref> | * '''Gender:''' Briffa feels she is nonbinary due to her intersex condition. She obtained a [[Gender recognition|birth certificate]] with a blank sex designation.<ref>https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/-Healthy-hermaphrodite-is-both-man-and-woman.556257</ref> "My natural female and male biology also reflected how I felt as a person. I'm more than just a woman or a man - I'm both."<ref>http://briffa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10483271_703814519672878_8146244864219099558_o.jpg</ref> "If people feel female that is great, and if they feel male that is great, but there are also people like me: I just accept the way nature made me. I am happy for my birth certificate to say that I am both male and female. One day, hopefully, we will have that as well."<ref>[https://ihra.org.au/25037/cross-party-speeches-intersex-health-australian-senate/ Cross-party speeches on intersex health in the Australian Senate], Morgan Carpenter, 25 March 2014</ref> "Sex is about biology and gender is about identity. Like most people, my gender is consistent with my sex."<ref>[https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/tony-briffa-worlds-first-openly-intersex-person-elected-public-office/ This is the world’s first openly intersex person elected into public office], 26 October 2017</ref> "I am part Antoinette and I'm part Tony."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFtXJOIxtPQ NICHE IDAHO Campaign: "I", Tony (YourStory)] August 3 2013</ref> | ||
* '''Profession:''' Politician and intersex advocate | * '''Profession:''' Politician and intersex advocate | ||
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