Tony Briffa
From QueerBio.com
Contents
Country
Australia
Birth - Death
1971 -
Occupation
Politics
Notable Achievements
Mayor
Description
Former Mayor (2011-2012) of Hobsons Bay, Victoria located near Melbourne. Councilor (until 2014) and current Deputy Mayor. Bail Justice and Justice of the Peace. The world's first Intersex mayor and elected individual. Vice-President of Organisation Intersex International Australia. Biologically born with both male and female physical attributes (known as Partial Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (PAIS)), he has identified as a male, female, and Intersex during his life. The law still does not assign a sex to him.
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://briffa.org/about
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/10/tony-briffa-intersex-mayor_n_1140840.html
- http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/proud-intersex-person-tony-briffa-tells-story-of-self-discovery/story-fnixw28f-1227051164954?nk=950561457f6d0f63acda9f0d8fa7e494
- https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/tony-briffa-worlds-first-openly-intersex-person-elected-public-office/#gs._517YU8
