Necropolitics of Trans, Intersex, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse Indivdiuals
The assessment of the biological sex of remains by forensic practitioners assists with narrowing down the missing person investigations. This assessment hinges on the assumption of biological sex on a binary, male or female. It is known in medicine and biology that this established fixed binary is not an accurate representation of biological sex. Individuals who present with variation and who do not conform to the preconceived ‘textbook’ sexes (for example, intersex, trans and cis individuals) are disproportionately affected within medico-legal systems. This results in misidentifications, and can delay the return to their loved ones.
Necropolitics and the Erasure of Trans and Non-Binary Bodies in Death
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Documentation of Biological Sex and Gender for Missing Persons Investigations (Submitted). Winter, K. A., Birkmann-Little, C. Forensic Science International: Synergy. [Journal Article]
2025
2024
2022
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2019
Protection of identity post-death: How to combat the necropolitics of LQBTQIA+ individuals (2025). Winter, K. LGBTQIA+ Research at Griffith Symposium [Presentation]
Documentation of Missing Persons and Unidentified Persons for Improved Identification Outcomes (2024). Winter, K. Global Military Personnel Identification Conference [Invited Presentation]
Necropolitics and the Erasure of Trans and Non-Binary Bodies in Death (2022). Winter, K. Talk Death [Article]
Addressing the assumed biological sex binary when assessing the sex of an individual (2022). Winter, K., Birkman-Little, C. Australian New Zealand Forensic Science Society 25th International Symposium. [Conference Presentation]
Preliminary sex and stature estimation of the humerus for a contemporary Australian sub-population (2019). Winter, K. Queensland University of Technology. [Masters Thesis].
2019
Unique identities (2019). Sills, J., Oehmke, T. B., Wu, X., Johnston, J. T., Gutiérrez, C., Patel, D., Moore, E. B., Lanzon, E., Micarelli Struett, M., Vergara, A. G., Agbaedeng, T. A., Sanganyado, E., Park, J. J., Halmhofer, S. J., Nikolaou, A., Mikhailova, S., Winter, K., Gómez Luciano, L. B., Yang, Z., Lang, K. M., and M. T. Duong. Science, 364(6435), 22. [Letters]
2019
Let's talk about sex...ual dimorphism. (2019). Winter, K. Pint of Science Australia. [Presentation]