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LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Conference Communique
The 5th LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Conference delegates call for action in an official 2021 Conference Communique.
Health In Difference Conference Communique 2021
The 11th Health In Difference Conference Conference delegates call for action in an official 2021 Conference Communique.
Submission on the National Strategy to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Final Development Consultation Paper
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) welcomes the explicit recognition of LGBTQIA+ communities as a priority target group and the invitation for continued dialogue and engagement.
LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day
Fri 28 May is LGBTQ* Domestic Violence Awareness Day.
Aged Care Inclusive Practice Poster
This free-to-download 'You are welcome here' poster helps aged care service providers communicate to clients that LGBTI people are welcome at their service.
BEST PRACTICE IN CO-DESIGN
Tips for best practice for co-design and inclusive principles.
Expression of Interest ICB Project Co-design Group
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia in association with The National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA), is calling for Expressions of Interest to form a Co-Design Group to help with designing a training, peer support and mentoring program aimed at building the individual and collective capacity of LGBTIQ people with a disability.
Joint Statement by 12 Aged Care Consumer Organisations
Actions to be taken following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Final Report: Care Dignity and Respect
Lesbian Visibility Day
Lesbian visibility is crucial to health and wellbeing.
Lesbian Visibility Day, celebrated annually on April 26, serves as a day to honour, support, and uplift the voices, histories, and experiences of lesbians. In recent years a week-long observance has emerged, aiming to raise awareness about the unique challenges faced by lesbians within both the broader LGBTIQ+ community and society as a whole.
International panel of LGBTIQ+ activists and leaders.
Influential international panel of guests join upcoming 11th Health In Difference conference and the 5th LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care conference.
Transgender Visibility Day 2021
International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring on 31 March dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society.
Announcing many of the speakers and panels scheduled for the upcoming 11th Health In Difference conference and the 5th LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care conference.
We're excited to announce many of the speakers and panels scheduled for the upcoming 11th Health In Difference conference and the 5th LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care conference.
New partnership with Dementia Support Australia
We welcome a new partnership with Dementia Support Australia to improve support for LGBTI people with dementia.
ANZ Institute donates $100,000 to LGBTIQ+ peer support helpline Qlife.
We're extremely grateful to the ANZ Institute for their very generous $100,000 donation to the QLife program.
New Australian Bureau of Statistics 2020 Standard
New Australian Bureau of Statistics Standard for Sex, Gender, Variation of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation Variables, 2020 ('2020 Standard').
Findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and its Impact on LGBTIQ+ People
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) welcomes the public release of the much-awaited Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
Webinar: Launch of LGBTIQA+ Suicide Postvention Response Plan
On behalf of our member organisation Switchboard, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia will host the launch of the LGBTIQA+ Suicide Postvention Response Plan. This webinar aims to support the work of LGBTIQ member organisations when responding to the need of people affected by suicide.
LGBTI Older People Housing Community Consultations
Housing for the Aged Action Group are hosting community consultations to hear about your housing needs now and into the future.
Writing Themselves In 4 National Report
The ongoing and significant impact of stigma, discrimination, violence and abuse on LGBTQA+ people’s lives has been confirmed by Writing Themselves In 4, despite recent legal and social progress towards acceptance.
Expression of Interest: LGBTIQ+ Mental Health and Suicide Prevention E-Module
We are currently seeking expressions of interest for a content review and update of our LGBTIQ+ Mental Health and Suicide Prevention E-Module.
Submission for the Federal Budget 2021/22
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia provided a written submission for the 2021/22 Federal Budget, highlighting health disparities that LGBTIQ+ people experience remaining the same or getting worse.
Conversations about death & dying
Two End of Life Doulas to talk about the importance of having conversations about death, dying, and end of life planning.
Submission to the Department of Health’s Consultation Paper
The National LGBTI Health Alliance has responded to the Department of Health’s Consultation Paper on the development of a National Preventive Health Strategy.
LGBTQIA65+ Equality At Every Age
Julie McCrossin AM moderates a diverse panel of members from the Rainbow community as they explore the particular characteristics and vulnerabilities of older LGBTQIA+ people and talk about real life examples of elder abuse in their community.
R U OK's LGBTIQ+ Conversation Guide
R U OK? has developed a conversation guide that contains tips to help you know when and how to ask someone who is gender, bodily or sexuality diverse, “Are you OK?” in a safe and supportive way.
New name and Strategic Plan 2021-2023
It’s a new year and we’re launching a new name, and a new Strategic Plan!
Our presentation to the Disability Royal Commission
On the 9 Dec 2020, we presented to the Disability Royal Commission around issues relating to employment. We talked about the experiences of LGBTIQ+ people with disability accessing employment and the EmployableQ Toolkit which helps organisations become more inclusive and accessible.
Annual Report 2019-2020
This is the National LGBTI Health Alliance’s Annual Report for the financial year 2019-2020.
Productivity Commission’s Final Report on mental health, and National Suicide Prevention Adviser’s Interim Advice to the Prime Minister
We have today released our formal response to the Private Lives 3 National Report, the Productivity Commission’s Final Report on mental health and the National Suicide Prevention Adviser’s Interim Advice to the Prime Minister.
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2020
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is held annually on 20 November to commemorate trans and gender diverse people who have been murdered as the result of transphobia. TDoR was started in 1999 by Rita Hester and is now preceded by Transgender Week of Visibility from 13-19 November.