Policy and research webinars
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LHA hosts regular webinars that bring together leading researchers and policy makers to explore issues related to LGBTIQ+ health.
For those unable to attend the live event, or who would like to revisit the discussions, recordings for the 2025/26 sessions are available here.
Members, including staff, volunteers and delegates of LHA Full, Regular, Affiliate and Associate member organisations, can attend upcoming webinars free as part of their supporter benefits. Participants in the live webinars will be able to watch the presenter via videoconference and ask questions.
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Social media restrictions and young LGBTIQ people
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The introduction of under-16 social media restrictions in December 2025 has rapidly changed how young people connect and seek support. Early insights suggest unintended consequences, including reduced help-seeking and movement into less safe online environments, alongside growing demand for safer alternatives.
This webinar brings together frontline insights from Twenty10 and Minus18 and explores what these changes mean for wellbeing, prevention and policy responses.
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Rethinking sexual violence research and responses
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Drawing on new research, this session examines the experiences of LGBTIQ+ people, highlights gaps in current approaches, and identifies practical opportunities to strengthen responses. It also considers how more inclusive approaches can improve outcomes for everyone.
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Complaints handling and LGBTI older people’s rights under the new Aged Care Act
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Join us as the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission presents on the Commission’s role, the grounds older people or their representatives can bring complaints, how it approaches complaints, and information it can share on the issues and complaints relating to LGBTI people’s experience.
Following the presentation, members of LHA’s Silver Pride Advocacy Network, Living Experience Advocacy Panel provided reflections grounded in lived experience.
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Health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ people in custodial settings
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This webinar presents current evidence on the health experiences of LGBTIQ+ people in custodial environments and explores the implications for policy, service delivery and system reform.
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Why funding gender-affirming care makes economic sense
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This timely and evidence-driven webinar examines new national research showing that access to publicly funded gender-affirming hormones and surgery is associated with improved mental health outcomes and reduced long-term Medicare spending.
This session unpacks the economic and social implications of these findings, and explores what they mean for current policy debates around funding, equitable access, and broader health system reform.
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Recorded December 04, 2025
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LGBTQ+ conversion practices and healing: Supporting LGBTQ+ people of faith
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This webinar explores the lived experiences and long-term impacts of so-called LGBTQ+ conversion practices, often referred to as “ex-gay” or “reparative therapy.”
Presentation by Anthony Venn Brown OAM, former Pentecostal preacher, author, and founder of Ambassadors & Bridge Builders International.
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Recorded October 09, 2025
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Beyond the city limits: LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing in rural Australia
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Recorded September 11, 2025
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Back into the closet: is aged care failing LGBTI+ older people?
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This webinar presents findings from a major study exploring the experiences of LGBTI+ older adults in aged care. The review, conducted by The University of South Australia, drew on 55 studies containing the voices of more than 3000 LGBTI+ people aged 50-94 from 11 countries.
In the webinar, lead researcher, Sarah McMullen-Roach outlines how discrimination, heterosexism, and fear shape access to and experiences of aged care.
Following the presentation, members of LHA’s Silver Pride Advocacy Network, Living Experience Advocacy Panel provided reflections grounded in lived experience.
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Supporting lesbian, bisexual and queer cisgender women through premenstrual dysphoric disorder, perimenopause and menopause.
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Explore how tailored health information and clinical care can better support lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ+) cisgender women experiencing premenstrual dysphoric disorder, perimenopause, and menopause.
The session brings together lived-experience and clinical perspectives to explore how these conditions are experienced, understood and managed, and the role inclusive health communication can play in improving outcomes for LBQ+ women.
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Screening with pride: inclusive lung cancer prevention for LGBTIQ+ people
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Lung cancer remains one of Australia’s deadliest cancers, but early detection can save lives. This webinar introduces the National Lung Cancer Screening Program and explains the barriers and enablers to accessing the program.
Importantly, LGBTIQ+ people have been recognised as a priority population in the development of this program, due to disproportionately high rates of smoking and barriers to care.
Attendees will gain practical knowledge about eligibility, referral pathways, and the importance of culturally safe communication.
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Vaping Regulations: what do the changes to vaping laws mean for LGBTIQ+ people?
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What do the changes to vaping laws mean for LGBTIQ+ people? From 1 July 2024, vapes are only available at pharmacies to help people quit smoking or manage their nicotine dependence.
While we need more research on LGBTIQ+ communities, we know that smoking among gay, lesbian, and bisexual (LGB) people is declining, use of vapes and e‑cigarettes has more than doubled, with LGB people more likely to use e‑cigarettes than heterosexual people.
The presentation outlines the evidence and the implications of the changing regulations.
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Ageing reform; the new Aged Care Act and more
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Significant changes are coming with the introduction of the new Aged Care Act, now due to come into force on 1 November 2025. But what do these changes mean for older LGBTI people, and how can you best navigate them?
This webinar provides clarity on these reforms, explains new supports available, and highlights how they aim to ensure older LGBTI Australians can age with dignity, care, and respect.
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