Rainbow Rose is a BreastScreen Victoria initiative, offering dedicated screening sessions for the LGBTI community. Members of the LGBTI community can face unique barriers when it comes to screening and are an under-screened group. Rainbow Rose sessions create a space where the community can feel safe and supported, and where people can get together with a friend or a group of friends to screen. Sessions are available to LGBTI people between the high-risk ages of 50-74.Screening takes 10 minutes, is free, conducted …
Category: Resources
These resources are relevant to anyone who wants to know more about Genderqueer and Transgender issues.
TGV Support Group is now holding virtual sessions online! TGV’s peer led support group is designed to speed you along, whether your obstacle is direction, connection or even just you. It’s confidential and you can be anonymous. No appointment or referral is needed. They meet on the 2nd Wednesday evening and the 4th Saturday morning each month. To get the Zoom link, please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSctTbunx49ryG…/viewform To find more: https://tgv.org.au/supportgroup
TransForum is an online gathering for trans and gender diverse people to build their capacity in peer support, kick-start new projects and celebrate existing projects within the community. Held on Wednesday 17 February – Thursday 18 February 2021. Presented by Transgender Victoria. Join a free, two-day online gathering featuring talks and workshops from our community. We will cover how to present an authentic acknowledgement of country, how to access funding for peer support, discuss trauma …
The data in the Writing Themselves In 4 national report comes from a survey taken in 2019 of over 6000 LGBTQA+ people aged 14 to 21 from all over Australia about their experiences with education, homelessness, harassment, assault, mental health, community connections and more. You can download the Writing Themselves In 4 report here The animation from the launch can be viewed and shared here
Are you a carer and a gender and sexually diverse male connected to the Darebin community? Your Community Health is inviting you to attend a Self Care Session on Wednesday 10 February. To register your interest, please call or email Aidan on 03 8470 1883 or aidan.borthwick@yourcommunityhealth.org.au
Alphabet Soup is up and running again, all is the same, so please come to their new address!!!! The Aims of “Alphabet Soup” is to have a safe meeting place for people that are not certain where they fit into the world. Whether you might be LGBTIQ or not certain then you will probably find someone to talk to, they are a very diverse slice of humanity. The group is open for friends family partners …
The Equality Project is holding their 4th national conference, Better Together in Adelaide on 18-19 June 2021 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. The purpose of this conference will be to provide a platform to share ideas and experiences and build bridges between diverse LGBTIQ+ communities and to facilitate a conversation about LGBTIQ+ rights in Australia. Find out more about the conference here… There are also a series of training sessions being held in the lead up to the …
ACON has launched a digital animation resource, Here & Now, to support to trans and gender diverse people who have experienced sexual assault. Sexual assault affects the lives of many trans people, and it can be a difficult thing to talk about, or seek help for. Here & Now can help with some of the practical information, and point you in the direction of help and support. Here & Now comprises of four animations, five new TransHub …