Research reveals power of pets in connecting LGBTQIA+ communities
Surprisingly adorable research released during Sydney WorldPride outlines the unique bond LGBTQIA+ communities have with our pets. Commissioned by pet sitting company Mad Paws, the data lays out some quantifiable insights on our four-legged friends. The data revealed that LGBTQIA+ folks are more likely to own a pet, at 73% as opposed to 65% among […]
Federal government funding commitment to LGBTIQA+ health
Health Minister Mark Butler has announced a 10-year commitment to LGBTIQA+ health at the World Pride Human Rights Conference. Butler was joined by assistant health minister Ged Kearney to announce the $26 million investment in LGBTQI health research – the biggest investment in LGBTQI Health which the politicians hope will “close the gap”. The consultation process […]
‘Let Us Give’ campaign welcomes US move towards individual risk assessment
The Let Us Give campaign has welcomed a proposal from United States’ blood authorities to remove that country’s gay blood ban and adopt individual risk assessment. The group has called on Australia’s Red Cross Blood Service, which has said it will take two years to review Australia’s gay blood ban, to move quickly to adopt […]
Let Us Give campaign welcome Germany’s move to individual risk assessment
The Let Us Give campaign has welcomed moves by the German Government to remove the ban on blood donation for gay/bi men and some trans people, and adopt individual risk assessment instead. Spokesperson Thomas Buxereau said increasingly countries were making the change that stops discrimination against gay and bisexual men. “Germany is joining an ever-growing list of countries that have […]
Germany moves towards ending gay blood donation discrimination
The German government has pledged to end the discrimination experienced by gay/bi men, other men who have sex with men, and some trans folks who want to donate blood. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has announced the country will move towards using individual risk assessment rather than a blanket rule for all clients. Currently gay men […]
Let Us Give campaign welcomes Lifeblood commitment to more research
The Let Us Give campaign has welcomed the Red Cross Lifeblood Service’s decision to conduct a research program into scrapping the current blanket ban on gay blood donation and adopting individual risk assessment instead. Let Us Give spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said the group has been campaigning for a review of the current ban since it […]
US survey shares alarming facts about trans and non-binary youth
A new report released by US based The Trevor Project has shared that there is an alarming high rate of suicide ideation among young transgender and non-binary Americans. Reader advice: This report contains news about suicide, suicide ideation and transphobia. The figures have drawn attention to a growing mental health crisis among LGBTIQA+ youth as […]
Youth Educating Peers (YEP) Project seek input from youth sector
The Youth Affairs Council of WA’s sexual health program The Youth Educating Peers (YEP) Project, is seeking community feedback with their annual youth sector survey. This survey is for youth workers and other professionals who work with young people in Western Australia. This survey defines young people as those aged 12-25. For the purposes of […]
World Health Organisation renames Monkeypox, it’s now just Mpox
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Monkeypox will now be known simply as MPox. Both the name Monkeypox and Mpox will be used simultaneously for the next 2 months, but after that they’ll only be referring to the virus that has quickly spread around the world using its new name. “When the outbreak […]
How one simple change could make a difference to HIV diagnoses
A simple change to how doctors’ approach sexual health checks could make a major difference in the fight against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections according to WAAC. In an opinion piece published at The West Australian on World AIDS Day, WAAC Ceo Lisa Dobrin and Chair Conrad Liveris put forward the case for making tests for […]
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