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Study exposes effects of racism, social exclusion on Aboriginal LGBTIQ+ people

Study exposes effects of racism, social exclusion on Aboriginal LGBTIQ+ people

A groundbreaking study out of Edith Cowan University (ECU) has exposes the effects of racism, queerphobia and social exclusion on the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LBGTIQ+ people. As part of the study, two reports published this week provide important insights and recommendations for the health, education and community services sectors to support […]

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Academic to everyday: Queer should be for everybody

Academic to everyday: Queer should be for everybody

OPINION: Dante Boffa is a postgraduate student at Curtin University & Dr. Maddy Magladry is an academic in Curtin University’s School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry Queer people engaging in conversation about queer issues is obviously important, but too often these discussions are academic, theoretical and inaccessible to people both in Perth and across the […]

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May 17th is IDAHoBIT: Let’s talk about culture, community & identity

May 17th is IDAHoBIT: Let’s talk about culture, community & identity

Join the team from Connection and Wellbeing Australia (CAWA) for their fourth annual community connection event for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex discrimination and Transphobia next month. This year, CAWA are facilitating a conversation that will focus on the stories of First Nations folks, PoC, CALD and Bla(c)k LGBTQIA+ folks, exploring the intersections of […]

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City of Perth encourages LGBTIQ+ communities to engage in consultations

City of Perth encourages LGBTIQ+ communities to engage in consultations

The City of Perth is encouraging people to engage with its new consultative process either by attending an upcoming meeting or completing an online survey. The city’s newly formed LGBTQIA+ Advisory Group, in partnership with the City of Perth, are urging the broader LGBTQIA+ community, as well as community groups and service providers, to participate […]

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Race and Drag – Perth, we must do better

Race and Drag – Perth, we must do better

OPINION Professor Braden Hill is Pro Vice Chancellor Equity and Indigenous and Head of Kurongkurl Katitjin at Edith Cowan University. He is a Noongar man and proud member of the LGBTQ+ community in Perth. A Perth drag queen’s racist past has provoked an important discussion amongst LGBTQ+ communities throughout Australia. Scarlet Adams, a well-known queen […]

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Research project to investigate needs of Aboriginal LGBTIQ youth

Research project to investigate needs of Aboriginal LGBTIQ youth

Researchers at the Telethon Kids Institute will use a $716,000 grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council to investigate the social and emotional well-being and mental health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer (LGBTIQ). Dr Ashleigh Lin, head of Mental […]

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