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Having conversations about the mental health and wellbeing of people we care about can be hard. Sometimes we might be worried about someone that we love. We might see them acting differently from how they usually do, maybe they have spoken with us before about their mental health, or we might just a get a […]
Tags: Bella Broadway, beyondblue, Lifeline, Mental Health, Qlife
23 Jan 2019 /
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For the 50+ attendees at the Lifeline WA Pride Panel on Tuesday 6 November, there was a clear message presented by the 8 panelists from a range of LGBTQI+ organisations – In order to support LGBTQI+ people in crisis, there needs to be a greater understanding of the difficulties faced by LGBTQI+ people. LGBTQI+ people […]
Tags: bisexual+ community perth, connection and wellbeing australia, GRAI, Lifeline, Living Proud, Qlife, rainbow KINection, transfolk of wa, WA AIDS Council
13 Nov 2018 |
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*Advance apology for binary gendered quote “I know something interesting about lobsters. You don’t have to put a lid on the pot when you cook female* lobsters, does anybody know why? …female lobsters, you don’t have to put a lid on the pot because once they realize they’re in a pot of boiling water they […]
Tags: Bella Broadway, health in difference, lateral hostility, lateral violence, Qlife
12 Feb 2018 |
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Today is R U OK? Day, a day dedicated to reminding people of the power of conversation to spark change: in someone’s day, in their perception of themselves, in how they are feeling or how they see a situation they are in. R U OK? Day prompts us to ask our family, friends, colleagues, loved ones and […]
Tags: Bella Broadway, Beyond Blue, Lifeline, Mental Health, Qlife, R U OK?, R U OK? Day, wellbeing
14 Sep 2017 |
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In what appears to be a first of its kind in the world, the National LGBTI Health Alliance released the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex – Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Strategy. This strategy has been developed to systematically address the dramatic over-representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people in measures […]
Tags: Bella Broadway, Mental Health, National LGBTI Health Alliance, Qlife, Suicide Prevention
11 Apr 2017 |
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Results of a new survey released by youth mental health organisation ReachOut show that almost one in four young people have been bullied in the past 12 months. The organisation gathered information from 1000 Australians between the ages of 14-25, with 500 male and 500 female-identifying participants from regional and metropolitan areas. 22.9% of respondents […]
Tags: beyondblue, bullying, Lifeline, Qlife, reachout, youth
1 Feb 2017 |
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A new report from beyondblue has revealed that LGBTI women and individuals with diverse and fluid genders experience high levels of mental distress. Working with Melbourne University, beyondblue have released The Rainbow Women and Help Seeking Research Report which finds those surveys who belong to marginalised gender identities and sexualities are more distressed and unhealthy […]
Tags: beyondblue, Bisexual, gender diverse, Intersex, Lesbian, Lifeline, Mental Health, Qlife, trans*, transgender, women
17 Aug 2015 |
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This Sunday May 17th marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHoBiT, sometimes referred to as IDAHo or IDAHoT), a day dedicated to the elimination of prejudice based on gender and sexuality. The day was created in 2004 to draw public attention to discrimination against LGBTI people. The date of May 17th was chosen […]
Tags: biphobia, discrimination, Freedom Centre, Homophobia, IDAHO, IDAHoBiT, IDAHOT, LGBT, Living Proud, Qlife, Transphobia
12 May 2015 |
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Queer writer and relationship columnist Samuel Leighton-Dore has written a humorous adult-childrens’ book with the aim of opening a dialogue on LGBT bullying. The book ‘I Think I’m a Poof’ tells the tale of a young boy named Johnny, who tells his father he thinks he might be gay, and is met with some useful […]
Tags: Australia, book, children, gay, I Think I'm a Poof, LGBT, parenting, Qlife
20 Feb 2015 |
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Today is International Volunteer day, an annual occasion established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985 to encourage give volunteer organisations an opportunity to spread awareness of their causes and encourage people to get involved. Here are some awesome organisations that accept volunteers and provide valuable services and facilities to the LGBTIQ community. Living […]
Tags: Community, Freedom Centre, international volunteer day, LGBT, LGBTIQ, Lifeline, Living Proud, Qlife, Volunteer, volunteering, WA AIDS Council, youth
5 Dec 2014 |
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