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A former Australian soldier has shared her personal experience of how the Australian army used to humiliate and denigrate soldiers they suspected were gay, lesbian or bisexual. Content Warning: This article discusses suicide. Yvonne Sillett, a former soldier, has shared her experience with the royal commission looking into veteran suicides. The commission is currently hearing […]
Tags: ADF, Army, royal commission, suicide, Yvonne Sillett
14 Feb 2022 /
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Transfolk of WA have launched two new initiatives to support transgender people in Perth. Firstly Social Space, is a new casual hangout for transgender people. The monthly event will be held in Leederville and the first event will be on Sunday 20th May. The event is open to transgender and gender diverse people and is […]
Tags: discharged, Mental Health, suicide, Suicide Prevention, trans*, transfolk, transgender
6 May 2018 |
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The New South Wales Coroner has handed down its findings in relation to the death of Scott Johnson in December 1988, declaring that he was most likely murdered in a gay-hate related crime. Johnson’s naked body was found at the bottom of a cliff in Manly, Sydney. Johnson had been out celebrating completing his PhD. […]
Tags: gay, gay hate crime, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Manly, Scott Johnson, Steve Johnson, suicide, Sydney
30 Nov 2017 |
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Canadian researchers have found that gay and bisexual men making less than $30,000 a year and without a university degree have more than five times the odds of attempting suicide compared with their more advantaged peers. “Less-educated men might feel a greater sense of hopelessness because they see few options to improve their lot, compared […]
Tags: suicide, University of British Columbia
3 Oct 2017 |
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The Senate has passed a motion voicing support for LGBTIQ people on R U OK? Day, and encourages all Australians to reach out to their queer family and friends and check on how they are faring during the marriage debate. The motion was put forward by Greens’ senators Rachel Siewert and Janet Rice. It asked […]
Tags: gay, Intersex, Janet Rice, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Marriage, marriage equality, Mental Health, motion, postal survey, queer, R U Okay, Rachel Siewert, Same Sex Marriage, Senate, suicide, The Greens, trans*, transgender
14 Sep 2017 |
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A ground-breaking survey by the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth has found trans young people are at high risk for suicide and are approximately 10 times more likely than other young Australians to experience serious depression and anxiety. The landmark research not only surveyed trans youth but also investigated the experiences and needs of their […]
Tags: Ashleigh Lin, Drew, Leon, Self Harm, suicide, Telethon Kids Institute, trans*, youth
1 Sep 2017 |
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A Canberra teen who used social dating app Grindr to threaten and extort gay men will spend six months in youth detention. The boy was part of a group of young men who made contact with men on Grindr and then later threatened to expose them as paedophiles. Canberra police arrested four youths, including the […]
Tags: Canberra, extortion, Grindr, suicide, teen
15 May 2017 |
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The Government of New South Wales have promised new funding to strengthen suicide prevention strategies for the LGBTIQ community in the state. $500,000 will be delivered to suicide prevention training programs and support services from the state government through The AIDS Council of New South Wales (ACON). The states Liberal government announced the news as part […]
Tags: ACON, lgbti health, Mental Health, new south wales, nicolas parkhill, NSW, suicide, Suicide Prevention, tanya davies
3 May 2017 |
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The ABC’s captivating program You Can’t Ask That is back on our TV screens this month. The program aims to reduce stigma surrounding marginalised groups of people. Each episodes sees participants from a different group answering questions that were submitted anonymously online. The blunt answers are revealing, profound, and at times, hilarious. The first season […]
Tags: ABC, addiction, Ice, Milly Fontana, rainbow families, Same Sex Marriage, suicide, Suicide Prevention, television, You Can't Ask That
11 Apr 2017 |
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Diane Teasdale, an independent candidate running for federal parliament in the Victorian seat of Murray, has suddenly got a lot of attention after she outlined her opposition to marriage equality on her official Facebook page. In her Facebook post Teasdale make tenuous links between homosexuality and pedophilia, and noted her observations about the push for […]
Tags: Australia First, Diane Teasdale, Facebook, Homosexuality, Marriage, marriage equality, Murray, pedophillia, Shepparton, suicide
20 Jun 2016 |
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