Here's What It's Like To Grow Up Gay And Indigeno In Atralia

Contents:

• HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ATRALIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY ABORIGAL POLICIAN
• HERE'S WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GROW UP GAY AND INDIGENO IN ATRALIA
• OUT OM THE LD: THE GROWTH OF GAY GREENLAND

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ATRALIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY ABORIGAL POLICIAN

Lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgenr and tersex Aborigal people reprent diversy wh the already diverse Aborigal culture. LGBQTI = Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Transgenr and = Gay, Lbian, Bisexual, Transgenr, Intersex and was origally a rogative term for 'gay', now beg reclaimed by some gay men, lbians, bisexuals and transgenr people as a self-affirmg umbrella term. " [5]The Tiwi Islands, about 80 kms north of Darw, are home to Atralia’s largt per pa transgenr populatn, wh lols claimg that up to 5% of approximately 3, 000 rints intify as transgenr, gay, lbian or bisexual.

[6]Challeng for transgenr, gay & lbian Aborigal peopleThe biggt challeng are racism, sexual health, liftyle, suici, mental problems, self-teem and inty, but also changg one's name and a lack of support [3]. To survive, young homosexual Aborigal people sometim date the oppose sex to hi their te sexual orientatn. [7]"Beg gay a regnal, ral, or even remote town that don’t feel acceptg or safe n make you feel ashamed of who you are, " says Mark Nannup, a Yamatji man om Meekatharra.

HERE'S WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GROW UP GAY AND INDIGENO IN ATRALIA

[7]It's an experience Allan Clarke, a gay Muwari man who grew up Bourke, has been through. "It wasn’t until I moved to Sydney that I found eedom among the ncrete towers and the lovg embrace of olr stnch gay black men, women and sistergirls.

"I thk if you add homophobia for GLBTIQ people that is jt another extra burn that people have to bear and somethg they have to rpond to their liv, " explas Steven Ross, a gay Aborigal man [2] to go to the male ward of a health clic or hospal mak sistergirls unfortable as they might meet other male relativ of their extend fai. — Steven Ross, gay Aborigal man [2]In 2010 film-makers Andy Canny and Donna McCm shot Eye documentg the sistergirls on Tiwi Island. — Lillian [3]TipThere is a Facebook support group lled Sistergirls Rabow helps Aborigal LGBQTI people who are at risk of suici and to ease the burn of youth Koori Gras (which started 2018) offers vibrant glimps to the shared stori and history of Aborigal people's gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and queer Aborigal Corporatn wants to improve visibily of the Aborigal LGBTQ+ muny via a work of sharg, support and nnectn.

OUT OM THE LD: THE GROWTH OF GAY GREENLAND

It supports, enurag and empowers people to take ntrol of their own Brother boys yarn about their experiencKai Clancy, 18, and Dean, 50, first told the world about their liv a vio screened durg the 20th Internatnal AIDS Conference held Melbourne July well-known gay & lbian Aborigal peopleSome gay Aborigal artists clu Dty Dean, Karla Dickens, Jenny Fraser, Clt Lgard, Arone Meeks, Clton Na, Peter Wapl-Crowe and Jefey Samuels.