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STANDING WITH AUSTRALIA'S LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY“IT IS BETTER TO BE HATED FOR WHAT YOU ARE THAN TO BE LOVED FOR WHAT YOU ARE NOT.” ANDRE GIROSS WARRENRAYMOND KEAMIT TOOK 32 YEARS AND 2 LN DOLLARS REWARD FOR STEVE JOHNSON AND THE NEW SOUTH WAL POLICE FORCE TO TABLISH HIS BROTHER STT  (PICTURED)  WAS MURRED MANLY FOR BEG A HOMOSEXUAL.JOHN RSELLGILL MATTAIGAYCARE OBJECTIVES

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The current perd of health reform Atralia offers an opportuny for posive actns to be taken to addrs the signifint challeng that lbian, gay, bisexual, trans, tersex and other sexualy, sex and genr diverse (LGBTI) people face the health system. This paper provis analysi … * gay care australia *

Atralia wiAtralian Human Rights Commissn – LGBTI This webpage has rmatn on the legal rights and entlements of diverse fai, as well as rmatn about laws agast discrimatn on the basis of sexual orientatn, genr inty and tersex Dads Atralia This webse has rmatn and rourc for gay men who are fathers or who want to have Health Atralia This natnal anisatn provis health-related programs, servic and rearch foced on LGBTI and other sexualy-diverse, genr-diverse and body-diverse people and muni. The k also provis sights for service provirs so that they n offer their LGBTIQ+ clients a rpectful and rmed – Parents, Fay and Friends of Lbians and Gays This volunteer anisatn offers help, support and rmatn to fai and iends of all gay people. Phone (02) 6162 South WalNSW Gay and Lbian Rights Lobby (Facebook page) This anisatn promot the legal rights of the NSW LGBTIQ+ muny and lobbi policians, ernment, policy-makers and the media on behalf of this muny.

Victorian Gay and Lbian Rights Lobby This anisatn works for and wh the Victorian LGBTIQ+ muny to end discrimatn and to achieve equaly and social jtice. The historil pathologisg of olr lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) people’s bodi and relatnships ntu to adversely affect their health and wellbeg. The healthre needs of olr people who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) have largely been ignored the healthre system.

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HEALTH, WELL-BEG, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT OLR ATRALIAN LBIAN AND GAY RE-GIVERS

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It is important to remember that homosexualy was not removed om the Diagnostic and statistil manual of mental disorrs (DSM) until 1973, and disclosure uld rult enforced ‘cure’ treatments (eg electronvulsive therapy, lysergic acid diethylami, psychotherapy).

Bisexual people are even more likely to have experienced vlence than gay and lbian people; this is thought to be related to ostracisatn om both the gay and lbian, and heterosexual muni. 10 Bisexual people have a higher prevalence of ser mental health problems than gay and lbian people, which is part related to poverty, lack of social nnectn and vlence experienc.

Alhol mise and illic dg e olr gay and bisexual men who are human immunoficiency vis (HIV) posive is particularly prevalent and affects their general health and wellbeg.

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We terviewed olr gay men, lbian women, and trans women about their perceptns of rintial aged re. Our rearch shows we need to make aged re safer for LGBTI+ people. * gay care australia *

19 Olr gay and bisexual men wh HIV have a higher chance of velopg nropathy, heart disease and diabet than gay and bisexual men whout HIV. The cince of anal human papilloma vis (HPV) fectn among gay men and other men who have sex wh men is higher than their heterosexual unterparts, and even higher for those who are HIV-posive. Most gay and bisexual men wh HIV are able to live healthy liv to olr age, and specific health promotn msagg is startg to foc on this populatn group.

Informal re-givers play an important role society, and many of the people who provi this re are lbian women and gay men. Beg a re-giver is known to be associated wh poorer health and well-beg, and lbian and gay re-givers report experienc of stigma and discrimatn the c … * gay care australia *

self-re – assistance and unsellg to overe ternalised homophobia, biphobia, lbophobia, transphobia or tersexphobia n be extremely helpful at any age. Natnal lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) ageg and aged re strategy.

Experienc and perceptns of rintial and home re servic among olr lbian women and gay men Atralia. A project explorg the experienc of gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and tersex senrs aged-re servic. Unrstandg the experienc and needs of lbian, gay, bisexual and trans Atralians livg wh mentia, and their partners.

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