Experienc of rmal regivg among olr lbian and gay adults Atralia - PMC

Contents:

• 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
• PRIMARY HEALTH RE AND EQUY: THE SE OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS AND TERSEX ATRALIANS
• EXPERIENC OF RMAL REGIVG AMONG OLR LBIAN AND GAY ADULTS ATRALIA
• HEALTH, WELL-BEG, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT OLR ATRALIAN LBIAN AND GAY RE-GIVERS
• JAGUARS NFL ACH OUT AS GAY US SPORTS FIRST

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

(I) To promote equaly and opportuny for members of the Atralian gay muny.

(III) To provi legal assistance s where members of the gay muny have been discrimated agast, asslted, abed and/or meaned. (IV) To rce the cince of dg abe, alhol abe, suici and prsn suffered by gay members of our muny.

Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras – SGLMG is one of the olst and ntuoly operatg LGBTQ+ anizatns Atralia and was built on the foundatns laid by early muny activists who fought for queer rights a time of opprsn.

PRIMARY HEALTH RE AND EQUY: THE SE OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS AND TERSEX ATRALIANS

Midsumma Ftival - this annual ftival  Melbourne is one of Atralia’s leadg and long-nng LGBTQ+ events and is nsired alongsi Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras as one of the major pri celebratns the untry. Many LGBTI elrs will have lived through the s when homosexualy was illegal and there was very ltle the way of support. Primary health re and equy: the se of lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and tersex Atralians.

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. Health re issu among lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) populatns the Uned Stat: Introductn. Perceptns of lbian, gay and bisexual people of primary healthre servic.

It is more than sex and cloth: Culturally safe servic for olr lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex people. Gay, lbian, and bisexual adolcents: providg teem-enhancg re to a battered populatn. Experienc of homosexual patients' accs to primary health re servic Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal.

EXPERIENC OF RMAL REGIVG AMONG OLR LBIAN AND GAY ADULTS ATRALIA

Ls than 30 years after Queensland crimalised homosexualy, the state has opened s first LGBTI aged re pots:Queensland's first aged re home for LGBTI clients has opened on the Gold CoastIt will provi specialised re for those may experience stigma elsewhereThe home was spired by one woman's ncern for an elrly gay relativeThe facily at Parkwood on the Gold Coast has been issued wh 90 rintial aged re plac unr a Feral Government program aimed at prrisg servic for special needs groups, cludg the LGBTI of the Queensland AIDS Council Rebec Reynolds weled the move, sayg gay, lbian, bisexual, trans, and tersex people faced unique challeng as they got olr. " Nurse Tdi Murray was spired to create the facily after seeg an elrly gay relative stggle fdg acceptance.

(ABC Gold Coast: Gemma Sapwell)Project spired by relative's stggleLandowner Tdi Murray said she was spired to tablish the facily on the Gold Coast after seeg the plight of an elrly gay relative. 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.

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

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. Regardg sexual orientatn – People wh a same-sex partner, or who are same-sex attracted, may intify as lbian, gay or bisexual; or they might not e the terms for themselv. It is important not to assume lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) inty, but to regard sexual attractn, behavur and inty as overlappg but distct tegori.

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.

JAGUARS NFL ACH OUT AS GAY US SPORTS FIRST

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. 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.

self-re – assistance and unsellg to overe ternalised homophobia, biphobia, lbophobia, transphobia or tersexphobia n be extremely helpful at any age.