Face the facts: Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People | Atralian Human Rights Commissn

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• FACE THE FACTS: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS AND INTERSEX PEOPLE

FACE THE FACTS: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS AND INTERSEX PEOPLE

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. 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. In Perth, you’ll fd a ncentratn of welg venu the cy centre and the nearby suburbs Maylands and Bayswater (between 10 and 15 mut’ drive away), which are affectnally referred to as “Gaylands” and “Gayswater”.

November is also Pri Month Brisbane: annual events anised by Brisbane Pri clu the glzy Queens Ball, which origated on Tambore Mounta the Gold Coast hterland the 1960s, when homosexualy was still crimalised. By The Numbers4% of Atralians scribed themselv as beg gay, lbian or bisexual78% of Atralians agree trans people serve the same rights and protectns as other Atralians66% of Atralians agree that young people should be able to accs healthre that supports them to live as their te selv. Current statSce May 1, 1997Legal In 1997 the High Court of Atralia led that Tasmania's anti-gay laws were nsistent wh feral law, and Tasmania (the fal jurisdictn wh ntrary laws) was forced to crimalise by RegnHomosexual activy was ferally crimalized by the Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994, although some lol state laws remaed nsent until marriage Atralia?

1300 22 4636Atralian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council — A natnal body that advot for the rights of multicultural and multifah LGBTIQ dividuals and – Commted to empowerg the Aborigal and Torr Stra Islanr LGBTQ+ muny across Atralia through novatn, cln, unrstandg and Pnacle Foundatn — Provis tnal scholarships, mentorg and opportuni for young LGBTIQ+ Atralians to realise their full potential and overe challeng arisg om their For Atralia — A volunteer-n anisatn that provis role mols, mentors, events and support to aspirg LGBTIQA+ In Law — A natnal LGBTIQ+ Law Associatn aimed at nnectg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex, queer and qutng (LGBTIQ+) members of the legal muny and their anisatnsACTMeridian ACT — Face-to-face unsellg and accs to social groups the ACT for people of diverse sexualy and genr. Queensland AIDS Council — The Queensland AIDS Council (QuAC) promot the health and well-beg of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex Doors Youth Service — A drop- centre and support service for young people who intify as sex, genr or sexualy — QSpace is a non-prof service specifilly for LGBTIQAP+ young AtraliaBiend — Phone, email and face-to-face support for LGBTQIA+ people.

Atralian Gay and Lbian Immigratn Taskforce Victoria — The Gay and Lbian Immigratn Task Force (Vic) Inc (GLITF) provis support and assistance to gay and lbian upl (the applint or sponsor or both) who are seekg Permanent Rince stat for the non-rint partner of an dividual who is an Atralian cizen, an Atralian permanent rint, or an eligible New Zealand cizen. Wtern AtraliaLivg Proud — Provis support for LGBTI people Wtern Atralia, cludg the QLife natnal LGBTI telephone unsellg and referral Freedom Centre — Provis safe social spac, peer support, rmatn and referral for young gay, lbian, bisexual, trans, tersex, queer and qutng young people unr age Aids Council — Provis unsellg, wellns, referral, general and fancial assistance to people livg wh HIV. TransFolk of WA — A support service for transgenr people and their loved on Wtern Communy Perth — A safe place for people who are not gay or straight to engage rpectful discsn, nnect wh people, and form muny onle.

Lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and tersex (LGBTI) people Atralia still experience discrimatn, harassment and hostily many parts of everyday life; public, at work and study, accsg health and other servic and securg proper regnn of their sex official documents.

Wh an abundance of gay bars, clubs and rtrants, along wh a large LGBTQIA+ muny, ’s no wonr Sydney is known as one of the world’s top statns for LGBT+ cy plays host to Mardi Gras every year March—a massive annual para that tak over the streets wh thoands upon thoands of participants om all walks of life.

Melbourne also has the hight number of gay upl per pa cy’s vibrant nightlife scene is found along the St Kilda Road precct on Sundays, where people gather to watch the annual Pri March (which starts at 10am) or jt hang out wh iends at one of s many bars or f. Brisbane’s annual Gay Pri Ftival held March is one of the largt celebratns of s kd cy has numero hotels that wele same-sex upl, cludg some which have been award a 5-star ratg om Gay Tourism Atralia (such as Hilton Brisbane or Mercure Hotel) is one of the most gay-iendly ci Atralia. In January, Alai hosts a Mardi Gras ftival that attracts thoands of people om all over Atralia and even tourists om cy also has an active LGBT muny, as evinced by s thrivg gay scene as well as a number of gay-iendly bs such as hotels, gutho and is not only one of the most LGBT-iendly ci Atralia, but ’s also one of the most betiful.

This cy offers a lot more than jt warm weather and beachont views— has a thrivg gay scene and plenty of thgs to do for those who are terted both tourism and livg there are many gay-iendly hotels, rtrants and bars Hobart that you should check out if you ci to vis this southernmost cy on Tasmania’s east ast. Dpe mon experienc of homophobia, jt 6% of genr and sexualy diverse stunts said that teachers wh earshot always tervened, wh some reportg that adults are actively participatg the Wtern Sydney Universy study, which surveyed 2, 376 LGBTQ stunts aged between 13 and 18 at ernment, pennt and Catholic high schools across Atralia, found almost 30% said they had eher wnsed or been the victims of physil harassment targeted towards gay, lbian and bisexual 57% of the rponnts went to public schools, and most participants intified as female or male, wh almost 9% intifyg as survey rults clu several stanc of children reportg the e of “faggot” as a slur, wh other anecdot of gay stunts beg shoved to lockers and physilly asslted, while teachers were study also not separate data that shows 15-year-old genr and sexualy diverse stunts Atralia report “very low school-based belongg and high rat of school-based isolatn” pared wh other untri, wh “sr notably far worse than even the lowt performg untri”.