This article explor shiftg social arrangements on social media as experienced by Aborigal and Torr Stra Islanr gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, tersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) peopl. The digal social assemblag are suated wh a broar ntext of heteropatriarchy and settler lonialism Atralia and beyond. In digal spac, multiple margalised groups enunter dialogic engagements wh their iends, followers, works, and broar publics. The exploratn of how digal disurs ()visibilise Indigeno LGBTIQ+ diversi unrle the timate and pervasive reach of settler lonialism, and highlight distctly queer Indigeno strategi of ristance. Through the experience of Aborigal and Torr Stra Islanr LGBTIQ+ artists, activists, and celebri, this article monstrat the shiftg uni and disuni that shape how we e to know and unrstand the plexi of Indigeno LGBTIQ+ inti and experienc.
Contents:
- ABORIGAL GAY MEN
- HERE'S WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GROW UP GAY AND INDIGENO IN ATRALIA
- PROMOTG ABORIGAL AND TORR STRA ISLANR GAY MEN AND SISTERGIRL SEXUAL HEALTH QUEENSLAND: THE 2 SPIRS PROGRAM
- NOT OUR CULTURE? OPEN HEARTS HELPED ME GROW UP INDIGENO AND GAY
- JOSH CAVALLO BE FIRST OUT GAY A-LEAGUE ATRALIAN MEN’S PRO SOCCER PLAYER
- ATRALIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY, INDIGENO POLICIAN HAS SOME ADVICE FOR ASI COMG OUT
ABORIGAL GAY MEN
Aborigal gay men are unique & special. It is your duty, as the future of your people, to play safely, tt often, & treat early to end HIV. Learn more. * gay aboriginal australia *
However, ’s all gay men and guys who have sex wh other guys that are most impacted by HIV, and that clus Aborigal men. Sexually active gay and bisexual guys need to tt for HIV and STIs four tim a year. It’s n by iendly, profsnal and non-judgmental gay peers and your entire appotment will take no more than 30 mut, cludg the time tak to get the rult of the rapid HIV tt.
HERE'S WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GROW UP GAY AND INDIGENO IN ATRALIA
Lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgenr and tersex Aborigal people reprent diversy wh the already diverse Aborigal culture. But they also belong to some of the most margalised groups Atralia. * gay aboriginal australia *
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.
PROMOTG ABORIGAL AND TORR STRA ISLANR GAY MEN AND SISTERGIRL SEXUAL HEALTH QUEENSLAND: THE 2 SPIRS PROGRAM
[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.
NOT OUR CULTURE? OPEN HEARTS HELPED ME GROW UP INDIGENO AND GAY
— 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. 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. Jack Charl is a gay actor.
Kerrianne Cox "chose" to be homosexual bee after beg abed as a child she didn't tst men anymore [10] Bent, who -found the group Tiddas, is a gay sger and Enoch is a gay playwright (e. Black Diggers, The Story of the Miracl at Cookie's Table), son of an Aborigal man and a whe Fraiser has been workg wh Aborigal Media var paci, cludg film, televisn and Page, the mil heart of Bangarra Dance Theatre, me out as beg gay durg the season of his play Page Snrs is om the Killre clan of the Gundjmara natn south wt Victoria and lls himself "a proud Wiradjuri man".
Jam is also a member of the Sydney Convicts, Atralia’s first gay gby team. [11]Jack Charl is a gay actor, former hero addict and jailbird, member of the Stolen Generatns, and Aborigal activist.
JOSH CAVALLO BE FIRST OUT GAY A-LEAGUE ATRALIAN MEN’S PRO SOCCER PLAYER
Indigeno people g to terms wh their sexualy are often told that beg gay is not a part of tradnal culture, a notn that experts say is credibly dangero. He's now proudly, openly gay, but as a teenager all he wanted to do was supprs his sexualy. The 2 Spirs program was origally tablished to provi health tn and muny velopment to Aborigal and Torr Stra Islanr muni and to tablish works for Aborigal and Torr Stra Islanr gay men and sistergirls across Queensland.
Coverg the entire state of Queensland, the program promot the health of Aborigal and Torr Stra Islanr gay men and sistergirl muni through sexual health promotn, mpaigns, muny outreach, tn workshops, support and referrals. 2 Spirs utilis a ‘whole of muny approach’ (providg tn to the entire muny) to provi health tn about HIV and other sexually transmissible fectns (STIs) and blood borne vis (BBVs), and to rce stigma and discrimatn experienced by Aborigal and Torr Stra Islanr gay men and sistergirls. This approach has been highly effective, as is culturally appropriate and allows the program to reach gay men and sistergirls remote and regnal muny settgs.
While our primary target groups are gay men and sistergirls, we always e a whole of muny approach bee is extremely difficult to reach the groups g a more targeted approach – particularly regnal and remote muni.
ATRALIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY, INDIGENO POLICIAN HAS SOME ADVICE FOR ASI COMG OUT
We nnot simply turn up to a muny and ask to speak wh ‘gay men and sistergirls only’, as this would immediately ‘out’ the people. Another advantage of g a whole of muny approach is that clus men who have sex wh men – people who would not necsarily engage wh tn targetg gay men and sistergirls. Siarly, the needs of gay men and sistergirls are not at the top of the list of prri for Indigeno people.