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 …
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- FACE THE FACTS: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS AND INTERSEX PEOPLE
- FACE THE FACTS: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS AND INTERSEX PEOPLE
- INEQUALI LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) HEALTH AND HEALTH RE ACCS AND UTILIZATN WISNS
- PRIMARY HEALTH RE AND EQUY: THE SE OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS AND TERSEX ATRALIANS
FACE THE FACTS: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS AND INTERSEX PEOPLE
LGBTIQ+ health refers to the physil, mental, and emotnal well-beg of people who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex or queer (LGBTIQ+). The pl sign reprents the vast diversy of people terms of sexual orientatn, genr inty, exprsn and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). The LGBTIQ+ acronym is dynamic and n vary pendg on the regn or untry, highlightg the multu of LGBTIQ+ muni across cultur. While regnizg the diversy of LGBTIQ+ people, evince suggts some mon experienc affectg their health and well-beg. They are ls likely to accs health servic and engage wh healthre workers due to stigma and discrimatn, rultg adverse physil and mental health out. They n also experience human rights vlatns cludg vlence, torture, crimalizatn, voluntary medil procr and discrimatn. In addn, they n face nial of re, discrimatory attus and appropriate pathologizg healthre settgs based on their SOGIESC. WHO's support to untri is found on the fundamental human rights prciple that all persons should have accs to health servic whout discrimatn. The adoptn of the 2030 Agenda for Staable Development and s pledge to “leave no one behd”, based on the normative amework of ternatnal human rights law, has rerced the need to unrstand and improve the health and well-beg of LGBTIQ+ people. WHO velops guil, provis technil support and nducts rearch to help untri velop and strengthen clive health systems and polici for the health and well-beg of all people, regardls of SOGIESC. * lgbt health australia *
Washgton, DC: Natnal Center for Transgenr Equaly and Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force. Rabow Health Atralia is a program that supports lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and genr diverse, tersex and queer (LGBTIQ) health and wellbeg through rearch and knowledge translatn, trag, rourc, policy advice and service accredatn through the Rabow Tick.
NSW Health is firmly mted to celebratg and strengtheng diversy, cln and belongg our health Health has listened to the voic, experienc and sights of lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and genr diverse, tersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people to unrstand the health out that matter to them. LGBTIQ+ Health Atralia is the natnal peak health anisatn for anisatns and dividuals that provi health-related programs, servic and rearch foced on lbian, gay, bisexual, trans/transgenr, tersex, queer and other sexualy, genr, and bodily diverse people and muni throughout Atralia and the world, ee om stigma and discrimatn. Homophobia is a health hazard, not jt for Ian Thorpe.
The HILDA Survey ntas rmatn on the sexual inty, health and wellbeg of 15, 986 rponnts, of whom 554 intified as lbian, gay or bisexual. If you are part of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex and queer/qutng (LGBTIQ+) muny and are stgglg wh your mental health, you’re not alone.
FACE THE FACTS: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS AND INTERSEX PEOPLE
Homosexual or gay: you are attracted to dividuals of the same genr.
On top of this, you may also experience your own ternalised homophobia or transphobia.
INEQUALI LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) HEALTH AND HEALTH RE ACCS AND UTILIZATN WISNS
PFLAG — Parents and Friends of Lbians and Gays. 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.
PRIMARY HEALTH RE AND EQUY: THE SE OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS AND TERSEX ATRALIANS
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.
Read more: Same-sex marriage: Atralia fally achiev equaly, but there's more to be done In s 2020 update, the Natnal LGBTIQ Health Alliance said: “Although many lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) Atralians live healthy and happy liv, rearch has monstrated that a disproportnate number experience poorer mental health out, and have higher risk of suicidal behavurs than their peers. ” Specifilly chosen to memorate the day that the World Health Organisatn classified homosexualy as a mental disorr, this Sunday – 17 May – marks the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). Read more: The endurg signifince of Pri In high-stigma regns, men same-sex relatnships also e ls pathology-related medil re (cludg STI-tts, HIV meds, etc) – ditg that gay men stigmatised regns may be ls fortable discsg their specific sexual health needs wh primary re provirs, and potentially ls aware of/adherence to HIV-related meditn.