SA Rainbow Advocacy Alliance, February 2024 Parliament of South Australia’s Social Development Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the potential for a Human Rights Act for South Australia. SA Rainbow Advocacy Alliance prepared a submission supporting a Human Rights Act in South Australia on the basis that it may protect the rights of LGBTIQA+ South Australians and address some of the...
Rainbow Horizons: Don’t leave me this way (Inclusive end of life care and planning)
COTA SA Rainbow Hub, June 2023 Rainbow Horizons: Don’t leave me this way –fostering intergenerational compassionate communities to support LGBTI+ people’s end of life is a project report which reveals the unique challenges older LGBTI+ people may face, and advocates for stronger intergenerational links and for providers to ensure a more inclusive approach to end of life experiences for older...
The role of LGBTIQA+ peer-led services in meeting health needs in Australia
Report: The role of LGBTIQA+ peer-led services in meeting the health needs of LGBTIQA+ people in Australia Meridian (ACT), June 2023 Meridian partnered with Collective Action – a social impact consultancy – to undertake research to find out more about the role of peer-led services in meeting the health needs of LGBTIQA+ people in Australia. Using an online survey, they asked LGBTIQA+ people about...
Analysis of non-binary sex responses in the 2021 Census
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Released 27/09/2022 The 2021 Census allowed all respondents to select from three response options for the sex question: male, female and non-binary sex. The purpose of the addition of the non-binary sex option was to allow respondents to participate in the Census when the male or female sex categories did not accurately describe their sex. As described...
Report: Submissions re Draft Legislation To Protect The Rights Of Intersex People In Medical Settings
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate (ACT), August 2022 Consultation on the draft Variations in Sex Characteristics (Restricted Medical Treatment) Bill 2022 closed on Friday 8 July. A Listening Report has been prepared summarising the input provided by stakeholders during the consultation. This report is intended to provide transparency regarding the range of views and...
A systematic review of the health and health care of rural sexual and gender minorities
Nic Giolla Easpaig B, Reynish TD, Hoang H, Bridgman H, Corvinus-Jones SL, Auckland S. A systematic review of the health and health care of rural sexual and gender minorities in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Rural Remote Health. 2022 Jul;22(3):6999. doi: 10.22605/RRH6999. Epub 2022 Jul 7. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and people with a diversity of sexual...