ABC, 8.8.2024 Ads for products promising to address the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause are flooding social media, creating a “shameful marketing war zone” in which many claims are left unsubstantiated, a Senate inquiry has heard. Ads for products promising to address the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause are flooding social media, creating a “shameful marketing...
LGBTIQ+ teens’ experiences negotiating connection, self-expression and harm online
June 2024, eSafety Commissioner (Australia) ‘Tipping the balance: LGBTIQ+ teens’ experiences negotiating connection, self-expression and harm online’ is based on the experiences of 305 Australian young people aged 14 to 17, who identified as LGBTIQ+. This research explores the online experiences of LGBTIQ+ teens and how they negotiate connection, express themselves and deal with harm...
Rainbow Realities: In-depth analyses of large-scale LGBTQA+ health and wellbeing data in Australia
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, April 2024. Rainbow Realities provides a synthesis of pre-existing findings as well as more than 50 new analyses derived from the data of six surveys of LGBTQA+ populations in Australia. These are: Private Lives 3, Writing Themselves In 4, SWASH , Trans Pathways, Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge) and Pride and...
Coping with Gender Dysphoria: A Quick Workbook
SHINE SA, 6th June 2023 Coping with Gender Dysphoria: A Quick Workbook, is a new peer-led resource by SHINE SA’s Gender Connect Country SA. Coping with gender dysphoria can be a significant challenge for people who are transgender, nonbinary, or gender diverse (TGD). While not all TGD people will experience gender dysphoria in the same way (or at all), gender dysphoria can impact nearly all areas...
Results of the 7th National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health (SSASH)
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, December 2022 The Australian National Survey of Secondary Students and Sexual Health (SSASH) survey is a national study exploring the sexual health and well-being of school-age young people in Australia. The study explores young people’s experiences of sex, relationships, sexual health and school-based relationships and...
New resources to support LGBTIQ+ community with online safety
The eSafety Commissioner (Australia), released September 2022 The eSafety Commissioner has launched new resources to help the LGBTIQ+ community safely navigate the online world, featuring guidance on a range of issues, from dealing with trolls to meeting people online. LGBTIQ+ people are more than twice as likely to experience online hate speech than other Australians, with 30 per cent targeted...