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Private Lives 3: Australia’s largest national survey of health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people released

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health
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Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University, Friday 13th November 2020 Australia’s largest national survey of health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people reveals that most feel accepted at work and by family, but more work needs to be done to improve health outcomes. The Private Lives 3 National Report was conducted by researchers at the Australian Research...

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Australian Burden of Disease Study: Illicit Drug Use, Intimate Partner Violence, Unsafe Sex

By J Pope
In HIV, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD, Safer sex, Sexual, gendered & partner violence, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Last updated: 06 Aug 2020 Burden of disease is a measure of the years of healthy life lost from living with, or dying from disease and injury. A portion of this burden is preventable, being due to modifiable risk factors. This report provides information on the deaths and burden of disease due to risk factors included in the Australian Burden of...

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Snapshot of mental health and suicide prevention statistics for LGBTI people

By J Pope
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The National LGBTI Health Alliance (The Alliance), February 2020 Although many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) Australians live healthy and happy lives, research has demonstrated that a disproportionate number experience poorer mental health outcomes and have higher risk of suicidal behaviours than their peers. These health outcomes are directly related to experiences of...

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Call for allies to step up with LGBTQ distress ‘worse than after postal survey’

By J Pope
In LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health, Young people
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Sydney Morning Herald, February 23, 2020 Four out of five LGBTQ+ people say they feel worse now than they did after the “yes” vote on same-sex marriage, describing the debate over religious discrimination as “Marriage Equality 2.0” because it is amplifying negative voices. The findings are from the Make Love Louder report by Macquarie University researcher Shirleene...

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Life satisfaction and mental health among transgender students

By J Pope
In Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues
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Life satisfaction and mental health among transgender students in Norway Anderssen, N., Sivertsen, B., Lønning, K.J. et al. BMC Public Health 20, 138 (2020) Background Social attitudes to transgender persons and other gender minorities vary around the world, and in many cultures, prejudices and social stigma are common. Consequently, transgender persons face challenges related to discrimination...

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Understanding LGBTI+ Lives in Crisis (Report)

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health
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Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University & Lifeline Australia, February 2019 This research report presents findings of lesbian (L), gay (G), bisexual (B), transgender (T), intersex people (I), and other sexual identity and gender diverse individuals (+) use of crisis support services (CSS) in Australia. This is the first research of its kind in Australia that...

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