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  • Writing Themselves In 3 Presentation - Attached below is a presentation based on the Writing Themselves In 3 research report. read more
  • YSAS Community Residential Withdrawal program for SSAGQ young people. - Established in 1998, YSAS is an accredited community service organisation providing a range of innovative and client-centred services to vulnerable... read more
  • Supporting LGBT Lives: A Study of Mental Health & Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender People - "Supporting LGBT Lives" is being hailed as the most significant research to come out of Ireland to date regarding the mental health and well-being of... read more
  • Department of Education and Early Childhood Development policy on same sex attracted employees - In the following document, the DEECD has set a strong example in celebrating sexual diversity within the workplace. This anti-discrimination policy... read more
  • Who’s Carrying the Can? Services for young people in Victoria: What’s available and where are the gaps? - Survey now open! Do you provide services to young people in Victoria? The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) and the Youth Affairs Council... read more
  • YGLAM launches YouTube Channel!! - With thier new YouTube channel, you can follow YGLAM's inspiring work through a series short films. The latest series, quite beautifully, explores... read more
  • Beyond: ‘we treat everyone the same’ - From the introduction: In 2010-2011 Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria (GLHV) ran a program aimed at assisting health and human services organisations... read more
  • Round two of the HEY Grants is now open! - Does your organisation work with, or have plans to work with, same sex attracted and /or sex/gender diverse (SSASGD) young people, aged 14-25 years... read more
  • Project Purple Video Launched - Wear it Purple aims to empower sexuality and gender diverse (rainbow) young people to be happy in their own skin, confident in their identity and... read more
  • Rainbow Network Victoria - Professional Supervision 2013!! - Professional Supervision: More than Just Line Management As youth workers, social workers, psychologists, teachers, and health-care providers, our... read more
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OMG My Friend's Queer - Following on from the highly successful ‘OMG I’m Queer’ comes a brand new resource from Minus18 and Safe Schools Coalition ‘OMG My Friend’s Queer’.... read more
Private Lives 2 has been launched! - The second national survey of the health and wellbeing of GLBT Australians was officially launched at ARCSHS on the 3rd of April! You can access... read more
Sexual violence and gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer communities - Published by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, this fact sheet explores the concept of sexual violence within GLBTIQ communities. read more
School Experience for Children of Gay and Lesbian Parents - Family Matters - Journal Article - Research suggests that the children of gay and lesbian parents have similar psychological adjustment to children growing up in more traditional... read more
GLSEN publication: Talking About Suicide & LGBT Populations - Talking About Suicide & LGBT Populations provides detailed recommendations for more safely discussing suicide in public conversations and social... read more
'I'm really no different from you' - Stories and Insights from SSAY in Melbourne's West - ISIS Primary Care (Sunshine) has recently conducted research with same sex attracted (SSA) young people in the Western suburbs. 'I'm no different... read more
Is your youth service a safe and inclusive one? Read through the Rainbow Network checklist to find out.. - It is important that all youth services are actively inclusive to SSA and GQ young people and openly supportive of sexual and gender diversity. Use... read more
Queer 101 Comic - A terrific, simple comic guide to gender, sex and sexuality from New Zealand's queer youth development initiative 'Curious'. Direct link below. read more
'Teaching Diversities: Same Sex-Attracted Young People, CALD communities and Arts based Community Education' Report - 'Teaching Diversities' is a 2011 research report released by Victoria University in collaboration with the Centre for Multicultural Youth. The... read more
Gender Questioning booklet - Our 'Gender Questioning' or GQ booklet is aimed at people aged 16 to 25, but would suit older people, who are questioning their gender or feel like... read more
Pridentity Resource Kit - The Pridentity Resource Kit, the inclusive sexuality resource developed by Catherine Reidy from the regional health service Women’s Health in the... read more
Intersex- Handbook for Parents - Handbook for parents of intersex children from the Organisation Intersex International Australia. read more
Intersex - Frequently Asked Questions - Information fact sheet on 'Intersex- FAQ' from the Organisation Intersex International Australia. read more
What is Intersex - Information fact sheet on 'What is Intersex' from the Organisation Intersex International Australia. read more
New young adult novel F2M The Boy Within - Many of us know Hazel Edwards'children's picture book There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake. Her latest work is quite different. F2M The... read more
Genderqueer Australia monthly meetings - Genderqueer Australia will be holding monthly meetings at Thousand Pound Bend, in Little Lonsdale Street. Here you'll find a great open space,... read more
Radio interview with former High Court judge and patron of Pride in Diversity initiative, Michael Kirby. - Patron of the Pride in Diversity initiative and former High Court judge Michael Kirby discusses the value of diversity in the workplace and his own... read more
New York Times "Coming Out" Project: Audio, Photos and Stories of Gay teens - Article on the powerful The New York Times project “Coming Out”. The "Coming Out" project gives teenagers their own voice in the conversation... read more
Australian Human Rights Commission Consultation report; 'Addressing sexual orientation and sex and or gender identity discrimination' - In October 2010, the Australian Human Rights Commission commenced a public consultation to canvas the experiences and views of people who may have... read more
New alcohol & drug use resource for SSAGQ young people. - New alcohol and drug use resource created by Open Doors (GLBTI youth service Brisbane) and the Hot House for GLBTI youth. Download pdf below. read more
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Contact: Lottie Turner T: (03) 9479 8735 E: l.turner@latrobe.edu.au