"We’re revisiting one of our more popular campaigns to remind folks that with every new season, it’s time to get a sexual health test.”
Category: Victoria
Demand for intervention in Chechnya anti-LGBTQ+ human rights abuses
The region has been known for several years to imprison queer people.
‘A debt of gratitude’: Survivor win in new Vic conversion law
Advocates have called for other states to follow Victoria’s lead in criminalising anti-LGBTQA+ conversion practices.
Body of missing Melbourne woman Bridget Flack believed found
Flack had been missing for over a week.
New law proposed to ban anti-LGBTQA+ conversion practices in Victoria
“LGBTQA+ people are not ‘broken’ or ‘disordered’."
Michael Kelly remembered as beloved activist for LGBTIQ people of faith
Tributes have flowed for the theologian, author, and activist.
Sex workers ‘devastated’ by pandemic demand decriminalisation
“COVID-19 has had a devastating and unprecedented impact on sex workers in Victoria.”
Leibler Yavneh College commended for new LGBTI+ wellbeing policy
The policy aims to ensure that all students and staff continue to feel safe and supported.
New Bendigo hub for Thorne Harbour Health launching in 2021
The new site will offer peer workshops, events, and service delivery for the region.
LGBTIQA+ voting guide released for Victorian election
Aleph Melbourne has announced its 2020 Local Council Elections Voters Guide.
LGBTIQ people still face health inequalities: study
The Victorian study shows that issues including violence and mental health concerns are affecting the LGBTIQ community.
‘A long six weeks’: LGBTIQ community reacts to Melbourne lockdown
“When this started, it felt like it would end soon, and now it's just worse and worse.”
LGBTIQ figures encourage community amid Melbourne lockdown
“I can’t help but see others doing whatever they can to help, big or small, and beam with pride.”
Almost half of LGBTIQ Victorians discriminated against at work or school
Most LGBTIQ people have had legal problems, but many say they would not go to the police.
Melbourne designer creating innovative chest binders for diverse bodies
The locally produced garments are turning dysphoria into euphoria for trans people.
Victoria Police vow action over ‘transphobic’ photo leak
"Ignoring the likely transphobia behind this incident sends a message to trans sportspeople and police that the authorities don't care about the prejudice and discrimination they face."