LGBTIQQ YOUTH SERVICES IN AUSTRALIA
Freedom Centre www.freedom.org.au Australia’s only LGBTIQQ youth service that uses the peer support model. Based in Perth Western Australia.
Open Doors www.opendoors.net.au Brisbane based, the Queensland LGBTIQQ youth centre. For under 20 year-olds.
Twenty10 www.twenty10.org.au Sydney-based, this is the NSW LGBTIQQ youth centre.
Working It Out www.workingitout.org.au The Tasmanian LGBTIQQ youth centre Site.
Second Story Youth Project’s ‘Inside Out’ & ‘Evolve’ groups Inside Out is the same sex attracted guys’ project and Evolve is the same sex attracted women’s project in South Australia
Gender Diversity / Trans* related websites
WA Gender Project www.wagenderproject.org The WA Gender Project is a lobby group for the Western Australian gender diverse community. Their website has some great info and more links too!
Gender Centre Inc. www.gendercentre.org.au Sydney based, the Gender Centre provides services to the NSW Gender diverse community and info and resources through their website.
Gender Identity Support Group http://www.gisg.org/ The social arm of the Melbourne Gender Centre; for anyone with gender issues, their friends and family.
Lynn Conway’s Site www.lynnconway.com Lynn Conway is a very successful M2F Trans* woman living in America. She has this site full of info for transgender and transsexual people.
FTM Australia www.ftmaustralia.org Info for FTM/F2M Transgender medical issues, personal stories and links to support groups in Australia
Transgender Victoria www.transgendervictoria.com Offers info, support, advocacy, education and answers questions about gender issues.
Trans Melbourne Gender Project www.genderproject.net.au Trans Melbourne Gender Project, is a coalition of people of all g enders. Melbourne based, the Trans Melbourne Gender Project provides support and activism to/for the Victorian gender diverse community and their friends and family and info and resources through their website.
True Selves www.trueselves.com A forum for young gender diverse people.
Transsexual Roadmap www.tsroadmap.com A site based in the US with heaps of info about transitioning and being Transsexual. Has a youth section as well as heaps of detailed info for transitioning people.
T-Vox www.t-vox.org a site for genderqueer, Transgender, Intersex and Transsexual people and their friends and family to get info, support and advice. It has a forum, chat room, shop, games and a community portal too.
Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) WA www.pflag.org.au PFLAG is a worldwide network providing support for parents, families and friends of same sex attracted people. The Perth/WA group is very active and always welcomes new members.
PFLAG Australia www.pflagaustralia.org.au
PFLAG Victoria www.pflagvictoria.org.au Parents Supporting Parents & Friends of
Lesbians And Gays (PSPFLAG) South Australia www.pspflag.asn.au
PFLAG Brisbane www.pflagbrisbane.org.au
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Gay & Lesbian Community Services Organisations
Gay & Lesbian Counseling & Community Services of Australia www.glccs.org.au
Gay & Lesbian Community Services of Western Australia www.glcs.org.au GLCS offers telephone counseling as well as courses, forums and events for Perth's queer community. Check out their links page for queer and queer friendly s ervices and groups.
Gay & Lesbian Counseling Services of NSW www.glcsnsw.org.au
Gay & Lesbian Counseling Services of South Australia www.glcssa.org.au
Gay & Lesbian Community Centre of Tasmania www.glctas.org
Gay & Lesbian Switchboard of Victoria www.switchboard.org.au
Gay & Lesbian Welfare Association of Queensland www.glwa.org.au
Sexual Health Sites & Organisations
Safe Sex No Regrets www.safesexnoregrets.com.au Sexual Health website with lots of great info produced by the WA AIDS Council.
WA AIDS Council (WAAC) http://www.waaids.com/ The WA AIDS Council offers services such as free and confidential HIV + STI testing, HIV and STI Education as well as support and referral services for people living with HIV. WAAC auspice and manage the Freedom Centre! Sexual Health & Family Planning Australia www.shfpa.org.au The national body that represents the Australian sexual health and family planning organizations in a national and international capacity.
FPWA Sexual Health Services www.fpwa.org.au FPWA offers sexual health information. The site contains fact sheets, info on clinics and testing and instructions on how to access Quarry Health Centre, the Fremantle youth sexual health service. Family Planning Queensland www.fpq.com.au NSW Family Planning Association http://www.fpwhealth.org.au/ Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT www.shfpact.org.au Family Planning Tasmania www.fpt.asn.au Family Planning Victoria www.fpv.net.au Sexual Health Information Networking & Education (SHINE) South Australia www.shinesa.org.au Family Planning Welfare Association of the Northern Territory Inc. www.fpwnt.com.au Family Planning New Zealand www.fpanz.org.nz
HIV/AIDS Organisations
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) www.afao.org.au AFAO is the peak non-government organisation representing Australia's community-based response to HIV/AIDS. AFAO's work includes education, policy, advocacy and international projects. WA AIDS Council (WAAC) http://www.waaids.com/ The WA AIDS Council offers services such as free and confidential HIV + STI testing, HIV and STI Education as well as support and referral services for people living with HIV. WAAC auspice and manage the Freedom Centre! AIDS Council of NSW (ACON) www.acon.org.au ACON is a non-government organisation based in the gay & lesbian communities and providing services to members of those communities including Indigenous people, transgender people and injecting drug users, to all people living with HIV/AIDS and to sex workers. Services include information, HIV support, referral, housing and legal advice, and a women's project. Queensland Association of Healthy Communities (QAHC) www.qahc.org.au The Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC) promotes the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Queensland. QAHC is engaged in the areas of LGBT Health, Sexual Health, Indigenous Health and fosters community capacity building and development. They have some great Fact sheets in their ‘Capacity Development’ section!
Victorian AIDS Council (VAC)/ Gay Men’s Health Centre www.vicaids.asn.au The VAC/GMHC aims to improve the health and social and emotional well-being of the Victorian HIV positive and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender communities.
AIDS Action Council of the ACT Inc. www.aidsaction.org.au The AIDS Action Council of the ACT provides a comprehensive range of HIV/AIDS related services to the ACT community, aimed at eliminating further transmission of HIV and minimising the personal and social impacts of HIV infection.
Northern Territory AIDS & Hepatitis Council www.ntahc.org.au The primary aims of NTAHC are to prevent the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); prevent the transmission of Hepatitis C and other blood borne viruses; prevent the transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's); and, minimise the physical and social impact of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C
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