COVID-19: Here’s how you can support LGBTQI+ non-profits
The global crisis related to the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus has been tough on LGBTQI+ organisations in Australia and across the world. Some have …
Posts tagged Sex Workers
Sex workers demand to be recognised alongside everyone else
Founded in 2005, Vixen Collective is a peer only sex worker organisation made up entirely of current and former sex workers. Peer-operated services are widely …
To end HIV, it’s imperative no one gets left behind
When World AIDS Day was first held in 1988, it was a time of adversity, devastation and grief. Our communities were engulfed by the HIV …
Doctors could boycott My Health Record as backlash continues to rise
It’s estimated that millions will opt-out of the system.
‘Once you’re on the system, you’re on there for good’: My Health Record 101
Every Australian will have a My Health Record by the end of the year unless they choose to opt-out before October 15.
Sex workers in Australia say police are the last port of call when they need help
“Police attitudes don’t change overnight, but they’ll never change unless we have decriminalisation.”
‘These laws are harmful’: sex workers write to Liberal members in Victoria condemning motion
A motion to introduce laws further criminalising sex work in Victoria is set to be discussed at the Liberal Party’s upcoming state conference.
Victorian sex workers outraged over funding for anti-sex work project
Victorian sex workers have criticised the government’s funding for Project Respect as ill-informed.
Health of queer male and trans sex workers put under microscope
THE health of queer male and trans sex workers will be put examined as part of a new research project launched by the University of Queensland.
Let’s talk about sex
Women are often stigmatised for having and enjoying sex, the result of a damaging sexist culture. But in what ways does slut-shaming affect the LGBTI community? Matthew Wade reports.