“Silence equals death”: How do we prevent LGBTQI suicides?
The first time James (name changed) thought about killing himself, he was thirteen. He was just starting to come to terms with the fact that …
The first time James (name changed) thought about killing himself, he was thirteen. He was just starting to come to terms with the fact that …
“We have so many different cultures and colours in our country but when you turn on the TV it doesn’t look the world we walk around in.”
Steven Satour, a Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara gay man who features in R U OK?’s new Indigenous suicide prevention campaign, says rates of suicide in the community have reached a “crisis point”.
“In 2019, it’s really important to be thinking outside your box. Minority identities intersect and I think the way we can get ahead is by reaching across the threshold and using our own privileges to support each other.”
42 percent of non-binary young people had also attempted suicide, as well as 30 percent of young trans women, according to the US study.
Bonson detailed the difficulties he has had getting politicians to pay attention to the needs of Indigenous queer people.
The BeyondNow app helps you create a safety plan with steps to get you through suicidal thoughts, feelings, distress or crisis.
Black Rainbow will offer micro-grants to LGBTI members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to host community-focused social events.