“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 …
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‘Queer people in the Indigenous community need allyship’: Courtney Act
“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.”
‘Stronger Together’: Steven Satour on R U OK’s message of ‘light’ for Indigenous LGBTI people
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”.
Courtney Act to compete for Indigenous LGBTI suicide prevention on Dancing with the Stars
“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.”
Study finds half of all young trans men have attempted suicide
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.
‘Indigenous queers have been ignored, excluded, and erased’: Black Rainbow founder
Bonson detailed the difficulties he has had getting politicians to pay attention to the needs of Indigenous queer people.
beyondblue app provides mental health support in tough times
The BeyondNow app helps you create a safety plan with steps to get you through suicidal thoughts, feelings, distress or crisis.
Support organisation for Indigenous LGBTI people launches suicide prevention initiative
Black Rainbow will offer micro-grants to LGBTI members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to host community-focused social events.