LGBTQ Abuse – An often unacknowledged form of elder abuse
LGBTQ elder abuse and what that means and why it occurs, as unfortunately it is still not widely understood or talked about.
Steve Ostrow OAM
In 2021, Stephen Ostrow was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his work in advancing LGBTQ rights. In a recent piece by QNews they mention his work with ACON and the Mature Aged Gays network. “Once … Read more
Rainbow Tick Accreditation Experiences
Review the panel that Pride in Health + Wellbeing held on 25/11/2020 where we talk with two of our members about their Rainbow Tick (RT) Accreditation Experiences. Hear from Jill Reich, Executive Sponsor for LGBTI inclusion at Uniting NSW.ACT and … Read more
State of Inclusion – State Government and Public Service Panel
Collectively, the state and territory governments have the largest workforces in Australia. They deliver most of the critical services to our communities and have endeavoured to execute LGBTQ inclusion strategies to attract and retain the very best in the public … Read more
Stronger Together – Promoting LGBTQ Wellbeing – CPA Australia Panel
CPA Australia’s PRISM network held a panel event across Australasia promoting “Stronger Together – Promoting LGBTQIA+ Wellbeing”. If you werent able to attend the webinar you can access the public recording below. Click here to view the recording – Password: … Read more
Watch our Wear It Purple panel
On Friday 28th August 2020 the ACON Pride Inclusion Program team (covering Pride in Health + Wellbeing, Pride in Sport and Pride in Diversity) hosted a Wear It Purple Day panel event. You can watch or rewatch it here Some … Read more
LGBTQ suicide and self-harm – How to avoid the looming mental health crisis.
******** CONTENT WARNING – suicide, self-harm and mental health discussion ********** As 2020 rolls onward bringing with it COVID19, continued isolation, economic downturns and political erasures, the combined impact of these can be felt across all communities, but especially by … Read more
Had an LGBTQ-inclusion health check-up lately?
Many health, human and wellbeing services claim they “welcome everyone” regardless of who they are, how they identify, their culture, religion, gender and sexuality. But the reality is they haven’t actively checked that their services are inclusive, safe or even … Read more
NurseWatch’s Rainbow Tick Journey
Pride in Health + Wellbeing’s (PIHW) foundational member, NurseWatch has recently achieved Rainbow Tick accreditation. This blog looks at why NurseWatch decided to commit to Rainbow Tick Accreditation, and through their PIHW membership how they have achieved this. Kate Spurway, … Read more
Infographic of LGBT barriers to care and health disparities
There are many reasons why people of diverse sexuality or gender (often referred to by the acronym LGBT or LGBTQ indicating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) can experience disparities in key health indicators. What are the barriers? These can … Read more