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Sep
27
2019

80% of surveyed LGBTIQ+ people feel worse now than during the Same Sex Marriage survey

LGBTIQ, Marriage Equality, Mental health, National

The Religious Freedom discussion happening in Australia is hitting a lot of our community hard. Research out today from Just.Equal ...

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Sep
13
2019

Switchboard Vic gets $500K funding boost for suicide prevention activities

Government & Organisations, Health, Local, Mental health

Content warning - This episode contains discussion of suicide, and mental health. LGBTIQ+ people are several times more likely to ...

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Sep
13
2019

More Aussies struggling with benzodiazepine addiction

Health, Mental health

Anti-anxiety medications from the class of drugs known as benzodiazepines (or benzos for short) are prescribed to about 1.5 million ...

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Jul
27
2019

Lived experiences of mental health in our communities and what the Royal Commission can do for LGBTIQ

Health, LGBTIQ, Local, Mental health, the informer

Caution: this episode has strong themes which may trigger some people. We talk to four people from our LGBTIQ community, ...

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Jul
4
2019

How to survive the religious freedom debate – tips from Switchboard

Alternative Health, Fitness & Nutrition, Gadgets, Health, LGBTIQ, Mental health, National, Podcasting, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Sexuality, Society & Culture, Technology, the informer

Switchboard CEO Joe Ball on self care and how to survive emotional debates and look after yourself in the age ...

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Jul
4
2019

Why Equality Australia supports the religious discrimination law and how it can help LGBTIQ people

Government & Organisations, LGBTIQ, Mental health, National, the informer

Lee Carnie from Equality Australia discusses why some people think the ALP might be dropping the LGBTIQ acronym (they're not) ...

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Jun
28
2019

Queerstories and QueerSpace – two initiatives tackling mental health

Health, LGBTIQ, Mental health, Sexuality, Society & Culture, the informer

Queerstories is a book and podcast talking about their stories. This episode features Jacob Thomas's work on LGBTIQ mental health. ...

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Jun
6
2019

Full interview with Cason Crane

Health, LGBTIQ, Mental health, Mental Health, Places & Travel, Sports & Recreation, the informer, Uncategorized

Mountaineer and LGBTIQ pioneer Cason Crane joins Toby to talk about the situation on Everest, what motivated him to climb ...

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The Informer

80% of surveyed LGBTIQ+ people feel worse now than during the Same Sex Marriage survey

Switchboard Vic gets $500K funding boost for suicide prevention activities

More Aussies struggling with benzodiazepine addiction

Lived experiences of mental health in our communities and what the Royal Commission can do for LGBTIQ

How to survive the religious freedom debate – tips from Switchboard

Why Equality Australia supports the religious discrimination law and how it can help LGBTIQ people

Queerstories and QueerSpace – two initiatives tackling mental health

Full interview with Cason Crane

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