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Jan
30
2020

Aus Day honours celebrate Georgie Stone, Rebekah Robertson

Government & Organisations, Health, Kids & Family, Self-Help, Sexuality

On Australia Day, Georgie Stone and Rebekah Robertson were celebrated for their achievements in the community. Georgie, an out trans ...

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Jan
16
2020

‘I spent years thinking I could never be loved’

gender, Kids & Family, LGBTIQ, Mental health, Sexuality

After the sad death of Wilson Gavin this week, Toby Halligan reflects on some of the challenges gay men face ...

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Jan
9
2020

How sex workers here are effected by legislation an ocean away

Government & Organisations, Health, LGBTIQ, the informer

Recent legislation in the United States has had a huge impact for sex workers here in Australia. Toby Halligan speaks ...

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Jan
9
2020

Quitflicks are up and ready for voting

Health, Self-Help, Visual Arts

Get your vote on! Quit Victoria's Quitflicks are open for voting. These four short (1 minute) films try to help ...

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Dec
23
2019

Resources for helping the LGBTQ community with reproductive loss

Families, Health, Kids & Family, Medicine, Mental health, Sexuality

Reproductive loss occurs more frequently than many people think. Some say that 1 in 4 pregnancies will end in miscarriage, ...

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Dec
7
2019

Anal cancer on the rise

Health, HIV, LGBTIQ, Sexuality, the informer

There's a small but growing number of cases of anal cancer in the gay male population in Australia. HIV and ...

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Nov
30
2019

World AIDS Day 2019: Every journey counts

Health, HIV, LGBTIQ

HIV treatment and prevention has come a long way. With HIV preventative-medication PrEP, advancements in HIV antiretroviral therapies, and confirmation that ...

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Nov
29
2019

Short films to help stub out smoking

Health, LGBTIQ

Every year Quit Victoria, partnered with the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and Thorne Harbour Health, holds a short film competition ...

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Nov
24
2019

U, yes U, can be the cure

Families, Health, LGBTIQ, Medicine, Science & Medicine

Did you know that gay men can be on the bone marrow donor registry? And that men 18-30d make the ...

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Nov
22
2019

Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil: stories, songs and voices

Families, gender, Government & Organisations, Health, LGBTIQ, Mental health, Sexuality, Society & Culture, the informer

Wednesday's Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil at Fitzroy Town Hall presented a number of people sharing their stories, through storytelling, ...

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The Informer

Aus Day honours celebrate Georgie Stone, Rebekah Robertson

‘I spent years thinking I could never be loved’

How sex workers here are effected by legislation an ocean away

Quitflicks are up and ready for voting

Resources for helping the LGBTQ community with reproductive loss

Anal cancer on the rise

World AIDS Day 2019: Every journey counts

Short films to help stub out smoking

U, yes U, can be the cure

Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil: stories, songs and voices

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