The national peak health organisation in Australia for organisations and individuals that provide health-related programs, services and research focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people (LGBTI) and other sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse people and LGBTQIA+ communities.
From Blues to Rainbows: The mental health and well-being of gender diverse and transgender young people in Australia, is the culmination of many months of engagement with gender diverse and transgender young people across Australia. Historically, transgender and gender diverse…
The importance of ‘reaching out’ comes up a lot when talking about mental health, and looking after ourselves. It’s something that can be easier said than done though since asking for help and holding space for our mates isn’t something…
Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli & Arjun Rajkhowa (2017) Systemic Invisibilities, Institutional Culpabilities and Multicultural-Multifaith LGBTIQ Resistances, Journal of Intercultural Studies, 38:4, 429-442, DOI: 10.1080/07256868.2017.1341013
This study sought to gain a better understanding of the settlement experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and other identities (LGBTQI+) refugee and asylum seeker young adults (18-30) living in Australia, situated within the broader context of their…
Simon Darcy, Jock Collins & Megan Stronach (2023) Entrepreneurs with disability: Australian insights through a social ecology lens, Small Enterprise Research, 30:1, 24-48, DOI: 10.1080/13215906.2022.2092888
In 2021 FDPN ran the first Australia-wide survey to comprehensively capture the experiences of displacement and settlement of LGBTIQ+ forcibly displaced people. The aim of this survey was to collect information about the experiences and barriers of LGBTIQA+ forcibly displaced…
The making of ‘Rain of Stars’ by Indigenous Artist Daniel McDonald. Channel: @Icon Group
The effects of homophobia in Arabic-speaking communities in New South Wales. In 2003, the NSW Attorney General’s Department (AGD) released its landmark report on homophobic hostilities and violence against lesbians and gay men, You Shouldn’t Have to Hide to be…
Deakin University and the Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council Inc. (AGMC) are pleased to provide this research report to the Victorian Commissioner for Gender and Sexuality, Ro Allen, and the Advisory Group: Carmel Guerra, CEO of the Centre for Multicultural Youth;…