Out Loud & Proud Port Macquarie

30/03/2024

Hi everyone! A reminder that this page was our back up and our actual group OUT, LOUD AND PROUD Port Macquarie is back up and running!! 🌈

30/01/2024

Researchers at the University of South Australia are seeking volunteers who identify as trans masculine, intersex, gender fluid or gender diverse to share their thoughts and experiences with transvaginal ultrasound.

This Australia-first study aims to gain insight into your full experience with this procedure as a starting block for further research, as well as potentially to inform future practice guidelines. Participation will involve a Teams interview of approximately 30 - 60 minutes.

For more information please visit:

➡️ unisasurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1zesvOiEZolpcdE

21/01/2024

18/01/2024

ACON is holding a new series of online workshops to support LGBTQ+ people with disability to build community and navigate the NDIS. Workshop topics are:

- Disability rights, advocacy and community building
- Applying for the NDIS
- Using your NDIS funding
- What to do if your NDIS application is unsuccessful

Workshops will be held over four weeks starting on Tuesday 6 February. Day and evening sessions are available and you can attend just the workshops that interest you. Please register your interest here:

➡ forms.acon.org.au/form-6578596/online-lgbtq-disability-workshop-registration-eoi-2023-2024

(ID: Square image with pink background. Text: LGBTQ+ Disability Workshops ACON is launching a new series of online workshops to support LGBTQ+ people with disability to build advocacy skills and navigate the NDIS. Workshop topics are:

Disability rights, advocacy and community building
Applying for the NDIS
Using your NDIS funding
What to do if your NDIS application is unsuccessful

Day and evening sessions. Attend just the workshops you’re interested in. ACON logo.)

15/01/2024

What is the Welcome Here Project?

The Welcome Here Project is the new Safe Place Project. The Safe Place Project started in 1992 in response to high levels of street-based violence directed at le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and q***r (LGBTIQ) people. Local businesses signed up to become a 'Safe Pace' and proudly displayed a sticker in their shop front to let LGBTIQ community members know they could seek refuge if they were under the threat of violence.

As times have changed street based violence has reduced, but there is still work to be done in this space. The Welcome Here Project has been created to focus on supporting local business owners and services in Australia to create and promote environments that are visibly welcoming and inclusive of LGBTIQ people.

Members of the project receive the Welcome Here rainbow stickers to display in their window to let everyone know that LGBTIQ diversity is welcomed and celebrated within their business. Members also display a charter that brings to life their commitment to the project, and what being a member is all about.

https://www.welcomehere.org.au

11/01/2024

31/12/2023

22/12/2023

Everyone needs a little support sometimes. Here are some resources to help out.

💜 https://qlife.org.au

QLife provides free peer supported nation-wide early intervention, telephone, and web-based services to support le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTIQ+) people of all ages.

❤️ https://here.org.au

ACONs digital hub for su***de prevention which offers practical information and resources for our communities to better understand and talk about su***de, how to stay safe and find care options and how to take care of somebody else that is experiencing thoughts and feelings of su***de.

💙 https://www.transhub.org.au

TransHub is a resource and referral directory created by ACON for trans and gender diverse people in New South Wales. It contains information for individuals, service providers, and friends and family.

💛 https://www.dvafoundation.org/who-we-are/

A strong voice for LGBTQ domestic violence victims and survivors, working to end domestic, family and intimate partner violence and abuse within LGBTQ communities.

💚https://blaq.org.au

BlaQ is the peak organisation for Aboriginal Le***an, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Q***r, Intersex, Asexual + Sistergirl and Brotherboy (LGBTQ+SB) Peoples and Communities in NSW

🧡 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Beyond Blue works to raise awareness of depression, anxiety and su***de prevention, reduce the stigma surrounding these issues and to encourage people to seek support when they need it

05/12/2023

Due to technical difficulties we have had to create a new page, but WE ARE BACK!!!