queerspace recognises the importance of community and cultural connection.
Across Victoria there are many diverse community initiatives and programs run by and for LGBTIQA+ people and their families. Some services are while others offer groups , peer-to-peer programs and community connection.
Community
- IDAHOBIT – https://www.idahobit.org.au/
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival – http://mqff.com.au/#
- Melbourne Trans & Gender Diverse Film Festival – http://www.tildemelbourne.com/
- midsumma festival – https://midsumma.org.au/
- Chillout festival – https://www.chilloutfestival.com.au/
- Euphoria social – https://www.euphoriasocial.org/
Legal & policy information
- Australian Government Guidelines on the Recognition of Sex and Gender – https://www.ag.gov.au/Publications/Pages/AustralianGovernmentGuidelinesontheRecognitionofSexandGender.aspx
- Human Rights Law Centre – https://www.hrlc.org.au/lgbti-rights/
- Victoria Police GLLOs – http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=30300
- Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission – https://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/
Advocacy
- Transgender Victoria – https://tgv.org.au/
- Victorian Pride Lobby – https://www.vicpridelobby.org/media/
- Bisexual Alliance Victoria – http://www.bi-alliance.org/
- Melbourne Bisexual Network – https://www.melbournebisexualnetwork.com/
- Intersex Human Rights Australia – https://ihra.org.au/
- Parents of Gender Diverse Children – https://www.pgdc.org.au/
- Black Rainbow – http://www.blackrainbow.org.au/
- Rainbow Network – http://www.rainbownetwork.com.au/
- Val’s LGBTI Ageing & Aged Care – https://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/health-and-wellbeing/lgbti-ageing-and-aged-care
- Scarlet Alliance – http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/
Social Connection and Peer Support
- Inclusive Rainbow voices – https://irv.org.au/
- MINUS18 – https://www.minus18.org.au/
- Parents of Gender-Diverse Children – https://www.pgdc.org.au/
- Positive Attitude – https://www.facebook.com/positiveattitude13/
- Pride Disability Services – https://www.pridevic.com.au/
- Seahorse Victoria – https://seahorsevic.com.au/
- Sisters & Brothers NT – https://www.ntahc.org.au/what-we-do/campaigns/sisters-brothers-nt
- Spectrum Intersections: The Rainbow Neurodiverse Group – https://www.spectrumintersections.org/
- The Shed – https://www.ftmshed.com.au/
- Transcend – http://www.transcendsupport.com.au/
- Zoe Belle Gender Collective –www.zbgc.org.au
- Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council – https://agmc.org.au/
- Matrix Guild – http://www.matrixguildvic.org.au/
- Queer Muslims – https://sydneyqueermuslims.org.au/
- Trans Family – https://transfamily.org.au/
Media
- Archer Magazine – https://archermagazine.com.au/
- Joy94.9 – https://joy.org.au/
- Star Observer – https://www.starobserver.com.au/
- Loud and Queer – http://syn.org.au/show/loud-and-queer/
- Queering the Air – https://www.3cr.org.au/queeringtheair
- Out of the Pan – https://www.3cr.org.au/outofthepan