TSS Inside Out project

A SERIES OF GROUP SESSIONS ARE PLANNED FOR SAME SEX ATTRACTED YOUNG MEN AGED 18-25 YEARS

Come along to an information night about the group, meet other people, and have your say about how we can assist you to better manage your health and wellbeing

WHERE:  The Second Story Youth Health Service
               57 Hyde Street, Adelaide
WHEN:    Thursday 13 September 2012, 6pm – 8pm
(Refreshments will be provided)

For more information and to register, contact:
Peter Reuter on (tel) 8232 0233 or (email) peter.reuter@health.sa.gov.au

RSVP: By Monday 10 September 2012

The aim of the information night is to discuss the proposed series of sessions that TSS will be running for this group and, most importantly, to enable them to have input into that process.


Once TSS has consulted with participants, it will be developing a more detailed program of group sessions that will be distributed to you for your information and dissemination to your networks.


TSS would appreciate your support in promoting the information night to those clients who you consider would benefit from participating in such a group.


If you have any queries, please feel free to contact either Peter Reuter or Tina Karanastasis on (tel) 8232 0233

Support for Same Sex marriage growing in ALL communities

Have a look at these graphs put together by Lisa Wade from 'The Society Pages'. It shows that in the USA the majority of people support same sex marriage. Click on the link above to see these statistics broken down by age, gender, political affiliation etc. Very interesting reading.

Second national survey of the health and wellbeing of GLBT Australians announced.

Private Lives 2 is an on-line survey of the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Australians. Carried out by Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria in partnership with the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University Private Lives 2 aims to be the largest and most comprehensive assessment of the health of Australian GLBT communities to date.

The first Private Lives survey was conducted in 2005 and involved over 5,000 participants. The results of the survey have had a major impact on improvements in health and community services for GLBT people across the country.

Private Lives 2 will revisit many of the questions used in the original survey to see if and how things have changed for GLBT people. It will include questions on physical and mental health and wellbeing, use of health services, alcohol and drug use, the impact of legislative reforms, including recognition of same sex relationships, GLBTI people’s experiences of discrimination and their connections to family, friends and community. The survey will have a greater emphasis on GLBT mental health and depression and will include questions looking at the impact of social connection, including the use of the Internet, on GLBT people’s wellbeing.

Participating in Private Lives 2 is as simple as accepting an invitation:

Be part of an online survey on the health and wellbeing of the GLBT community in Australia. If you are over 16 years of age and identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, go to www.privatelivessurvey.org.au .

Like its predecessor, the success of Private Lives 2 depends on GLBT people completing the survey. It takes just 20 mins to complete, but that 20 mins is vital for the ongoing improvement in the quality of services provided to GLBT people across Australia.

Contact Sunil Patel 03 9285 5278 sunil.patel@latrobe.edu.au

Writing Themselves in Number 3 - WTi3

For those of you who don't know, the Writing Themselves in Reports are THE definitive source of information regarding the sexual health and wellbeing of young same sex attracted people in Australia. The first report was released in 1998, the second in 2005 and NOW its time to collect information for the 3rd report. YES Help young same sex attracted young people have a say. This information is IMPORTANT. The first two writing themselves in reports influenced (on a grand scale) policy and action Nationwide.

Do you work with same-sex attracted kids aged 14-21 in Australia?
If you do please encourage them to write themselves into Australian history by filling out the third national Australian survey on same sex attracted youth at www.wti3.org.au
This is THE survey that makes a REAL difference to policies and services; support it. The survey is open NOW and closes in April 2010.