Young LGBTQ+ Australians look to social media for mental health support and a sense of community. The social media ban risks exacerbating existing mental health inequity.
Many gay and bisexual men have been excluded from donating blood and plasma (the liquid portion of blood) for decades because of rules developed during the HIV crisis in the 1980s.
Australia and New Zealand’s medical schools provide LGBTQI+ specific training in their curriculum, but international medical graduates may not have received such training, leaving LGBTQI+ patients vulnerable to discrimination during medical care.
An alternative framework for resolving disputes over gender health care for children could reduce the stress on children and their families, while also protecting clinicians from undue legal action.
Tailored mental health awareness-raising, training and health promotion are needed to enhance psychological support for gender and sexually diverse people experiencing a high prevalence of depression, self-harm or suicide ideation.
A new research centre dedicated to gender equity is hoping to change the one-size-fits-all male-centric approach to medical research.
