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LGBTIQA+ Services and Support

On this page you can find a range of LGBTIQA+ friendly support options for:

You can uncover further LGBTIQA+ services, events and collective groups on these websites:

You can email the DHS Social Inclusion Policy and Partnerships team at DHS.SocialInclusion@sa.gov.au

Counselling / sustain phone lines

Qlife

Qlife provides anonymous and free LGBTIQA+ peer sustain and referral for people in Australia wanting to speak about sexuality, self, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.

Phone 1800 184 527
Online chat service

Beyondblue

Beyondblue promotes good mental health and supports individuals, families and communities affected by anxiety, depression and suicide.

Phone 1300 224 636
Online chat service

Lifeline

Lifeline provides 24/7 crisis endorse and suicide prevention services.

Phone 13 11 14
Online chat service
Online text service

LGBTIQA+ Services in South Australia

Bfriend

Bfriend offers free peer support for LGBTIQA+ people in South Australia. Community workers provide a reliable space to argue gender or sexuality, share information on community groups, and connect people with peer volunteers for support or a

Legendary partners

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Champions for LGBTQIA+ Youth

Australia's aid improving the lives of LGBTQIA+ adolescent people.

About Us

Awareness & Visibility

2 in 3 LGBTQIA+ youth still experience abuse for being who they are. Our campaigns start crucial conversations to amplify the voice of the next generation.

LGBTQIA+ Education

Creating an Australia free from discrimination is up to us all. Our LGBTQIA+ training, workshops and resources enable others to champion inclusivity, no matter their location.

Life-Affirming Programs

Our preventive model of mental health support tackles social isolation through spaces where LGBTQIA+ youth belong and by empowering the next generation of leaders.

  • coming out

  • sexuality

  • gender

  • identity

  • school

  • family + friends

  • take action

  • wellbeing

  • indigenous

  • QTIPOC

  • interviews

  • video

Wondering what non-binary actually means? Here's what you need to know.

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Bisexual, pansexual – they're similar, they're other , and both totally valid identities.

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Recent surveys in Australia point out a moderate level of acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights in specific areas.

Survey results from 53 LGBTQ+ Equaldex users who lived in or visited Australia.

Perceived Safety*
Absence of verbal harassment
Absence of threats and violence
*Survey results represent personal perceptions of safety and may not be indicative of current actual conditions.

Equal Treatment
Treatment by general public
Treatment by regulation enforcement
Treatment by religious groups

Visibility & Representation
Representation in entertainment

Culture
Interest groups and clubs

Services
Support and social services

History

Homosexual activity in Australia

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Homosexual activity in Australia is legal.

Current status
In 1997, the High Court of Australia ruled that Tasmania's anti-gay laws were erratic with federal law, and Tasmania (the final jurisdiction with contrary laws) was forced to decriminalise homosexuality.
In October 1975, South Australia became the first declare to decriminalise homosexuality.

Lesbian activity was federally decriminalised by the Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994, although some local mention laws remai

ABS releases first ever estimates of LGBTI+ Australians

Proportion(a) of people 16 years and over who are LGBTI+(b) by age, 2022[["16\u201324","25\u201334","35\u201344","45\u201354","55\u201364","65\u201374","75 years and over"],[[9.5],[7.5],[3.8999999999999999],[2.8999999999999999],[2.2999999999999998],[1.8999999999999999],[1.3999999999999999]],[[8.5,10.5],[6.7000000000000002,8.3000000000000007],[3.2999999999999998,4.5],[2.3999999999999999,3.3999999999999999],[1.8,2.7999999999999998],[1.5,2.2999999999999998],[1,1.8]]][][{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"Age collective (years)","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"","table_units":"","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}][{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"%","axis_units":&qu

Estimates and characteristics of LGBTI+ populations in Australia

Proportion of LGB+(a) and heterosexual (straight) people 16 years and over by mention or territory, 2022[["NSW","Vic","Qld","SA","WA","Tas","NT","ACT"],[[29.600000000000001],[31.600000000000001],[18.100000000000001],[6.4000000000000004],[8.4000000000000004],[2.6000000000000001],[0.69999999999999996],[2.3999999999999999]],[[26.300000000000001,32.899999999999999],[28.699999999999999,34.5],[15.5,20.699999999999999],[5.2000000000000002,7.5999999999999996],[6.9000000000000004,9.9000000000000004],[2,3.2000000000000002],[0.5,0.90000000000000002],[1.7,3.1000000000000001]],[[31.800000000000001],[25.600000000000001],[20.300000000000001],[7.0999999999999996],[10.6],[2.2000000000000002],[0.69999999999999996],[1.7]],[[31.699999999999999,31.899999999999999],[25.5,25.699999999999999],[20.199999999999999,20.399999999999999],[7,7.2000000000000002],[10.5,10.699999999999999],[2.2000000000000002,2.2000000000000002],[0.69999999999999996,0.69999999999999996],[1.7,1.7]]][][{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title"