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Your view on the NT Health lgbtqi+ strategic policy

What is happening?
Public servants/the government want to know what you think about a policy they have created about LGBTQI+ health.

What is a policy? A policy is a set of ideas or plans that is used as a basis for making decisions.

Your view is important because if you are LGBTQI+ then the policy may be used to make decisions about your health, or LGBTQI+ people’s health as a group. Like: how to improve our health, how to talk about LGBTQI+ people in a health document so we are understood, how to train staff in health to better engage with LGBTQI+ people.

You can give feedback in person or via email.

Face to face

Tue 3 Sept 2019 5:15-6:15pm, 38 Wood St Darwin

Tue 10 Sept 2019, 2:30-4pm, Natasha Fyles Electoral Office, Pavonia Place, Nightcliff (near Nightcliff 5 star supermarket)

Copy of the draft strategy is below. To give feedback on it via email please contact: FeedbackLGBTQI.HealthPolicy@nt.gov.au

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Government speak for what this is about:
NT Health, guided by a LGBTQI+ Advisory Group have been developing a new strategic policy to support and strengthen LGBTQI+ employees in the workplace and LGBTQI+ health service delivery.

The strategic policy is in draft form and we are now conducting consultations with consumers, assisted by LGBTQI+ advocacy groups and service providers.

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Newsletter 23: Well done to young NT writer

Tiger-Lily Clements has taken out the top award in the Young Territory Author awards for her story about a same sex relationship. The central character of the story is working through her heartache over a relationship that has ended. A story we can all connect with. The work can (soon) be borrowed from the Casuarina Library. Well done Tiger-Lily, you look great in rainbow!

The awards are happening again next year, so if you have been inspired then get cracking.

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Newsletter 23: Ethnic LGBT+ is visiting the NT

Dear Darwin LGBTIQ community, allies, supporters

My name is Mikhara and I would love to meet with you all. I would love to hear from members from all walks of life from the LGBTIQ community in Darwin.

The purpose of the meeting is to capture the stories, experiences and resources available to LGBTIQ people living in Darwin and surrounds. I run a national platform for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) LGBTIQ to share their stories and access support around the specific challenges they face. I believe stories save lives and know the power first hand of being able to see yourself in someone’s stories. I’d love to hear your stories.

When and where?
Mikhara will be at Roma Bar, Cavenagh St, this Thursday 13 September from 12-1:30pm, or you can meet up with Mikhara directly if this time or place does not suit, including if you are not in Darwin.

Contact details for Mikhara:
mikhara@ethniclgbt.com | M (+61) 0424 044 247
Founder – Ethnic LGBT+ | www.ethniclgbt.com

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Newsletter 23: Suicide prevention in the NT funding available

The NT has the highest suicide rate in Australia. Want would you do if you had the $$ to make a difference in the NT lgbtqi community? The government is providing funding to individuals and communities to take action for suicide prevention.

Do you have an idea for a project, activity or action for suicide prevention that can:
– build inclusive communities and strengthen community resilience
– address stigma and discrimination
– raise awareness of effective suicide prevention practices.

The NT government has released grants (closes 2 Oct) for individuals and groups for suicide prevention.

http://newsroom.nt.gov.au/mediaRelease/27041

Queer and feminist writers group

This is a spin-off from the queer and feminist book club, which meets every couple of months to discuss a book.  The writers’ group will be meeting in between the book group meetings.

For more information, the FB group is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/207421339874592/

We will be having our first meet up on Saturday 21 July at 10am-12noon at the Botanic Gardens.  This group is catering to people who either are writing with queer / feminist / LGBTQI+ themes, or who would like to but maybe are not sure where to start.  No pressure on anyone to share their work.

There will be writing exercises to try, a discussion of a short piece of fiction, and also discussion of short readings in queer / feminist theory that relate to writing – to think about.

The link to the theory reading we’ll be discussing at the first meet-up is here: https://www.csusm.edu/sjs/documents/silenceintoaction.pdf.

The fiction work is ‘After the Big One’ by Cooper Lee Bombadier from ‘Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers’.

Apology and introduction of expungement scheme

The Chief Minister Michael Gunner will be apologising in Parliament on behalf of the NT Government to people convicted of consensual homosexual offences prior to 1984. This is an important step towards righting the past wrongs inflicted on the NT’s LGBTQI community.

The Territory Labor Government has introduced to Parliament new legislation to allow Territorians to have their past convictions for consensual homosexual relations expunged.

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Rainbow Territory at Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival 12 May 2018

Rainbow Territory will have a stall at the Seabreeze Festival. We will be selling stickers and maybe some cake and t-shirts, and providing pro-LGBTQI propaganda at no cost :)

Please drop by if you want to hear about what we are working on this year. We are also offering other community groups a space to recruit people to LGBTQI groups or groups in the making…so if you want to promote something please get in touch. Already we are promoting Qlife, Darwin Pride Festival and an LGBTQI community library, so please jump on board :)

If you are able to help out we are looking for volunteers for the following shifts: 11:30-1pm set up (need to be able to lift stuff), 12:00-2pm, 2:00-4pm, 4:00-6pm, 5:30-7pm close (need to be able to lift stuff)

Fill out your volunteer availability here or contact: Rainbow Territory.
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Deckchair screening of Black Divaz

Black Divaz will be screened at Deckchair cinema, and a very spectacular night is being planned with performances and special guests. You can get one of the limited tickets from the Deckchair cinema website. Not to be missed

More information is on facebook

Coverage from the ABC about some of the stars of Black Divaz
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Darwin Pride Festival 2018

Well last year was massive, and the Darwin Pride Festival team has already started meeting for this year. BUT, it can’t happen without volunteers. If you are able to lend a hand in helping to make Darwin Pride Festival 2018 a reality, then get in touch via the Darwin Pride Facebook page or join their next meeting.