Community Calendar is your fortnightly look into what’s coming up for the LGBTIQA+ communities in Greater Sydney and NSW! This is our post for 3 September 2021.

As the Sydney lockdown continues, we hope everyone is staying as safe and well as possible. We have put together this blog post about COVID-19 safety and vaccinations.

Online Events

Here are some interesting things happening online:

• 6 to 10 September: For National Child Protection Week, NAPCAN is holding a series of webinars.
• 7 September: Hannah Morgan from LGBTIQ+ Health Australia will be talking about palliative care experiences of LGBTIQA+ people with Palliative Care Tasmania.
• 7 and 14 September: Folks living in or connected to Western Sydney can join the Let’s Get Moving webinar series and try some new exercises! Get an idea of what to expect here.
• 9 September: The Practice Institute Australia is providing a free online training: Bringing a Trauma-Aware Lens to Online Support for Children and Young People, facilitated by Connected Self.
• 9 September: The CALD Disability Online Forum will discuss the intersection between disability and multicultural communities.
• 9 September: Our friends at Information and Cultural Exchange (I.C.E.) are holding a special RU OK Zoom Karaoke session!
• 16 to 26 September: The Queer Screen Film Festival is streaming online this year! Check out their catalogue.
• 17 September: Twenty10 is holding a special Discord session for folks aged 13-25 to watch a film from the Queer Screen Film Festival – film to be announced!

Regular groups

• hangOUT is Twenty10’s weekly group on Discord for LGBTIQA+ folks aged 13-25! The server is open from 4pm to 6pm on Tuesdays and 3pm to 5pm on Thursdays. Want to get connected? Email hangout@nulltwenty10.org.au to get started.
• Flix is our monthly film screening for LGBTIQA+ folks! During the lockdown period, we are streaming via Discord – email hangout@nulltwenty10.org.au to get connected.
• Alternatives to Suicide is a peer-based response to supporting people who have made suicidal attempts or who have experienced suicidal thoughts. You can join the group via Zoom on Thursdays from 8:30pm to 10:00pm.
• The folks at Weave have an online Young & SMART Recovery group for people having a hard time with alcohol use, drug use, or other habits that worry them. This group meets online via Google Meet on Tuesdays at 4pm to 5pm. (The flyer on this page is from pre-lockdown times.) If you want more information or to be part of the group, get in touch with Giulia and Dylan on 9318 0539.

Activities

• The Young Creatives Zine Library from the MCA has a collection of zines by young people to enjoy! You can also design your own zine page.
• Sign up to get 10 weeks of creative wellness activities you can do at home in your inbox!
• Do you live in Bayside Council? (Check here to see which council area you’re in!) Bayside Council Youth Services are holding a number of virtual events for young people aged 12 to 25 over the coming weeks.
• The Canberra Trauma and Well-Being Centre is offering a free course you can complete at your own pace: From Survive to Thrive During Lockdown.
• Check out the Lockdown Wellness Kit (PDF) from the Australian Red Cross.
• Bite Back is a free program from the Black Dog Institute designed to help people aged 12-18 improve their mental resilience.

Articles, videos and podcasts

• Star Observer: You’re Not Alone!
• Doing ‘IT’ podcast: #47 Nevo Zisin. The Pronoun Lowdown.
• Intersex Human Rights Australia: Wear It Purple Day Statement
• SBS On Demand: Incarceration Nation (Content Note: Includes images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Discusses distressing conditions in prison.)
• Croakey: Teens can get the jab

Opportunities:

• ACON’s Community Partnership Grants are open until 6 September!
• Attention students! The Pinnacle Foundation Scholarships are now open for applications until 15 September.
• Forcibly Displaced People’s Network is looking for new members and board directors. Applications close Sunday 19 September at midnight.
• The National NAIDOC Committee has opened expressions of interest for membership. Applications close at COB on Wednesday 22 September.
• ACON and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) have a PhD scholarship opportunity that’s especially suited for trans and gender diverse people.
• The Canal to Creek Art Prize for folks in years 7-10 is open until 5 November.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• Queer Screen wants to hear from their audience about their needs around disability access.
• ACON is looking people to interview about palliative care and end of life for LGBTQ folks, people living with HIV and their carers. If you are interested, get in touch with Russ Gluyas on (02) 9206 2017 or rgluyas@nullacon.org.au, or with Nico Bell at nbell@nullacon.org.au.
• The Dalarinji study with ACON, BlaQ and Western Sydney University is holding some focus groups for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+ people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+ elders, and service providers who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and/or LGBTIQA+ people.
• A student researcher at University of Sydney is looking for trans and gender diverse people about their experiences in education. If you’ve graduated from secondary school in the last five years and would like to participate, email Olivia.
• TRANSForm is looking for trans and gender diverse people to complete surveys about their health and wellbeing.
• Researchers at Monash University are looking for LGBQ First Nations people aged 16-24 who have accessed counselling sessions. Participants will receive a $20 Clothing the Gaps gift voucher!
• Attention trans folks aged 18-24! Researchers from the University of New England are keen to hear from members of the trans young-adult community about their gender transition experiences from school, in an effort to highlight the positive aspects of being trans and to inspire school communities to better support the psychological wellbeing of trans and gender diverse students.
• A researcher at Curtin University wants to hear from non-binary folks aged 18+ about their experiences with GPs.
• UnLeash is a study exploring lesbian, bisexual and queer women’s (cisgender and transgender) health and wellbeing and the relationship with smoking, drinking and using drugs.
• ACON and UNSW are looking for gay, bisexual and queer Asian men aged 18+ to fill out the Gay Asian Men’s Survey. Available in English, Thai, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
• ACON and a number of other services around the country are looking to hear from LGBTIQA+ folks aged 18+ who have ever used an LGBTIQA+ peer-led service (that would include Twenty10).

Community Calendar is your fortnightly look into what’s coming up for the LGBTIQA+ communities in Greater Sydney and NSW! This is our post for 20 August 2021.

As the Sydney lockdown continues, we hope everyone is staying as safe and well as possible. We have put together this blog post about COVID-19 safety and vaccinations.

Wear it Purple Day

Wear it Purple Day is next Friday, 27 August! Check out these events happening on and around Wear it Purple Day.

• Check out our blog post on ways you can celebrate Wear it Purple Day with your classmates, workmates, friends and family.
• We’re painting our Discord server purple for Wear it Purple Day! Join us at hangOUT on Thursday from 3pm to 5pm to get in on the fun.
• Join Wear it Purple and City of Sydney on Friday for a panel discussion with Clementine Ford, Grace Hyland, Meissa Mason, Zoe Terakes, Casey Conway, and Youth Action Council member Jacob Atkins.
• Minus18‘s Purple Pride Party on Friday evening is sure to be a great time! Open to folks aged 12-19.
• Join Casula Powerhouse on Friday for an online screening of the film Unsound.
• UNSW is hosting a series of conversations with students about gender, sexuality and more.

Online Events

Here are some interesting things happening online:

• headspace is holding online mental health education sessions for parents and carers. These sessions will help you strengthen your skills and learn about support services available in your area. Sessions are running until 15 September – find your local one here.
• Available through 30 August – The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is online this year, and you can access their films for free! They have a collection of excellent queer Indian films – scroll down to the “Love is Love” section.
• 30 August – Western Sydney Rainbow Connection’s Speaker Series hosts Francis Voon and Michael Stoneburner speaking about Coping through COVID.
• 1 September & 9 September – The Butterfly Foundation is holding two webinars for parents and carers of young people about healthy body images: one for young people of all genders (1 September) and one specifically for boys (9 September).
• Next group 2 September – Check out this QTPOC Lockdown Wellbeing Circle!
• 4 September – PYT Fairfield is holding a special event called A Love Letter to our Watan to bring light and acknowledge the rich culture and unity in our Afghan community.
• 9 September – Practice Institute Australia is holding a workshop: Bringing a Trauma-Aware Lens to Online Support for Children and Young People.
• 9 September – ACON is holding a webinar about COVID-19 vaccination.
• Available through 15 September – Check out the Sydney Science Trail!

Articles

• Seek + The Equality Project: P.R.I.D.E Report 2021
• ReachOut: How to cope with bad world news
• headspace: Take a Step – information and videos about mental health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.

Opportunities:

• headspace Camperdown and All Together Now are looking for folks aged 14-21 to join the Agent C program (PDF). Learn about how to challenge fake news and conspiracy theories online in three interactive workshops – and receive a gift card as a thank-you for your time!
• Inner West Council is looking for representatives for the Inner West Local Planning Council. Applications close 27 August.
• The Coastal Twist Festival is looking for LGBTIQA+ artists from the Central Coast to submit to their upcoming exhibition. Deadline is 30 August.
• The Outstanding LGBTQIA+ Short Story Contest is open until 1 September. This year’s theme: Ooops!
• ACON’s Community Partnership Grants are open until 6 September!
• Attention students! The Pinnacle Foundation Scholarships are now open for applications until 15 September.
• The Canal to Creek Art Prize for folks in years 7-10 is open until 5 November.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• The Dalarinji study with ACON, BlaQ and Western Sydney University is holding some focus groups for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+ people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+ elders, and service providers who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and/or LGBTIQA+ people.
• A student researcher at University of Sydney is looking for trans and gender diverse people about their experiences in education. If you’ve graduated from secondary school in the last five years and would like to participate, email Olivia.
• TRANSForm is looking for trans and gender diverse people to complete surveys about their health and wellbeing.
• Researchers at Monash University are looking for LGBQ First Nations people aged 16-24 who have accessed counselling sessions. Participants will receive a $20 Clothing the Gaps gift voucher!
• Attention trans folks aged 18-24! Researchers from the University of New England are keen to hear from members of the trans young-adult community about their gender transition experiences from school, in an effort to highlight the positive aspects of being trans and to inspire school communities to better support the psychological wellbeing of trans and gender diverse students.
• A researcher at Curtin University wants to hear from non-binary folks aged 18+ about their experiences with GPs.
• UnLeash is a study exploring lesbian, bisexual and queer women’s (cisgender and transgender) health and wellbeing and the relationship with smoking, drinking and using drugs.
• ACON and UNSW are looking for gay, bisexual and queer Asian men aged 18+ to fill out the Gay Asian Men’s Survey. Available in English, Thai, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
• ACON and a number of other services around the country are looking to hear from LGBTIQA+ folks aged 18+ who have ever used an LGBTIQA+ peer-led service (that would include Twenty10).

Community Calendar is your fortnightly look into what’s coming up for the LGBTIQA+ communities in Greater Sydney and NSW! This is our post for 5 August 2021.

As the Sydney lockdown continues, we hope everyone is staying as safe and well as possible. Check out videos in many languages about how to stay safe from NSW Health.

Wear It Purple Day is coming soon! We have a blog post with some ideas about how to make this year’s Wear It Purple Day special.

Online Events

Here are some interesting things happening online:

• headspace is holding online mental health education sessions for parents and carers. These sessions will help you strengthen your skills and learn about support services available in your area. Sessions are running from July to September – find your local one here.
• Every Tuesday, join the amazing Betty Grumble for Grumble Boogie – now on Twitch!
• On 14 August, Community Action for Rainbow Rights is holding an online protest against the “Religious Freedom” bills proposed in Federal Parliament and before NSW Parliament.
• WWDA is holding an information session about the Disability Royal Commission for young women, femmes and non-binary people on 18 August.
• Want to learn more about gay history? Check out Gay Men’s Life Stories on 18 August!
• Trans Vitality is a new peer-education and capacity-building program from TransHub for trans and gender diverse folks in NSW. The first stream of sessions starts 19 August!
• Wear it Purple Day is coming up at the end of the month, and Minus18 is having an online Purple Pride Party for folks aged 12-19 to celebrate!

Articles

• ABC Everyday: What does it mean to be non-binary?
• RUOK: Stronger Together videos for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Opportunities:

• headspace Camperdown and All Together Now are looking for folks aged 14-21 to join the Agent C program (PDF). Learn about how to challenge fake news and conspiracy theories online in three interactive workshops – and receive a gift card as a thank-you for your time!
• Sydney’s first queer writers’ festival is coming up, and they’re looking for writers to showcase their work! Apply for EnQueer here by 8 August.
• Issue 2 of YOUth&I, a literary journal for intersex young people under 30, is currently accepting submissions! Submissions are open until 13 August. This year’s prompt: It’s their turn to listen.
• The Canal to Creek Art Prize for folks in years 7-10 opens 16 August!
• Youth Action NSW is looking for LGBTQIA+ young people to help develop the Ask for Health project to ensure it is safe and supportive for all NSW young people. The project aims to give young people tools to build their health literacy. Submit an EOI by August 20.
• Inner West Council is looking for representatives for the Inner West Local Planning Council. Applications close 27 August.
• The Coastal Twist Festival is looking for LGBTIQA+ artists from the Central Coast to submit to their upcoming exhibition. Deadline is 30 August.
• The Outstanding LGBTQIA+ Short Story Contest is open until 1 September. This year’s theme: Ooops!
• Attention students! The Pinnacle Foundation Scholarships are now open for applications until 15 September.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• New! The National Children’s Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission is looking for young people aged 5-24 and their parents/carers to complete a survey about keeping kids safe and well.
• TRANSForm is looking for trans and gender diverse people to complete surveys about their health and wellbeing.
• Researchers at Monash University are looking for LGBTIQA+ First Nations people aged 16-24 who have accessed counselling sessions. Participants will receive a $20 Clothing the Gaps gift voucher!
• Attention trans folks aged 18-24! Researchers from the University of New England are keen to hear from members of the trans young-adult community about their gender transition experiences from school, in an effort to highlight the positive aspects of being trans and to inspire school communities to better support the psychological wellbeing of trans and gender diverse students.
• A researcher at Curtin University wants to hear from non-binary folks aged 18+ about their experiences with GPs.
• UnLeash is a study exploring lesbian, bisexual and queer women’s (cisgender and transgender) health and wellbeing and the relationship with smoking, drinking and using drugs.
• If you identify as LGBTIQA+ and have been in a relationship, you can give your input on intimate partner violence through this anonymous 15 min survey. You do not need to have experienced intimate partner violence to participate.
• ACON and UNSW are looking for gay, bisexual and queer Asian men aged 18+ to fill out the Gay Asian Men’s Survey. Available in English, Thai, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
• ACON and a number of other services around the country are looking to hear from LGBTIQA+ folks aged 18+ who have ever used an LGBTIQA+ peer-led service (that would include Twenty10).

Community Calendar is your weekly look into what’s coming up for the LGBTIQA+ communities in Greater Sydney and NSW! This is our post for 23 July 2021.

As the Sydney lockdown continues, we hope everyone is staying as safe and well as possible. Check out videos in many languages about how to stay safe from NSW Health.

Online Events

Here are some interesting things happening online:

• headspace is holding online mental health education sessions for parents and carers. These sessions will help you strengthen your skills and learn about support services available in your area. Sessions are running from July to September – find your local one here.
• On 28 July, hear from people with lived experience of domestic violence (including voices from the LGBTIQA+ community) at the launch of the Voices for Change Project Report.
• Starting 29 July, we’ll be co-facilitating a group on Thursdays for LGBTIQA+ young people aged 16-25 in the Georges River and Sutherland Shire area with headspace Hurstville! These groups will be online until it’s safe to meet in person again.
• The eSafety Commissioner is holding webinar sessions about image-based abuse for parents and carers of young people aged 13-18.

Articles

• Junkee: The World Is Better Because Of The Courage And Power Of Trans Kids
• The Conversation: Teens should have a say in whether they get a COVID vaccine 

Opportunities:

• headspace Camperdown and All Together Now are looking for folks aged 14-21 to join the Agent C program (PDF). Learn about how to challenge fake news and conspiracy theories online in three interactive workshops – and receive a gift card as a thank-you for your time!
• Attention artists and writers in Inner West Council aged 12-24! The Young Creative Awards are back for 2021. Deadline is 31 July.
• The Aurora Group has opened the Hashim Grants Round, which is newly established for projects and causes specifically for LGBTIQ+ Muslim communities and LGBTIQ+ people with a lived experience of Islam. Applications are open until 5pm on 1 August.
• Issue 2 of YOUth&I, a literary journal for intersex young people under 30, is currently accepting submissions! Submissions are open until 13 August. This year’s prompt: It’s their turn to listen.
• Youth Action NSW is looking for LGBTQIA+ young people to help develop the Ask for Health project to ensure it is safe and supportive for all NSW young people. The project aims to give young people tools to build their health literacy. Submit an EOI by August 20.
• The Outstanding LGBTQIA+ Short Story Contest is open until 1 September. This year’s theme: Ooops!
• The Coastal Twist Festival is looking for LGBTIQA+ artists from the Central Coast to submit to their upcoming exhibition. Deadline is 30 August.
• Attention students! The Pinnacle Foundation Scholarships are now open for applications until 15 September.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• Attention trans folks aged 18-24! Researchers from the University of New England are keen to hear from members of the trans young-adult community about their gender transition experiences from school, in an effort to highlight the positive aspects of being trans and to inspire school communities to better support the psychological wellbeing of trans and gender diverse students.
• A researcher at Curtin University wants to hear from non-binary folks aged 18+ about their experiences with GPs.
• UnLeash is a study exploring lesbian, bisexual and queer women’s (cisgender and transgender) health and wellbeing and the relationship with smoking, drinking and using drugs.
• If you identify as LGBTIQA+ and have been in a relationship, you can give your input on intimate partner violence through this anonymous 15 min survey. You do not need to have experienced intimate partner violence to participate.
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia wants to hear about the LGBTIQA+ community’s thoughts about and experiences with palliative care.
• The folks at Blaq, ACON and the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University are looking for LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people between 14 and 25 years old to fill out a survey to understand social and emotional wellbeing and mental health of people in this group. Fill out the survey here.
• ACON and UNSW are looking for gay, bisexual and queer Asian men aged 18+ to fill out the Gay Asian Men’s Survey. Available in English, Thai, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
• ACON and a number of other services around the country are looking to hear from LGBTIQA+ folks aged 18+ who have ever used an LGBTIQA+ peer-led service (that would include Twenty10).

Community Calendar is your weekly look into what’s coming up for the LGBTIQA+ communities in Greater Sydney and NSW! This is our post for 16 July 2021.

This post is a little different due to COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney. We hope everyone is staying safe!

Online Events

Here are some interesting things happening online:

• headspace is holding online mental health education sessions for parents and carers. These sessions will help you strengthen your skills and learn about support services available in your area. Sessions are running from July to September – find your local one here.
• Starting 29 July, we’ll be co-facilitating a group on Thursdays for LGBTIQA+ young people aged 16-25 in the Georges River and Sutherland Shire area with headspace Hurstville! These groups will be online until it’s safe to meet in person again.

Articles

• Time Out: Community and Culture Future Shapers: Teddy Cook and Liz Duck-Chong, TransHub creators
• Autostraddle: A Gender by Any Other Name: What Does the Term Genderqueer Mean to Us in 2021?

Opportunities:

• Black Dog Institute is looking for folks aged 12-18 years old to join their Youth Lived Experience Group. This is a paid opportunity!
• The Aurora Group has opened the Hashim Grants Round, which is newly established for projects and causes specifically for LGBTIQ+ Muslim communities and LGBTIQ+ people with a lived experience of Islam. Applications are open until 5pm on 1 August.
• Issue 2 of YOUth&I, a literary journal for intersex young people under 30, is currently accepting submissions! Submissions are open until 13 August. This year’s prompt: It’s their turn to listen.
• The Outstanding LGBTQIA+ Short Story Contest is open until 1 September. This year’s theme: Ooops!
• Attention students! The Pinnacle Foundation Scholarships are now open for applications until 15 September.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• Attention trans folks aged 18-24! Researchers from the University of New England are keen to hear from members of the trans young-adult community about their gender transition experiences from school, in an effort to highlight the positive aspects of being trans and to inspire school communities to better support the psychological wellbeing of trans and gender diverse students.
• A researcher at Curtin University wants to hear from non-binary folks aged 18+ about their experiences with GPs.
• UnLeash is a study exploring lesbian, bisexual and queer women’s (cisgender and transgender) health and wellbeing and the relationship with smoking, drinking and using drugs.
• If you identify as LGBTIQA+ and have been in a relationship, you can give your input on intimate partner violence through this anonymous 15 min survey. You do not need to have experienced intimate partner violence to participate.
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia wants to hear about the LGBTIQA+ community’s thoughts about and experiences with palliative care.
• The folks at Blaq, ACON and the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University are looking for LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people between 14 and 25 years old to fill out a survey to understand social and emotional wellbeing and mental health of people in this group. Fill out the survey here.
• ACON and UNSW are looking for gay, bisexual and queer Asian men aged 18+ to fill out the Gay Asian Men’s Survey. Available in English, Thai, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
• ACON and a number of other services around the country are looking to hear from LGBTIQA+ folks aged 18+ who have ever used an LGBTIQA+ peer-led service (that would include Twenty10).

Community Calendar is your weekly look into what’s coming up for the LGBTIQA+ communities in Greater Sydney and NSW! This is our post for 9 July 2021.

This post is a little different due to tightening COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney. We hope everyone is staying safe!

We invite you to read our Acknowledgement of Country developed for NAIDOC Week.

NAIDOC articles

Here are some articles that have been published through NAIDOC Week:

• SBS: Our Countries cannot heal until their names are given back
• SBS: After Rupaul: how Indigenous queens are keeping drag radical
• Women with Disabilities Australia Our Site: Life is Not a Fairy Tale
• ABC: Think there’s just four seasons in a year? You’re missing out.
• ABC: Amputee Crystal Love Johnson set for stage comeback after long battle with diabetes

Online Events

Here are some interesting things happening online:

• LesFlicks are streaming some short films on 9 July!
• Join the Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon on 10 July to help improve articles of importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people!
• Attention uni students! The folks at Stripes University of Notre Dame Sydney are holding a game night on their Discord server on Monday 12 July.
• This International Non-Binary People’s Day, Wednesday 14 July, join Pride in Sport for a discussion of how non-binary people participate in (often highly gendered) sport.

Articles and videos

• Forcibly Displaced People’s Network: Displaced, disconnected, disregarded: the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of LGBTIQ+ people seeking asylum in Australia
• Intersex Human Rights Australia: Webinar: Brain-sex binary and the law

Paid consulting opportunities

Attention LGBTIQA+ young people! You are experts in your own experience, and these folks want to pay you for your thoughts and time:

• Youth Action NSW is looking for young people interested in providing feedback and co-designing parts of their Ask For Health project! Get more information from their Expression of Interest (DOCX), and sign up here.
• Play Safe is looking for young people to be part of their Summer Peer Education Program. Read the recruitment flyer (PDF) and job description (PDF), and apply here. Closes Sunday 11 July!

Surveys, studies and consultations

• Attention trans folks aged 18-24! Researchers from the University of New England are keen to hear from members of the trans young-adult community about their gender transition experiences from school, in an effort to highlight the positive aspects of being trans and to inspire school communities to better support the psychological wellbeing of trans and gender diverse students.
• A researcher at Curtin University wants to hear from non-binary folks aged 18+ about their experiences with GPs.
• Attention young LGBTIQA+ folks aged 16-24! Want to join an reading and writing group for queer youth? Read the flyer here (PDF) to learn more! Online sessions begin in July and will run through December.
• UnLeash is a study exploring lesbian, bisexual and queer women’s (cisgender and transgender) health and wellbeing and the relationship with smoking, drinking and using drugs.
• If you identify as LGBTIQA+ and have been in a relationship, you can give your input on intimate partner violence through this anonymous 15 min survey. You do not need to have experienced intimate partner violence to participate.
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia wants to hear about the LGBTIQA+ community’s thoughts about and experiences with palliative care.
• The folks at Blaq, ACON and the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University are looking for LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people between 14 and 25 years old to fill out a survey to understand social and emotional wellbeing and mental health of people in this group. Fill out the survey here.
• ACON and UNSW are looking for gay, bisexual and queer Asian men aged 18+ to fill out the Gay Asian Men’s Survey. Available in English, Thai, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
• ACON and a number of other services around the country are looking to hear from LGBTIQA+ folks aged 18+ who have ever used an LGBTIQA+ peer-led service (that would include Twenty10).

Community Calendar is your weekly look into what’s coming up for the LGBTIQA+ communities in Greater Sydney and NSW! This is our post for 25 June 2021.

This post is a little different due to the new COVID-19 restrictions for Sydney that were announced today. We hope everyone is staying safe!

We’re in the final week of our Annual Support Campaign – please donate if you have the capacity! 

Things to do from home

Need something to do while you’re isolating at home? Here are some ideas:

• Go back and read our Twenty10 and Friends posts that we put up last year from Rebecca, Ben, Daisy and Dina.
• Did you know that you can watch past Grumble Boogies on IGTV? Put on your brightest neon gym socks and boogie down!
• Teleparty is a way to watch streaming media online with friends (although note that each person needs to have a subscription to whichever streaming service you’re watching).
• Writers – want some inspiration for your next story? Outstanding Short Story Competition is accepting submissions for this year’s contest – the theme is Ooops!

Online Events

Here are some interesting things happening online:

• The Indigenous People’s Organisation Australia Better Futures Australia are holding a series of webinars about climate, environment, healing and justice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts and leaders. Sessions run every evening from 5-9 July.
• On Monday 28 June, the Western Sydney Rainbow Connection Speaker Series will hear from Miranda Aguilar about coming of age and from Irene O’Neill about Penrith Pride Place!

Surveys, studies and consultations

• Attention young LGBTIQA+ folks aged 16-24! Want to join an reading and writing group for queer youth? Read the flyer here (PDF) to learn more! Online sessions begin in July and will run through December.
• UnLeash is a study exploring lesbian, bisexual and queer women’s (cisgender and transgender) health and wellbeing and the relationship with smoking, drinking and using drugs.
• If you identify as LGBTIQA+ and have been in a relationship, you can give your input on intimate partner violence through this anonymous 15 min survey. You do not need to have experienced intimate partner violence to participate.
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia wants to hear about the LGBTIQA+ community’s thoughts about and experiences with palliative care.
• The folks at Blaq, ACON and the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University are looking for LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people between 14 and 25 years old to fill out a survey to understand social and emotional wellbeing and mental health of people in this group. Fill out the survey here.
• ACON and UNSW are looking for gay, bisexual and queer Asian men aged 18+ to fill out the Gay Asian Men’s Survey. Available in English, Thai, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
• ACON and a number of other services around the country are looking to hear from LGBTIQA+ folks aged 18+ who have ever used an LGBTIQA+ peer-led service (that would include Twenty10).

Community Calendar is your weekly look into what’s coming up for the LGBTIQA+ communities in Greater Sydney and NSW! This is our post for 18 June 2021.

Have something you’d like to add? Let us know!

Want to see what’s coming up at Twenty10? Check out our service calendar!

Our Annual Support Campaign is underway, so please consider donating to us if you have the capacity!

Events

Here are some events around the Greater Sydney Area and NSW:

• PortPride has a number of Pride events happening throughout the month – follow them on Facebook or Instagram for more info!
• On Sunday 20 June, as part of Go Skateboarding Day with UPS Skate Shop, join a queer skate sesh with some awesome folks from Camp Skateboarding! Get in touch with Tov via DM if you want to come but don’t have any gear.
• Attention parents and carers of LGBTIQA+ young people! Join Twenty10 for an information session on Tuesday, 22 June from 6pm to 7:30pm. Email Rebecca to RSVP.
• Attention LGBTIQA+ migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum! Forcibly Displaced People Network and WESNET are running a free workshop on online safety on June 23 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Sign up here!
• The amazing folks at Queerstories are having a free streaming event on Wednesday, 23 June from 7pm to 9pm. Registrations are essential!
• Learn more about social media through the First Nations and Pasifika lens with we are the mainstream and AFTRS! Happening on 26 June at Story Factory – Parramatta. Pay what you can tickets are available!
• Join Outloud Arts for a screenprinting workshop at Bankstown Arts Centre called Be Your Own Billboard on 26 June! Free for LGBTIQA+ folks from Western Sydney aged 15-25, and lunch is provided.
• Attention Snowy Mountains folks! Jindy Pride is having a Monday Meetup on 28 June from 5:30pm to 7pm at the Snowy Mountains Neighbourhood Centre. Free hot chocolate!

Professional Development

• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia is hosting a webinar panel discussion for Refugee Week on Wednesday, 23 June at 10am with guests from Forcibly Displaced People Network and STARTTS NSW.
• The Western Sydney Rainbow Connection Speaker Series continues on Monday, 28 June at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre.  

Calls for Submissions and Auditions

• Shopfront Arts are looking for young people who want to perform at Drag in the Daytime. Fill out their Expression of Interest form and learn about their workshops – the next one is 24 June!
• YOUth&I will be accepting submissions from intersex people aged 30 and younger starting 1 July.
• OutStanding Stories has announced this year’s theme: Ooops!
• Marion Street Theatre for Young People is seeking young actors from diverse backgrounds (especially LGBTIQA+ folks) aged 12+ to audition for their new project, The Red Dust. See their flyer (PDF) here.

Articles

• The Star Observer: A ‘To Do’ List for Straight People 
• Pedestrian: Growing Up Non-Binary Has Taught Me How Fluid (And Damaging) Labels Can Be 
• ABC Everyday: How to deal with biphobia
• Pink Advocate: Massive increase in online searches for LGBTIQ+ information 

Surveys, studies and consultations

• If you identify as LGBTIQA+ and have been in a relationship, you can give your input on intimate partner violence through this anonymous 15 min survey. You do not need to have experienced intimate partner violence to participate.
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia wants to hear about the LGBTIQA+ community’s thoughts about and experiences with palliative care.
• Waverly Council wants to hear from young people aged 24 or younger – and you could win a gift voucher if you fill out their survey! This survey closes on 20 June.
• The folks at Blaq, ACON and the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University are looking for LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people between 14 and 25 years old to fill out a survey to understand social and emotional wellbeing and mental health of people in this group. Fill out the survey here.
• ACON and UNSW are looking for gay, bisexual and queer Asian men aged 18+ to fill out the Gay Asian Men’s Survey. Available in English, Thai, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
• ACON and a number of other services around the country are looking to hear from LGBTIQA+ folks aged 18+ who have ever used an LGBTIQA+ peer-led service (that would include Twenty10).