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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 6 May 2022.

Happy IDAHOBIT! Wednesday 17 May is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Read on for some events happening around the community for the day!

IDAHOBIT Events

• 12 May: Join Out for Australia for their Out for Western Sydney Panel.
• 17 May: Join JewishCare for their IDAHOBIT Breakfast Panel.
• 17 May: Join the MacArthur Wingecarribee Diversity Network for a discussion about the importance of safe spaces.
• 17 May: Head to Bankstown Arts Centre for a panel discussion with BIPOC gender diverse folks about living in Western Sydney.
• 17 May: Join Hawkesbury Community Outreach Services for a free trivia event! RSVP by calling 4573 2922.
• 17 May: Join QueerScreen for a special IDAHOBIT screening of Small Town Pride! You can also watch it On Demand between 16 and 22 May.
• 18 May: Join Western Sydney Rainbow Connection for their IDAHOBIT Business and Community Luncheon.
• 20 May: Join headspace Maitland for some IDAHOBIT Celebrations!

Events

• 12-13 May: The Leadership in Action: LGBTIQ+ Suicide Prevention Forum is a community-focused forum that brings advocates together to discuss various types of leadership in Australian LGBTIQ+ suicide prevention.
• 13 May: Inclusion without Borders is a series of sessions held in Albury/Wodonga focusing on enablement, networking, best practices and new research.
• 7 May: Check out these workshops for LGBTIQA+ First Nations writers. This will be the first session of many!
• 12 May: Increase your skills and knowledge in providing inclusive and appropriate healthcare and community services for LGBTIQ+ consumers with this LGBTIQ+ cultural sensitivity and awareness training with WHISE.
• 12 May, 19 May and 26 May: headspace Camperdown is holding a series of sessions about healthy relationships (PDF).
• 14 May: SECC Family Fun Day has a range of fun activities in Eastlakes for folks of all ages!
• 18 May: LOVE Project is having a Technology and Tea event for older LGBTIQA+ folks to learn more about digital technology. No device required!
• 22 May: Inner West Council is holding an Anti-Racism Youth Gathering.
• 25 May: FASCIAR invites folks to join a webinar on inclusive practices with LGBTIQA+ children and young people, their parents and carers, family and kin.
• 26 May: Increase your skills and knowledge in providing inclusive and appropriate healthcare and community services for trans and gender diverse consumers with this trans and gender diverse inclusive practice training with WHISE.
• 26 May: Celebrate queer travel and life experiences at the BEYOND Queer travel and lifestyle expo.
• 1 to 2 June: We are taking expressions of interest for our next ASIST Suicide Intervention training for LGBTIQA+ communities.

Groups and Services

• Twenty10 and headspace Hurstville are running a group for LGBTIQA+ folks aged 16 to 25!

Articles and other cool stuff

• Australian Youth Affairs Coalition: Election Guide
• Brisbane Times: Give yourself a month: a guide to COVID-19 recovery
• Zoe Belle Gender Centre: Printable trans affirming posters
• Sydney Morning Herald: Let evidence not fear drive policies on trans athletes
• Sydney Morning Herald: Pool party pride: Politics drowned out at gender diverse swim night
• ABC: The Drum, Friday 29 April (featuring Eloise Brook from the Gender Centre)
• ReachOut: Have COVID? Here are a few tips to help you get through it
• Equality Australia: LGBTIQ+ Election Forum video

Opportunities

• All Together Now and headspace Camperdown have put together 3 workshops to be delivered online (via Zoom) throughout April and May for young people aged 14-21 examining the rise of racist/hateful fake news, conspiracy theories and how that intersects with things like power, privilege and identity. As well as gaining important and relevant skills young people will also receive a $60 Westfield’s voucher for completing the program. See the Agent C Flyer (PDF) for more info, and register for Agent C here.
• A documentary about young trans people finishing high school is looking for participants!
• Closes 9 May: Noisy Girls Making Music is looking for young musicians who are girls, women, non-binary folks or trans folks who want to learn more about music production! Apply here.
• Closes 18 May at 5pm: Waverley Council wants to hear from people who live, work and play in the area about their thoughts on the new Waverley Community Strategic Plan.
• The NAPCAN Art Activity for National Child Protection Week is now open! All artworks will be displayed on the NAPCAN website, and one artwork received before 20 May will be used as a national poster for Child Protection Week.
• Closes 31 July: Inner West Council’s Young Creative Awards is open for submissions of writing and artwork from folks aged 12 to 24.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• Researchers at The Goldsen Institute are looking for LGBTIQA+ folks worldwide aged 18 and older to complete a survey about their wellbeing!
• UNICEF Australia wants to hear from young people about youth voice, education and the future.
• Closes 24 May: Have your say on a LGBTIQA+ social and cultural place strategy for Oxford Street.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning a new survey, which will ask people questions about their sexual health. These questions will eventually be asked of many people in different countries around the world. To make sure everyone understands the questions and understands them the same way, and to make sure people are willing to answer the questions, Australia has been asked to trial these questions with a variety of people. Find out more about the WHO survey and how you can help here.
• The International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience (INQYR) is exploring LGBTQ+ youth’s positive and negative experiences of video gaming and video gaming communities, and how this relates to wellbeing. They are seeking participants aged 14-29 years old living in Canada, the USA, the UK, Australia, or Mexico who identifies as a sexual or gender minority person and plays video games regularly on any platform to take part in a survey taking approximately 20-30 minutes. Participants may enter a raffle to win one of ten $55 Amazon Gift Cards and may also be eligible to participate in an interview with a further incentive.
• MCC Welfare Services wants to hear about your experiences with loneliness.
• Researchers at University of Sydney want to hear from people aged 16 to 26 who identify as a migrant or refugee and live in Western Sydney about their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
• Transcend wants to hear from young trans people aged 13-17 about sexuality and relationships education.
• A researcher at University of Sydney wants to hear from LGBTIQ+ stroke survivors and/or their partners. They especially need more responses from female participants.
• Walkern Katatdjin – Rainbow Knowledge wants to hear from LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 14 to 25.
• Western Sydney University researchers and batyr Australia are conducting a study looking at how young people (16 to 25 years) in the Western Sydney region support friends during tough times. We want to hear more about your experiences giving support – the positives and the challenges. If you would like to be part of a focus group, please fill out this short form here: Informal Help-Providing Screening Survey. Everyone who joins a focus group will receive a $50 gift voucher for their participation.

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 22 April 2022.

Did you see our videos for Youth Homelessness Matters Day?

Events

• Until 30 April: Youth Week at Inner West Council has some amazing event!
• Starting 26 April: Switchboard’s LGBTIQA+ suicide bereavement support groups are now open to LGBTIQA+ people in NSW and Victoria who are 21 or older.
• 29 April: Wellways Australia is launching their new UrHere platform, designed for young people aged 12 to 25 years old. The free launch party is happening at Doltone House in Pyrmont!
• 29 April: Join Inner West Council at Ashfield Aquatic Centre for Trans and Gender Diverse Swim Night!
• 30 April: PACT House has partnered with PYT Fairfield to present TEMPLE, a day long celebration of ballroom culture at PACT in Erskineville! Free tickets are available to trans BIPOC – send an email here.
• 30 April: A Queer Medieval Faire is happening at a secret Inner West location!
• 4 May: The UNSW Centre for Social Research In Health is presenting a webinar: Exploring the role, impact and value of peers in HIV and LGBTQ health responses.
• 5 May: Join Equality Australia and representatives from the Coalition, Labor and the Greens for a discussion of the issues that matter to LGBTIQ+ people this election.
• 12-13 May: The Leadership in Action: LGBTIQ+ Suicide Prevention Forum is a community-focused forum that brings advocates together to discuss various types of leadership in Australian LGBTIQ+ suicide prevention.
• 13 May: Inclusion without Borders is a series of sessions held in Albury/Wodonga focusing on enablement, networking, best practices and new research.
• 14 May: SECC Family Fun Day has a range of fun activities in Eastlakes for folks of all ages!

Groups and Services

• The Muslim Peers Project is a collaborative group and Instagram page with a secret Discord channel for LGBTIQA+ Muslim folks aged 14 to 35. Connect with them on Instagram to get involved! They are also having a Queer Iftar on 25 April.

Articles and other cool stuff

• Positive Life: Outing the Myths
• SBS Portuguese: Our bodies don’t define us: Jakob begun transitioning as a teen with his family’s support
• LGBTIQ Health Australia: 2022 Federal Election Priorities
• SBS: Why community sport matters so much to me as a trans woman
• Equality Australia: Rainbow Votes: LGBTIQ+ Voters and the 2022 Australian Election

Opportunities

• Young people! WhyNot wants to hear your unfiltered thoughts – and they’re willing to pay you $50 if you get published! Right now they want to hear your thoughts on the upcoming election.
• All Together Now and headspace Camperdown have put together 3 workshops to be delivered online (via Zoom) throughout April and May for young people aged 14-21 examining the rise of racist/hateful fake news, conspiracy theories and how that intersects with things like power, privilege and identity. As well as gaining important and relevant skills young people will also receive a $60 Westfield’s voucher for completing the program. See the Agent C Flyer (PDF) for more info, and register for Agent C here.
• Closes 29 April: MYAN is looking for Youth Ambassadors!
• Closes 29 April at 5pm: Sydney World Pride is offering Creative Project Funding for artists and performers.
• Closes 6 May: headspace Bondi Junction is looking for new members for their Youth Reference Group (pdf). Applications are open to young people aged 16 – 23 who work, live, study or play in the Eastern Suburbs. The group is also keen to hear from Indigenous young people, young people from different cultural backgrounds, from rural and remote areas, who identify as LGBTQIA+, or who have been homeless.
• The NAPCAN Art Activity for National Child Protection Week is now open! All artworks will be displayed on the NAPCAN website, and one artwork received before 20 May will be used as a national poster for Child Protection Week.
• Closes 31 July: Inner West Council’s Young Creative Awards is open for submissions of writing and artwork from folks aged 12 to 24.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• Have your say on a LGBTIQA+ social and cultural place strategy for Oxford Street.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning a new survey, which will ask people questions about their sexual health. These questions will eventually be asked of many people in different countries around the world. To make sure everyone understands the questions and understands them the same way, and to make sure people are willing to answer the questions, Australia has been asked to trial these questions with a variety of people. Find out more about the WHO survey and how you can help here.
• The International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience (INQYR) is exploring LGBTQ+ youth’s positive and negative experiences of video gaming and video gaming communities, and how this relates to wellbeing. They are seeking participants aged 14-29 years old living in Canada, the USA, the UK, Australia, or Mexico who identifies as a sexual or gender minority person and plays video games regularly on any platform to take part in a survey taking approximately 20-30 minutes. Participants may enter a raffle to win one of ten $55 Amazon Gift Cards and may also be eligible to participate in an interview with a further incentive.
• MCC Welfare Services wants to hear about your experiences with loneliness.
• Researchers at University of Sydney want to hear from people aged 16 to 26 who identify as a migrant or refugee and live in Western Sydney about their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
• Transcend wants to hear from young trans people aged 13-17 about sexuality and relationships education.
• A researcher at University of Sydney wants to hear from LGBTIQ+ stroke survivors and/or their partners. They especially need more responses from female participants.
• Walkern Katatdjin – Rainbow Knowledge wants to hear from LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 14 to 25.
• Western Sydney University researchers and batyr Australia are conducting a study looking at how young people (16 to 25 years) in the Western Sydney region support friends during tough times. We want to hear more about your experiences giving support – the positives and the challenges. If you would like to be part of a focus group, please fill out this short form here: Informal Help-Providing Screening Survey. Everyone who joins a focus group will receive a $50 gift voucher for their participation.

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 8 April 2022.

Events

• Until 30 April: Youth Week at Inner West Council has some amazing events, including Queer Prom on 8 April!
• Closes 9 April: Check out the Deadly, Solid, Staunch exhibition at Boomalli Gallery, celebrating LGBTIQA+ First Nations artists.
• 9 April: Inner West Disability Pride is happening in the heart of Newtown!
• 9 April: Join Minus18 for their digital Night at the Museum for folks aged 12-19!
• 9 April: City of Sydney is having a free one-day festival for folks aged 12-18 as part of Youth Week in the City.
• 9 April: Join the folks at PYT Fairfield for a Fantasy Games Day and Night, with Dungeons and Dragons for young people aged under 18 and an escape room for folks of all ages! Tickets are essential.
• 12 April: The Q Group at headspace Camperdown is having a free art activity for LGBTIQA+ teens aged 12 to 17, 3pm – 5pm. Email headspace.camperdown@nullsydney.edu.au to register and for more info.
• 21 April: Join LGBTIQ+ Health Australia for a webinar on LGBTIQ+ palliative care.
• 21 April: Join What Were You Wearing for a panel discussion about understanding consent.
• 23 April: FYA and Hue invite young people of colour aged 16-20 to join them for their event: Resilience, Strength and Tackling Racism.
• Starting 26 April: Switchboard’s LGBTIQA+ suicide bereavement support groups are now open to LGBTIQA+ people in NSW and Victoria who are 21 or older.
• 27 April: Join our next face-to-face PRISM LGBTIQA+ Inclusivity Training at 107 Projects!

Groups and Services

• InterLink is recruiting for an online group for intersex folks aged 18 and over. While this group is targeted for people in Queensland, they will allow people in from other states if there is room.
• Are you a trans person looking for help accessing transition care? P4T is a peer support and referral service for adult trans people in NSW.

Articles and other cool stuff

• ABC iView: First Day (season 2 now streaming!)
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia: Understanding Suicide Among Trans and Gender Diverse People
• SBS Portuguese: A dual journey: Brazilian shares her experience gender transitioning in Australia
• ACON: Landmark Report Into NSW Trans History Released For Trans Day Of Visibility
• Autism Spectrum Australia: Transgender Visibility Day video
• ABC: Young Australians are exploring gender more than ever before
• ABC: How new LGBTQIA+ terminology guide could mend relationships and inspire people to speak out
• ACON LOVE Project: Hearing the Voices of the Older Trans and Gender Diverse Community

Opportunities

• All Together Now and headspace Camperdown have put together 3 workshops to be delivered online (via Zoom) throughout April and May for young people aged 14-21 examining the rise of racist/hateful fake news, conspiracy theories and how that intersects with things like power, privilege and identity. As well as gaining important and relevant skills young people will also receive a $60 Westfield’s voucher for completing the program. See the Agent C Flyer (PDF) for more info, and register for Agent C here.
• MYAN and the Australian Department of Health invite kids aged 5 to 15 to submit artworks on the theme “Vaccines are important because…?” for an online art contest. Submit in your artwork here! Submissions close on 15 April.
• Sydney World Pride is offering Creative Project Funding for artists and performers. Applications close 29 April at 5pm.
• The NAPCAN Art Activity for National Child Protection Week is now open! All artworks will be displayed on the NAPCAN website, and one artwork received before 20 May will be used as a national poster for Child Protection Week.
• Inner West Council’s Young Creative Awards is open for submissions of writing and artwork from folks aged 12-24. Submissions close 31 July.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• Rainbow Inclusion is looking for LGBTIQA+ folks living with an intellectual disability to talk about their experiences of inclusion. They are interviewing people until 11 April.
• Just.Equal wants to hear about your priorities for the next Australian government.
• MCC Welfare Services wants to hear about your experiences with loneliness.
• Researchers at University of Sydney want to hear from people aged 16 to 26 who identify as a migrant or refugee and live in Western Sydney about their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
• Transcend wants to hear from young trans people aged 13-17 about sexuality and relationships education.
• A researcher at University of Sydney wants to hear from LGBTIQ+ stroke survivors and/or their partners. They especially need more responses from female participants.
• Walkern Katatdjin – Rainbow Knowledge wants to hear from LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 14 to 25.
• Western Sydney University researchers and batyr Australia are conducting a study looking at how young people (16 to 25 years) in the Western Sydney region support friends during tough times. We want to hear more about your experiences giving support – the positives and the challenges. If you would like to be part of a focus group, please fill out this short form here: Informal Help-Providing Screening Survey. Everyone who joins a focus group will receive a $50 gift voucher for their participation.

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 25 March 2022.

Events

• Want to go to the theatre but can’t afford a full-price ticket? Individuals can request two $10 tickets to certain Sydney Theatre Company shows through their Equity Ticketing program
• 27 March: Tune in to 3CR’s Trans Day of Audibility broadcasts!
• 27 March: Canned Fruit is hosting an all ages queer night at Parramatta Nights.
• 2 April: Join Pride in Protest for a Trans Day of Visibility rally starting at Town Hall.
• 4 April: Alt2Su is holding an information forum for people interested in training or facilitating groups.
• 6 April: Join the LOVE Project for Hearing the Voices of the Older Trans and Gender Diverse Community.
• 7, 14 and 21 April: Join our next PRISM Online LGBTIQA+ Inclusivity Training!
• Until 30 April: Youth Week at Inner West Council has some amazing events, including Queer Prom on 8 April!
• Closes 9 April: Check out the Deadly, Solid, Staunch exhibition at Boomalli Gallery, celebrating LGBTIQA+ First Nations artists.
• 9 April: Inner West Disability Pride is happening in the heart of Newtown!
• 9 April: Join Minus18 for their digital Night at the Museum for folks aged 12-19!
• 9 April: City of Sydney is having a free one-day festival for folks aged 12-18 as part of Youth Week in the City.
• 23 April: FYA and Hue invite young people of colour aged 16-20 to join them for their event: Resilience, Strength and Tackling Racism.
• Starting 26 April: Switchboard’s LGBTIQA+ suicide bereavement support groups are now open to LGBTIQA+ people in NSW and Victoria who are 21 or older.
• 27 April: Join our next face-to-face PRISM LGBTIQA+ Inclusivity Training at 107 Projects!

Groups and Services

• Out West is back! Our next group on 30 March is for folks aged 12 to 18, while our group on 6 April is for folks aged 18 to 25.
• Alt2Su NSW has a range of peer support groups for folks aged 18 and over who have person experiences of suicidal thoughts.
• The Gender Centre’s Transtopia group for trans folks aged 12-17 is back! Get in touch with them for future dates.
• Hate is never OK. Hatecrime.com.au is a new resource with information including what to do if you’ve had a hateful experience.
• 13YARN is a 24-hour crisis service led by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Living with a disability and want to share your experiences with the Disability Royal Commission? Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW may be able to help.

Articles and other cool stuff

• NSW Health: LGBTIQ+ Health Strategy 2022-2027
• Dibs Fitness: Pain-free Binding Guide
• The Radical Copyeditor: The Power of Everyday Language to Cause Harm

Opportunities

• Twenty10 is hiring a paid QLife Peer Supporter. Applications close on 30 March at 10am.
• Inner West Council is seeking nominations for their Community Awards. Nominations close 27 March!
• Sydney World Pride is offering Creative Project Funding for artists and performers. Applications close 29 April at 5pm, and there will be an info session on 31 March.
• City of Sydney is looking for members for their advisory panels, including the Multicultural Advisory Panel and the Housing for All Working Group. Applications are open until 5pm on 1 April.
• The Betty Makin Youth Awards are open for nominations until 5pm on 1 April.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• ORIMA Research is working with the National Mental Health Commission to speak to LGBTIQA+ people about their experiences with mental health services, as well as their families and loved ones. Participants will be reimbursed $80-$100 for their time and insights. Read the participant information sheet here (PDF), and for more information or to express interest, email alison.mclaverty@nullorima.com.
• Just.Equal wants to hear about your priorities for the next Australian government.
• MCC Welfare Services wants to hear about your experiences with loneliness.
• Researchers at University of Sydney want to hear from people aged 16 to 26 who identify as a migrant or refugee and live in Western Sydney about their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
• Transcend wants to hear from young trans people aged 13-17 about sexuality and relationships education.
• A researcher at University of Sydney wants to hear from LGBTIQ+ stroke survivors and/or their partners. They especially need more responses from female participants.
• Walkern Katatdjin – Rainbow Knowledge wants to hear from LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 14 to 25.
• Western Sydney University researchers and batyr Australia are conducting a study looking at how young people (16 to 25 years) in the Western Sydney region support friends during tough times. We want to hear more about your experiences giving support – the positives and the challenges. If you would like to be part of a focus group, please fill out this short form here: Informal Help-Providing Screening Survey. Everyone who joins a focus group will receive a $50 gift voucher for their participation.

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 11 March 2022.

Events

• EOIs closing 13 March: Two of our QHive groups, Beyond and Behold, are open for expressions of interest until 13 March. These groups will take place in April and May.
• 16 March: Out West is officially back! This group will be for folks aged 12 to 18, while the next group on 23 March will be for folks aged 18 to 25. We’ll continue to alternate age groups every week like this.
• Closes 9 April: Check out the Deadly, Solid, Staunch exhibition at Boomalli Gallery, celebrating LGBTIQA+ First Nations artists. The official opening event is on 18 March.
• 20 March: Attention LGBTIQA+ folks aged 12 to 19! Join Minus18 for their This Is Trans Joy virtual chillout session. It’s free!
• Starting 23 March: Do you want to be a better partner? The Proud Partners group at ACON is for any LGBTQ+ person who may be concerned about their behaviours in a relationship.
• 23 March: Join Intersex Human Rights Australia for a webinar on community building with Mani Mitchell!
• 23 March to 30 April: Youth Week at Inner West Council has some amazing events, including Queer Prom on 8 April!
• Starting 26 April: Switchboard’s LGBTIQA+ suicide bereavement support groups are now open to LGBTIQA+ people in NSW and Victoria who are 21 or older.

Articles and other cool stuff

• ABC: Why Instagram is where I want to share queer stories
• Rainbow Health Australia: Our Rainbow Lives – an introduction to LGBTIQA+ identity, experiences, sexuality, gender and bodies for people with intellectual disability and their supporters
• ABC: Sparkles, unity and messages of equality as COVID-weary Sydney welcomes Mardi Gras

Opportunities

• ACON’s Pride Training has a new Trans Vitality: Trans-Affirming Practice e-Learning for medical professionals. Some free licenses are still available!
• The Aunty Vanessa Smith Scholarship has been established by AusPATH for a Sistergirl, Brotherboy or other trans mob to attend the AusPATH conference. For more information, see the graphic on this page or email info@nullauspath.org.
• Two expressions of interest for paid work for LGBTIQ+ Health Australia are currently open: one for LGBTIQ+ storytellers and another for teachers and LGBTIQ+ parents.
• The folks at ACYP are looking for people aged 12 to 24 to join the NSW Youth Advisory Council. Applications close 13 March.
• eSafety is establishing an Online Safety Youth Advisory Council for young people aged 13 to 24 years. Applications close 14 March.
• Lesbians Inc. has a grant round open for projects that address needs in the lesbian community! Applications close 18 March.
• The folks at the Outstanding Stories creative writing competition are holding their annual Miniature competition for very short LGBTIQ+ stories (50 words or less)! This year’s theme is “Sparks”. Applications close 19 March.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• Inner West Libraries wants to hear from young people in the Inner West aged 12 to 24 about what they want to see at their local library! You could win one of four $150 cash cards. Survey closes 14 March.
• Transcend wants to hear from young trans people aged 13-17 about sexuality and relationships education.
• A researcher at University of Sydney wants to hear from LGBTIQ+ stroke survivors and/or their partners. They especially need more responses from female participants.
• SWASH is the longest-running survey of lesbian, bisexual and queer women’s health in the world!
• In the lead up to the 2022 Federal election, Equality Australia wants to hear about the issues that matter to you.
• Walkern Katatdjin – Rainbow Knowledge wants to hear from LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 14 to 25.
• The Australian Human Rights Commission wants to hear from young people aged 9 to 17 and their parents, carers and grandparents about their experiences with COVID-19. Surveys close on 20 March.
• Western Sydney University researchers and batyr Australia are conducting a study looking at how young people (16 to 25 years) in the Western Sydney region support friends during tough times. We want to hear more about your experiences giving support – the positives and the challenges. If you would like to be part of a focus group, please fill out this short form here: Informal Help-Providing Screening Survey. Everyone who joins a focus group will receive a $50 gift voucher for their participation.
• Alternatives to Suicide are looking for people who have attended their groups to participate in research.
• Sydney WorldPride 2023 are planning a Human Rights Conference for next year, and they’d like to hear your thoughts on what you’d like to see there!

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 26 February 2022.

Our QHive groups are open for expressions of interest for workshops meeting in April and May!

Check out all the awesome things happening at Twenty10 this Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras Fundraisers

Thanks to all these fabulous folks who are raising funds for Twenty10 during Mardi Gras!

• ModiBodi – Rainbow briefs
• CrossFit 168 – Mardi Gras Fundraiser Competition
• Honkas Bar & Eats – Mardi Gras viewing party
• Broadway Sydney – Broadheeey!

Events

• Closes 9 April: Check out the Deadly, Solid, Staunch exhibition at Boomalli Gallery, celebrating LGBTIQA+ First Nations artists. The official opening event is on 18 March.
• 26-27 February: The awesome folks at Shopfront Arts are holding Drag in the Daytime event for folks of all ages at 107 Projects!
• 26 February: Our friends at Minus18 are holding a virtual Mardi Gras party for folks aged 12 to 19!
• 26 February: We’re partnering with Mardi Gras Film Festival on this Community Screening of Hetero, a film about a group of young people trying to keep their school’s Gay-Straight Alliance afloat by befriending their straight classmates. Tickets are only $10!
• 27 February: Marrickville Library is hosting a free vocal workshop for transgender and non-binary singers.
• 2 March: Queer Art After Hours is a free event at the Art Gallery of NSW showcasing queer art and artists! Twenty10 is also running the youth space with the AGNSW Youth Collective.
• 5 March: Young people aged 12 to 21 can come to the Making Time workshop, inspired by LGBTIQA+ artists and communities!

Articles and other cool stuff

• The Conversation: Yes, words can harm young trans people. Here’s what we can do to help
• The Conversation: 4 out of 5 parents support teaching gender and sexuality diversity in Australian schools
• The Guardian: What I should have done when my 12-year-old told me he was transgender
• ABC: Is there a place for trans students in religious schools? These schools say yes
• Dementia Support Australia: LGBTI and Dementia – Understanding Changes in Behaviour
• Older Persons Advocacy Network: The Ageing Mosaic – Support for LGBTI people

Opportunities

• Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council (AGMC) and RMIT are looking for speakers of Arabic, Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish and Vietnamese to help develop resources for translators and interpreters on LGBTIQA+ terminology. Participants will be compensated with a gift voucher. To find out more, contact Budi via email or text 0431 931 200.
• The National Gallery of Australia is accepting applications from folks aged 19 to 25 from across Australia for their Digital Young Writers Mentorship, closing 10 March.
• The folks at ACYP are looking for people aged 12 to 24 to join the NSW Youth Advisory Council. Applications close 13 March.
• eSafety is establishing an Online Safety Youth Advisory Council for young people aged 13 to 24 years. Applications close 14 March.
• Lesbians Inc. has a grant round open for projects that address needs in the lesbian community! Applications close 18 March.
• The folks at the Outstanding Stories creative writing competition are holding their annual Miniature competition for very short LGBTIQ+ stories (50 words or less)! This year’s theme is “Sparks”. Applications close 19 March.
• The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is looking for temporary staff during the upcoming Federal election.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• Inner West Libraries wants to hear from young people in the Inner West aged 12 to 24 about what they want to see at their local library! You could win one of four $150 cash cards. Survey closes 14 March.
• Transcend wants to hear from young trans people aged 13-17 about sexuality and relationships education.
• A researcher at University of Sydney wants to hear from LGBTIQ+ stroke survivors and/or their partners. They especially need more responses from female participants.
• SWASH is the longest-running survey of lesbian, bisexual and queer women’s health in the world!
• In the lead up to the 2022 Federal election, Equality Australia wants to hear about the issues that matter to you.
• Walkern Katatdjin – Rainbow Knowledge wants to hear from LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 14 to 25.
• The Australian Human Rights Commission wants to hear from young people aged 9 to 17 and their parents, carers and grandparents about their experiences with COVID-19. Surveys close on 20 March.
• Western Sydney University researchers and batyr Australia are conducting a study looking at how young people (16 to 25 years) in the Western Sydney region support friends during tough times. We want to hear more about your experiences giving support – the positives and the challenges. If you would like to be part of a focus group, please fill out this short form here: Informal Help-Providing Screening Survey. Everyone who joins a focus group will receive a $50 gift voucher for their participation.
• Alternatives to Suicide are looking for people who have attended their groups to participate in research.
• Sydney WorldPride 2023 are planning a Human Rights Conference for next year, and they’d like to hear your thoughts on what you’d like to see there!

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 11 February 2022.

Our QHive groups are open for expressions of interest for workshops meeting in April and May!

Check out all the awesome things happening at Twenty10 this Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras Fundraisers

Thanks to all these fabulous folks who are raising funds for Twenty10 during Mardi Gras!

• ModiBodi – Rainbow briefs
• CrossFit Play – Pride Fitness Festival
• CrossFit 168 – Mardi Gras Fundraiser Competition
• Honkas Bar & Eats – Mardi Gras viewing party
• Broadway Sydney – Broadheeey!

Events

• Thursdays: Join Living Arts Therapy for a Queer Art Therapy group every Thursday evening! Sliding scale tickets are available.
• 16 to 17 February: Are you aged 16 to 24 and trying to find a job? Check out the Learn2Earn workshop from Inner West Council Libraries and Mission Australia.
• From 24 February: Join Democracy in Colour for their free Countering Cyber Racism Online course.
• 24 February to 9 April: Check out the Deadly, Solid, Staunch exhibition at Boomalli Gallery, celebrating LGBTIQA+ First Nations artists. The official opening event is on 18 March.
• 26 February: Our friends at Minus18 are holding a virtual Mardi Gras party for folks aged 12 to 19!
• 26 February: We’re partnering with Mardi Gras Film Festival on this Community Screening of Hetero, a film about a group of young people trying to keep their school’s Gay-Straight Alliance afloat by befriending their straight classmates. Tickets are only $10!
• 27 February: Marrickville Library is hosting a free vocal workshop for transgender and non-binary singers.

Group Spotlight

Alphabet Soup is an LGBTIQA+ youth group in Wagga Wagga for people aged 12-18 started by a young person in the community! Get in touch via email, check them out on Facebook or connect to their Discord server.

Articles and other cool stuff

• LGBTIQ+ Health Alliance and JoyFM: The Latest Podcast
• The Age: Trans and gender diverse inclusive language matters in healthcare
• The Sydney Morning Herald: Language is important for the health of all Australians, including trans people
• The Conversation: I’ve tested positive to COVID. What should I do now?
• SBS News: The Australian athletes championing LGBTIQ+ pride in sport
• Inter_view: An Intersex Podcast

Opportunities

• The folks at ACYP are looking for people aged 12 to 24 to join the NSW Youth Advisory Council. Applications close 13 March.
• Women with Disabilities Australia is looking for blog post pitches from women, girls, feminine-identifiying folks and non-binary people. Published posts will receive $100!
• The Queer Youth Dialogues are an opportunity for young LGBTIQ+ people from around the world to connect and discuss their identities!
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia and the National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) are creating a new training: Our Voices, Our Lives, Our Way. Sign up at the link for updates!
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia’s MindOut project is offering a free training for folks working in mental health or suicide prevention
• Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA) wants to hear from intersex folks about what they want to see at the World Pride Human Rights Conference in 2023.
• headspace Miranda and Hurstville are looking for young people aged 16-25 to join their Youth Reference Group.
• eSafety is establishing an Online Safety Youth Advisory Council for young people aged 13 to 24 years. Head to the link to find out more and sign up to receive updates.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• The Australian Human Rights Commission wants to hear from young people aged 9 to 17 and their parents, carers and grandparents about their experiences with COVID-19.
• Western Sydney University researchers and batyr Australia are conducting a study looking at how young people (16 – 25 years) in the Western Sydney region support friends during tough times. We want to hear more about your experiences giving support – the positives and the challenges. If you would like to be part of a focus group, please fill out this short form here: Informal Help-Providing Screening Survey. Everyone who joins a focus group will receive a $50 gift voucher for their participation.
• Alternatives to Suicide are looking for people who have attended their groups to participate in research.
• 3Bridges will be hosting an open forum around the services planned for the Summer Hill Neighbourhood Centre. The Summer Hill community is invited to offer feedback around the types of services and programs the community would like to see available at the Centre. Complete their survey to express interest in attending.
• Sydney WorldPride 2023 are planning a Human Rights Conference for next year, and they’d like to hear your thoughts on what you’d like to see there!

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 28 January 2022.

Invasion Day perspectives

The 26th of January goes by many different names: Invasion Day, Survival Day, the Day of Mourning, and others. All of these commemorate the impact that colonialism has had on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – the first people to live on the land we now call Australia.

Here are some articles to read to learn more about this day and how you can be an ally to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

• NITV: How to be a good Indigenous ally
• NITV: Sydney Invasion Day rally recreates historic march
• AIATSIS: History of the Day of Mourning
• NITV: A short history of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy – an indelible reminder of unceded sovereignty

Events

• Thursdays: Join Living Arts Therapy for a Queer Art Therapy group every Thursday evening! Sliding scale tickets are available.
• 1 February: FAMS is holding a webinar with special guest Bobbie Trower about supporting LGBTIQA+ young people.
• 1 February: The Older Person’s Advocacy Network (OPAN) is holding a webinar panel about supports for ageing LGBTIQA+ populations.
• Sundays starting 6 February: Join Sandy King for some free online Yin Yoga classes!
• 9, 16, and 23 February: Twenty10’s next online PRISM LGBTIQA+ inclusivity training is open for registrations! Join us over 3 mornings as we learn more about supporting our communities.
• 16 to 17 February: Are you aged 16 to 24 and trying to find a job? Check out the Learn2Earn workshop from Inner West Council Libraries and Mission Australia.
• 19 February: The awesome folks at CrossFit Play are raising money for Twenty10 at their Pride Fitness Festival!
• 26 February: We’re partnering with Mardi Gras Film Festival on this Community Screening of Hetero, a film about a group of young people trying to keep their school’s Gay-Straight Alliance afloat by befriending their straight classmates. Tickets are only $10!

Articles and other cool stuff

• Autostraddle: Sex With An X: The Perils Of Performative Spelling
• ABC: How a wheelchair helped 18-year-old Mac embrace his true self

Opportunities

• headspace Miranda and Hurstville are looking for young people aged 16-25 to join their Youth Reference Group.
• The current Aurora Small Grants Round is open until 4 February.
• eSafety is establishing an Online Safety Youth Advisory Council for young people aged 13 to 24 years. Head to the link to find out more and sign up to receive updates.
• Youth Action are taking expressions of interest for young people to participate in a workshop about issues facing young renters. Participants will receive a $100 gift voucher as compensation.
• Attention aspiring fashion designers aged 12 to 18! Burwood Council is holding free sustainable fashion workshops in February and March for a runway show during youth week in April. If you want to participate, register by 5pm on 11 February by emailing youth@nullburwood.nsw.gov.au or calling 9911 9905. Check out the flyer (PDF) for more info.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• 3Bridges will be hosting an open forum around the services planned for the Summer Hill Neighbourhood Centre. The Summer Hill community is invited to offer feedback around the types of services and programs the community would like to see available at the Centre. Complete their survey to express interest in attending.
• Sydney WorldPride 2023 are planning a Human Rights Conference for next year, and they’d like to hear your thoughts on what you’d like to see there!

Happy New Year! 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 14 January 2022.

Events

• 20 January: The folks at Minus18 are having a free online Queer Crafternoon for folks aged 12 to 19.

Articles and other cool stuff

• Minus18: How to stay connected online during #StayHome

Opportunities

• All About Women of Colour is a mentorship open to women and non-binary First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse writers over 18, presented with All About Women and Sweatshop. Applications close on 23 January.
• Redwoods Work Collaborative is running a program called Navigating (self)Employment CoLab for people interested in entrepreneurship and self-employment who are aged 17 to 26. The first meeting is planned for 25 January, so get in touch with the team ASAP if you’re interested! More info is available in the program pack (PDF).
• Attention aspiring fashion designers aged 12 to 18! Burwood Council is holding free sustainable fashion workshops in February and March for a runway show during youth week in April. If you want to participate, register by 5pm on 11 February by emailing youth@nullburwood.nsw.gov.au or calling 9911 9905. Check out the flyer (PDF) for more info.

Surveys, studies and consultations

• Sydney WorldPride 2023 are planning a Human Rights Conference for next year, and they’d like to hear your thoughts on what you’d like to see there!
• LGBTIQ+ Health Australia and the National Ethnic Disability Alliance are developing training for LGBTIQ+ people with disability. They’re looking for LGBTIQ+ people with disability aged 18 and over to complete this survey.