Resources for LGBTQIA+ young people

 

 

 

 

Below is a list of youth friendly LGBTQIA+ resources. These resources can be used by young people, their families or people who are supporting a young person.

 

General resources 

Minus 18 https://www.minus18.org.au/ 

IDAHOBIT May 17 https://www.idahobit.org.au/index.

Youth LGBTQIA+ resource for the Inner East http://iellen.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/YOUTH-LGBTQI-RESOURCE-Final-as-of-30.10.pdf 

Victorian Pride Centre (opening late 2020) https://pridecentre.org.au/ 

 

Hobbies and fitness 

Fearless Movement Co https://www.fearlessmovementco.com/ 

Alternative Women’s Fitness https://alternativewomensfitness.com.au/  

Youth Queer Theatre https://www.merrihealth.org.au/services/young-adults/queer-youth-theatre/

Queer book list https://www.readings.com.au/collection/lgbtqia-books-for-teens 

Book list with trans/non binrary characters https://www.epicreads.com/blog/ya-books-with-trans-characters

Queer spotify playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6xn38YPcBZ0s1j4k1SB69H?si=XJTwwTq9S2SnEjCPtzFFhQ 

 

Health services

Zoe Belle Gender Clinic http://zbgc.org.au/

Queerspace Youth https://thedrum.ds.org.au/program/queerspaceyouth/ 

Thorne Harbour Alcohol & Drug service https://thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/alcohol-and-other-drug-services-aod/youth/ 

EQUINOX Gender Diverse Health Centre https://equinox.org.au/ 

Monash Health Gender Clinic https://monashhealth.org/services/gender-clinic/ 

Mind Equality Centre counselling https://www.mindaustralia.org.au/mind-equality-centre 

 

Peer support groups 

YGender - peer social support group https://www.ygender.org.au/  

Thorne Harbour peer led workshops https://thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/peer-workshops/

 

Health Resources 

Tran Hub Resource Centre https://www.transhub.org.au/ 

Queer Health Collabs https://www.facebook.com/queerhealthcollabs/  

Transgender Victoria https://transgendervictoria.com/ 

 

Support services 

Switchboard Victoria http://www.switchboard.org.au/ 

Q Life support https://qlife.org.au/ 

eheadspace https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace/ 

 

Other resources 

Fitted for Work - support when seeking employment  http://fittedforwork.org/transgender-program/  

Proud to Play - LGBTQIA inclusion in sport http://www.proud2play.org.au/ 

Finding your community by headspace  https://headspace.org.au/blog/finding-your-own-lgbtiqa-community/

 

Articles

By members of the FreeZa Committee at Boroondara Youth Services 

https://sites.google.com/view/spacereviews/articles/idahobit-2020 

By a member of the Youth Advisory Group at headspace Hawthorn 

https://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/hawthorn/new-blog-post-4/