Queer Radio Brisbane useful LGBTQ Community Links

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LGBTQ Community Sites

Gay and Lesbian Welfare Association

"GLWA" Brisbane: gay & lesbian telephone counseling service. Fully trained compassionate LGBT counselors will answer your call and offer non-judgmental basic support, comprehensive information and referrals to health services, community support groups, social groups etc.

Phone 3017 1717 (or outside local Brisbane area Freecall 1800 184 527) 7-10pm, 7days a week.

www.glwa.org.au

Brisbane Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Pride Festival

Festival each June, July – all volunteers, more are welcome.

www.pridebrisbane.org.au

Queensland Association for Healthy Communities

QAHC is a community-based organisation responsible for providing education, advocacy and support for those affected by HIV/AIDS in Queensland.

QAHC's purpose is to mobilise community responses to HIV/AIDS by working in partnership with infected and affected communities; achieving self-determination for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and empowering all people affected by the epidemic.

www.qahc.org.au

Queensland Positive People (QPP)

Queensland Positive People (QPP) represents the interests of people living with HIV/AIDS (called PLWHA) in Queensland and is part of a national and international network. We help each other to take charge of our lives, care and destinies. Also involved are our partners, family, and friends who can join and support QPP as well. Our vision statement is "All people living with HIV/AIDS living a full life".
www.qpp.org.au

Queensland Police Service LGBT Liaison Unit

Queensland’s Police Service has proven its commitment to provide courteous and sincere support to LGBT’s. Trained LGBT Liaison Officers are located throughout the state and all police stations will have an officer who has agreed to handle LGBT-specific matters. Not all LGBT Liaison Officers will be gay themselves, but all will be informed and compassionate. It is important to have confidence that the police service knows our issues and supports us without prejudice. Make sure you report incidents of threats or physical assault and ask for assistance even in cases of domestic violence. Go to the site below for specific contact details:

http://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/community/lgbti/lias_off.htm

Gay & Lesbian Business Network

GLBN is the portal for gay and ‘gay friendly’ individuals and businesses wishing to be involved in business, social and support networks within the gay and lesbian community. Phone 07 3030 8136

www.brisbaneglbn.org

PFLAG (Parents, families & Friends of Lesbians And Gays)

"Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is here for you. We hope to help you understand your loved one's sexuality or gender identity and its meaning to you and your relationship. Our members are parents, families and friends of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) people. We most likely have been through much of what you are now feeling. We understand."

The local chapter has a burgeoning social atmosphere and is anchored by Shelley Argent through her part time work at Qld Association for Healthy Communities. Shelley has been a regular and inspiring guest on Queer Radio. She marched with husband Don in the huge PFLAG entry as part of the 2006 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade (having previously marched with gay son James and his partner Michael).

Contact: Shelley Argent from 9am to 12 Midday, Monday to Wednesday at Queensland AIDS Council offices 3017 1739, mobile 0409 363 335, email pflagbris@hotmail.com

Just a reminder that you can reach the PFLAG Brisbane helpline on 0400 767 832.

www.pflagbrisbane.org.au/ (local Brisbane chapter) www.pflag.org (USA base site)

Australian Bisexual Network

Based in Brisbane – support, information, fortnightly social meetings etc. For information call 07 38572500.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~ausbinet/

Open Doors LGBT Education Network

The Open Doors Education Network provides an opportunity for teachers and other school based workers to join together in a safe and confidential way to share information and support. The network aims to identify common concerns, highlight issues and explore responses. They meet approximately every 6 weeks.

Contact Pauline Coffey, Sector Development Worker for Open Doors by email: pauline@opendoors.net.au or by phone: (07) 32577660

http://www.opendoors.net.au/education_network.cfm

Australian Marriage Equality

Australian Marriage Equality (or AME for short), is made up of concerned lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from most states and territories who have come together to campaign for law reform and attitudinal change necessary to allow same sex couples to marry.

www.australianmarriageequality.com/

QUT Queer Collective (Qld University of Technology)

Our newly elected Queer Reps (for 2003) are Nick & Bec - office located level 1 "C" block at Kelvin Grove (QUT)

we have two websites: www.geocities.com/queerqut

University of Southern Queensland Support Group

USQ GLBT social group for students/staff and local GLBT youth. Also if anyone is interested in becoming a mentor to the club please
email Andrew Clatworthy USQ Plus President at usqplus@hotmail.com or phone 0403 755 761.

http://www.studentguild.com.au/club_homepage.asp?clubid=4760.

Planet Love

Brisbane man Tony Le provides an array of details, events and links – including friendly clubs and men’s sex-on-premises venues.

http://www.geocities.com/tony_bouchez

Gay Brisbane

What to do and where to go on the "gay scene" in Brisbane. A nice looking and effective non-commercial site maintained by a local man (who is a website designer).

http://www.geocities.com/chamelion_boy

QldQueer email group

QldQueer is an e-mail group for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender communities of Queensland, Australia. The list has a Queensland focus and may be used for sharing news & information as well as providing a forum for discussion of issues that are of interest to LGBT Queenslanders. QldQueer is an unmoderated list.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QldQueer