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Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9479 8700

Address: La Trobe University, Building NR6 3086 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 ARCSHS and Rainbow Health Victoria are celebrating Bisexual visibility day today! Read Rainbow Heath Victoria's interview with ARCSHS Dr Jen Power who has been researching the experiences of Bi+ people living in Australia with Dr Julia Taylor for the past 4 years. #BiWeek2020 https://www.rainbowhealthvic.org.au//celebrating-bi-plus-v

25.01.2022 In case you missed this very special seminar from ARCSHS Associate Professor Graham Brown sharing his insights from two decades of collaborating and adapting with the community-led response to HIV and Hepatitis C. Stream on youtube now.

25.01.2022 We are thrilled to launch the Pride, Respect, Equality campaign. More than 6 in 10 LGBTIQ+ people in Australia experience violence from family members. We all ...deserve to feel safe, supported and respected. The Pride, Respect, Equality campaign encourages family members to listen to, learn from, and stand alongside their LGBTIQ+ loved ones. Learn more about the campaign here: https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au//pride-respect-equa Watch stories from Victorian families and find resources on becoming an ally for your LGBTIQ+ family members here: https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/communities-respect

24.01.2022 Always Was, Always Will Be. Happy NAIDOC Week from ARCSHS

24.01.2022 You're invited to ARCSHS April 28 public research seminar, livestreamed on Zoom, titled 'Against Consent' presented by Assistant Professor Heidi Matthews ( Osgoode Hall Law School of York University) Read more about the abstract and find the zoom link here: latrobe.edu.au/events/all/against-consent

22.01.2022 International Overdose Awareness Day is an important event recognising that behind each death from overdose is a human life that has its own story and remains connected to the lives and stories of others. This day offers a time to publicly grieve those who have lost their lives to overdose, remember them as valued people with names and rich lives and experiences, who are loved and missed by family and friends. ARCSHS’ Drugs, Gender and Sexuality (DruGS) program is proud to m...ark this important day. Read more from ARCSHS DruGS program team members Dr Renae Fomiatti, Dr Adrian Farrugia and Program Lead Professor Suzanne Fraser #IOAD https://www.latrobe.edu.au//international-overdose-awarene

22.01.2022 We're very pleased to announce the release of the ARCSHS Annual Report 2020, a comprehensive record of the achievements of our Centre across last year, including research, reports, projects, events, awards and more. https://www.latrobe.edu.au//arcshs-annual-reports-and-stra

21.01.2022 Have you helped a n LGBTI friend with depression and anxiety? Do friends in your LGBTIQ community turn to you in a crisis? This is a new survey on LGBTIQ mental health in Melbourne: Click https://bit.ly/3jofUBV to take part in Lean on me: exploring mental health support among LGBTIQ communities, a survey about the wellbeing of people who help peers during times of crisis.

21.01.2022 Writing Themselves In 4 asked thousands of LGBTQA+ young people "what makes you feel good about yourself?" This story from ABC News shares some of ARCSHS findings, interviewing study lead, A/Prof Adam Bourne along with two young trans men who share their stories of advocacy and growing up. https://www.abc.net.au//transgender-gender-identi/13051348@

20.01.2022 ARCSHS Andrea Waling, Duane Duncan and Gary Dowsett explore women's perceptions of men's bodies and their negotiation of feminist ethics and raunchy sexuality for this article on The Conversation today.

19.01.2022 "All survivors needed help balancing the relationship between their LGBTQA+ identity and their faith, family and culture. For some, healing did mean leaving faith. For others, it was finding a faith community that accepted their LGBTQA+ identity. And for others, it was about learning how to develop healthy boundaries that enabled them to navigate the different communities they belonged to." Writes Dr Tim Jones, ARCSHS A/Prof Jen Power and A/Prof Tiffany Jones about their worl...d first ARC funded research. Read more: https://theconversation.com/new-research-documents-the-seve

18.01.2022 The ARCSHS team had a great day yesterday in the Agora at #LTUPride2021, chatting to staff and students about our research, our advocacy, our new Graduate Certificate in Sex, Health and Society, and about our LGBTI-inclusive practice training! If you'd like to check out a taster of our LGBTI-inclusive practice training - suitable for anyone working directly with the public or offering services used by the public, who would like to make their service more inclusive and welcoming for LGBTIQ people - you can register for Friday's LTU Pride Week 'Introduction to LGBTIQ Inclusive Practice and the Rainbow Tick' Zoom seminar at 10am, with Rainbow Health Victoria superstar Matt Parsons! https://latrobe.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_zIKpvZLcTxCJWcFhXSXP2w

15.01.2022 LGBTQI+ communities experience family and intimate partner violence at rates equal to or higher than non-LGBTQI+ people. Last year, we invited Rainbow Health V...ictoria’s Jackson Fairchild to our PiP webinar to discuss the various drivers of family violence in the LGBTQI+ communities, its intersection with drivers of violence against women and the ways to challenge them. Watch the whole webinar here: http://bit.ly/38xAg8i

14.01.2022 Register now for this online webinar on the La Trobe Graduate Certificate in Sex, Health and Society developed by ARCSHS. The first of it's kind in Australia, those who study this Graduate Certificate will develop multi-disciplinary knowledge on human sexuality and its role in health and society. This webinar is for anyone looking to understand course content and ask questions of ARCSHS staff teaching the Graduate Certificate. ... This G

13.01.2022 Today for Intersex Awareness Day you can read this incredible new resource from Intersex Human Rights Australia and Intersex Peer Support Australia on being a more active ally to intersex people and what meaningful inclusion looks like. #IAD2020

13.01.2022 What an incredible conference program for the 11th #HID2021 & 5th #LGBTIAgeing2021. ARCSHS is humbled to be online along with so many others across Australia facilitated by LGBTIQ+ Health Australia over the next 3 Fridays. So far today we have seen ARCSHS Dr Natalie Amos and Dr Adam Hill present on the mental health findings of Writing Themselves In 4 and Private Lives 3. In particular their presentations have highlighted what some of the protective factors are for participan...ts. You can find out more about these studies findings on ARCSHS website here. https://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/publications

13.01.2022 Still time to apply for this great position working with ARCSHS as a Level A Research Officer. Closing date this Sunday 11 October. Read more on our job page here https://careers.pageuppeople.com//job/55/research-officer

12.01.2022 Switchboard's passionate CEO Joe Ball will be on live TV, ABC 24, at 4:15pm today to talk about new data released in research report Private Lives 3. Private L...ives 3, a national study looking into the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people across Australia was launched today showing unacceptably high rates of suicide distress among our communities. These statistics are heartbreaking. While studies such as Private Lives 3 help us to build a strong evidence base for our work in LGBTIQA+ suicide prevention, at Switchboard we are speaking to and listening to the people who are represented by this report every single day. We see you, we hear you, we’re here to support you, and we're going to keep working hard in LGBTIQ+ suicide prevention because our communities deserve better. You can get support via our Rainbow Door service through phone, text and email. Our operating hours: 10am - 6pm, everyday Phone: 1800 729 367 Text: 0480 017 246 Email: [email protected] Visit: https://www.rainbowdoor.org.au Read the study here: https://www.latrobe.edu.au///private-lives/private-lives-3

12.01.2022 This Friday at 2pm - join us for the launch of Private Lives 3, the latest iteration of our flagship Private Lives research series on the health and wellbeing of LGBTI Australians. Private Lives 3 will be launched by Victorian Minister for Health and Minister for Equality The Hon. Martin Foley MP, lead researcher and ARCSHS Deputy Director Anthony Lyons, and Rainbow Health Victoria director Marina Carman. The launch will also feature a panel discussion with Associate Profess...or Ruth McNair AM, ACON Manager of Trans Health Equity Teddy Cook, and Thorne Harbour Health CEO Simon Ruth, facilitated by Rainbow Health Victoria Head of Strategy and Policy Jackson Fairchild. Private Lives is one of the country's most important national surveys of the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people in Australia, and at the time of its inception in 2006, was the largest survey of its kind anywhere in the world. The last Private Lives survey appeared in 2012, and this new survey provides an up-to-date picture of the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people living in Australia today. Register now: latrobe.zoom.us//r/6115979298527/WN_gIRu7iLYTRSs55-xSGoQ0A

12.01.2022 We're hiring! ARCSHS is looking for a Level A Research Officer to assist with projects relating to the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ communities. Know someone who fits the bill? Tasks will involve: -Analysis and write up of quantitative survey data pertaining to LGBTIQ health and wellbeing and HIV -Preparation of literature reviews and assistance with publications and/or grant applications for other work related to LGBTIQ health and wellbeing and HIV... -Coordinating with external stakeholders as part of knowledge translation and exchange efforts -Preparation of ethics applications and initial drafts of data collection materials -Drafting of journal articles, community reports and briefing papers Closing date: Sunday 11th October 2020 http://careers.pageuppeople.com//j/559880/research-officer

12.01.2022 Don't take our word for it... Read stories from people actually using #PozQoL! www.pozqol.org

11.01.2022 Out now the latest news from Rainbow Health Victoria. Read about the program's new resource series Research Matters. Accessible and concise briefings on current research relevant to LGBTIQ health and wellbeing. https://mailchi.mp//rainbow-health-victoria-october-2020-n #LGBTIQ

10.01.2022 "It is dangerous to assume DNA matching holds the key to romantic and sexual success our genes alone cannot account for these diverse life experiences." Writes ARCSHS Dr Andrea Waling and A/Prof Jen Power on Netflix's new TV Show 'The One'. They unpack the assumptions made by the show's premise and ask - is this future around the corner?

10.01.2022 You can now listen to Marina Carman, Director of Rainbow Health Victoria and co-author of the recently published Private Lives 3, report speaking to Hack on triple j on some of the key findings and recommendations from the report. Listen to this story from 19 minutes in of the show's podcast. https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/12846108

09.01.2022 The ARCSHS spring newsletter is now available to read. We have four PhD opportunities and we welcome new ARC Future Fellow Associate Professor Kate Seear to the ARCSHS team. https://mailchi.mp/latrobe/arcshs-spring-newsletter-2020

09.01.2022 Wear it Purple day is this Friday 28 August. A day for anyone and everyone to show their support to LGBTIQA+ young people by wearing something (or everything!) ...purple This year Wear It Purple day may look a little different. At ARCSHS we are celebrating by wearing purple in our video calls. How are you celebrating Wear It Purple day this year? We would love to know. Visit our friends at Minus18 for more ideas on how you can celebrate Wear It Purple day this year. Rainbow Heath Victoria, Rainbow Network and our friends Zoe Belle Gender Collective Inc have developed some colourful video call backgrounds for you to use. You can see them here https://www.rainbowhealthvic.org.au//rainbow-network-zoe-b

09.01.2022 ARCSHS celebrates today, March 9, as the National Day of Women Living with HIV. Visit the social media pages and websites of our friends Living Positive Victoria and NAPWHA to learn more about today and the lived experiences of women living with HIV.

09.01.2022 The following PhD scholarships are currently available at ARCSHS: Men, sex and sexuality Investigating sexual identity and gender orientation change efforts in Australia... Infectious disease, gender and stigma Drugs, sex/gender and human rights Read more about these exciting opportunities and share here: https://latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/study/scholarships

08.01.2022 The first ARCSHS newsletter for 2021 is available to read now https://mailchi.mp//new-ideas-new-findings-and-new-opportu

07.01.2022 Join us for our December Research and Practice Seminar, livestreamed over Zoom from the University of East Anglia's Dr Jamie Hakim. This seminar will explore the ways gay and bisexual men have mediated intimacy during the coronavirus 'conjuncture' https://latrobe.zoom.us//2716028/WN_6G5LVMzfSHyoKJ7fxxhm5w

07.01.2022 Reminder to tune in tomorrow at 4pm for a guest seminar from Dr Bianca Fileborn, on sexual violence and safety at Australian music festivals - read more and register via Zoom webinar here https://latrobe.zoom.us//2615996/WN_LIQzNuU8QWqmtQIoJ7nWsw

07.01.2022 Download the new Private Lives report now, with the latest evidence on the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people in Australia. https://www.latrobe.edu.au///private-lives/private-lives-3 You can still join us for this afternoon's launch, with Minister for Equality Martin Foley MP, Associate Professor Anthony Lyons, Rainbow Health Director Marina Carman, and an all-star panel with Ruth McNair of The University of Melbourne, Teddy Cook from ACON and Simon Ruth from Thorne Harbour Health - https://latrobe.zoom.us//6115979/WN_gIRu7iLYTRSs55-xSGoQ0A

05.01.2022 Last chance to register for today's 4pm seminar from ARCSHS Associate Professor Graham Brown, reflecting on 20 years of research in peer-led responses to HIV, hepatitis C and public health. After a decade at ARCSHS, Graham will soon be moving to the Centre for Social Impact at the University of NSW. Before he moves, we hope you will join us to hear Graham reflect on his experience and insights from two decades of collaborating and adapting with the community-led response to HIV and Hepatitis C. A seminar not to be missed. Register via zoom webinar here.

03.01.2022 A reminder to register for our Research and Practice Webinar this Wednesday with Dr Akane Kanai (Monash University) exploring Intersectionality in digital feminist knowledge cultures. This Wednesday at 4pm! https://latrobe.zoom.us//7116002/WN_nUX26tPHRvGRup3xm0Yx0g

02.01.2022 Join us for our December Research and Practice Seminar, from the University of East Anglia's Dr Jamie Hakim, exploring the ways gay and bisexual men have mediated intimacy during the coronavirus 'conjuncture' Register via zoom webinar now https://latrobe.zoom.us//1516027/WN_6G5LVMzfSHyoKJ7fxxhm5w

01.01.2022 ARCSHS' Dr Dion Kagan reviews the new Russell T. Davies series 'It's A Sin,' an exploration of the AIDS crisis in 1980s London, in the new issue of The Monthly - take a look: https://www.themonthly.com.au//pride-and-prejudice-it-s-si