Support services
Organisations and Groups that support Queer youth, their families, friends and peers.
See also
Making Contact
An online service providing links to youth support organisations in the ACT.
AIDS Action Council
Support, information, counselling, referral and advocacyon all matters relating to HIV/AIDS. Also provides some non-HIV related services to the GLBTI community. Located at Westlund House, 16 Gordon St (corner of McCoy Cct., Acton ACT 2601.
phone (02) 6257 2855 (b/h)
web www.aidsaction.org.au
email aidsaction@aidsaction.org.au
ACT Human Rights Commission
Investigates complaints of discrimination and sexual harassment.
phone (02) 6205 2222
web www.hrc.act.gov.au
Amnesty International Regional LGBTQI Action Network
Amnesty International is the world's largest human rights organisation. In the ACT, our Campaigners and Human Rights Advocates work to defend LGBTQI rights in Australia and overseas. The right to freely determine one's sexual orientation and the right to express it without fear are human rights. We affirm that persecuting or discriminating against people on the basis of their sexuality is a violation of their basic human rights. A large part of our work is with young people and in schools to provide information on queer rights, support, referrals and advocacy.
web www.amnesty.org.au/actsnsw/group/21406/ANU Sexuality Department
Provides support, information, referral and advocacy for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer-identifying students and staff at the ANU.
web http://sa.anu.edu.au/index.php?module=content&contentID=124
email sexdep@anu.edu.au
phone (02) 6125 8514
SCOPE Youth Service
A free and confidential service for young people aged 12-25.
SCOPE does all sorts of things. We may be able to assist you, whether you be a young person, a youth worker, a teacher, a parent or an active citizen in your community.
phone 02 6257 1640
fax 02 6257 1695
email scope@ywca-canberra.org.au
A Gender Agenda
A Gender Agenda provides information and support for individuals, families, government bodies and other institutions.
All kinds of people might be interested in contacting A Gender Agenda. Some examples include parents interested in raising their children outside traditional gender stereotypes, people considering transitioning from one gender to another, intersex people and families of intersex children, school teachers, day-care centres, the media and politicians.
Website genderrights.org.au
The Gender Centre
Offers a wide range of services to people with gender issues, their partners, families and friends. Also acts as an education, support and referral centre. Services include counselling and support, social and support groups, a bi-monthly magazine and referrals to specialist counselling, medical, HIV/AIDS, education training, employment, legal welfare, residential refuge housing and other community services.
address PO Box 266, Petersham NSW 2049
email gendercentre@bigpond.com
phone (02) 9569 2366 (10am - 5:30pm Mon-Fri)
fax (02) 9569 1176
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