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Private Lives is the biggest and most ambitious research survey of the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people ever conducted in Australia. It is being carried out through Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria in partnership with the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University.

The survey covers areas of general health, psychological wellbeing, health service utilisation, relationships, sexual and reproductive health, sexual activity, pregnancy and parenting, internet use and experiences of discrimination.

The survey takes about 20 – 25 minutes to complete and is completely confidential. Participants must be over 16 and should identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. No identifying information will be collected and the survey is set up at a secure URL provided by our net space provider. No staff at either the provider site or at ARCSHS will have access to participants’ IP addresses, nor will email addresses be required.

The research that will be generated by the Private Lives survey will benefit the GLBT community as a whole by capturing a clearer understanding of the way public health strategies affect individuals in our community. It will also help to guide the implementation of services that are more relevant and appropriate to individuals within it. Your input thereby has the potential to influence the scope of what the public health sector has to offer the queer community and to modify the way health professionals interact with individuals within that community. The data will be analysed and results published in a widely distributed report which will also be online at the survey site.

So get to www.privatelivessurvey.com.au, complete the survey and help make a change to GLBT health and wellbeing!