Have you, your family, friends, experienced discrimination or incompetence in health care based on sexual orientation or gender identity? Has having a compassionate provider saved someone's life? Please help us educate others by sharing your story; send an email to info@glhv.org.au. We will change any identifying details before we use the story.
Welcome to the GLHV website and clearinghouse. This site provides news and information of particular interest to the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Victoria. Find out more about GLHV.
Val's Cafe Presents
Training Course
How to create a GLBTI friendly service – a series of workshops for health and human service organisations
“Coming out” footy posters launched
Resource
“Which team do you barrack for?” took on a whole new meaning, with the launch of Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria’s (GLHV) “Coming out” series of 6 footy posters.
"So Gay, So What!" Our latest anti-homophobia poster
Community
Our latest poster available now for free!
DEECD employment policy for GLBT teachers
Policy
GLHV in partnership with Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission has worked with Department of Education and Early Childhood Development to get a sound employment policy in place for GLBT teachers
Rural Health and Wellbeing Forum - September 2,3,4
Community
The Take Care OutBack There Rural Health and Wellbeing Forum is for all who care about improving the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people who live work or play in rural, regional and remote communities.
Out In the Community: Delivering inclusive community services
Consumer material
Out In the Community: Delivering inclusive community services for clients and co-workers with diverse sexual or gender identities. An accredited training package from Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE and Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria.
Take your place as a Diversity@Work leader!
Awards
Get your organisation the national recognition it deserves for it's innovative diversity strategies and inclusive workplace environment by nominating for the 2010 Diversity@Work Employment & Inclusion Awards
Are you looking for a gay and lesbian friendly doctor or counsellor?
Website link
GLHV doesn't have a protocol for recommending individual doctors but can point you to some directories which may help.
