“The government responds to the needs of other equity groups in Australia with a national plan and a funded national NGO peak body, along with a named Minister/Parliamentary Secretary, national advisory group and a funded departmental unit” said Paul Martin, Chair of the National LGBT Health Alliance. “The LGBTI community has none of this, yet we face higher health risk factors, less access to health services and poorer health outcomes.”
The National LGBT Health Alliance is trying to do something about the terrible state of Australian LGBTI health.
http://www.lgbthealth.org.au/election2010
With the election between Tony Abbott who infamously said he found Gays threatening and our first Woman Prime Minister and our first openly Athiest Prime Minister who ousted the elected PM Kevin Rudd because of the increasing loss of supporters to the left Minor Party the Greens and then announced policies that were a step a little further towards the right than Kevins and with the Greens increasing popularity likely to give them a balance of power in the Senate and perhaps end the influence of Religious Right party Family First this seems like a good time for reminding our representatives of our needs and our votes.
As it’s fairly safe to say the media will continue it’s customary negligence on this please pass this on to every Australian GLBTI person and ally you know.
