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SA LGBTIQA+ Mental Health & Suicidality Report
10 October 2024
La Trobe University released a report on LGBTIQA+ Mental Health and Suicidality for each state in Australia. You can download the SA report by clicking on the image to the right. Suicidality and mental ill-health are serious concerns that impact…
Response Regarding Update O’Brien St
02 October 2024
An open letter requesting an update on the O’Brien Street relocation was sent to The Honourable Chris Picton (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) and Dr Emma McCahon (Chief Executive Officer, Central Adelaide Local Health Network) on 26th February 2024. We…
Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill Passes
26 September 2024
On Tuesday 24th September, SA Parliament passed legislation banning conversion practices that attempt to change or suppress a persons sexuality or gender identity. This represents years of collective advocacy by survivors, LGBTIQA+ communities and allies to put an end to…
2024 Ian Purcell Oration
19 September 2024
Were There Intersex Dinosaurs? Presented by CJ Hannaford Representing the “I” in LGBTIQA+, long-time Intersex advocate and elder CJ is sure there must have been. Otherwise how do you explain the historical fact that she and all other Intersex creatures…
Trans Day Of Remembrance Vigil 2024
19 September 2024
Join us on Wednesday 20 November 2024 to recognise Trans Day Of Remembrance, a moment of community solidarity and remembrance where we honour the lives of those we have lost to anti-trans violence and discrimination. Registration is encouraged, but not…
Conversion Practices Legislation Passes Lower House
13 September 2024
The Conversion Practices Bill was passed through the Lower House yesterday and will be brought to the Upper House in a fortnight. SARAA would like to thank the survivors and allies that turned up yesterday to show support. A particularly…
South Australia to Introduce Legislation Banning Conversion Practices
10 September 2024
The SA government has just announced it will introduce a bill banning conversion practices. Survivors have fought long and hard for this reform, which goes some way towards protecting LGBTQA+ people from practices that seek to change who they are…
Counting LGBTIQA+ Australians in 2026 Census
04 September 2024
SARAA endorses the LGBTIQA+ Health Australia (LHA) and Equality Australia (EA) statements on the 2026 Census. SARAA stands firm to endorse that all LGBTIQA+ people need to be counted in the 2026 Census. Not only has the government missed an…
SARAA’s New CEO Announced
02 September 2024
Dear SARAA Members, Partners, and Supporters, We are thrilled to announce that Varo (they/them) has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance (SARAA). Varo has been an integral part of the SARAA…
Conversion practices in Parliamentary Question Time
29 August 2024
The Hon Robert Simms MLC has called on the Government to progress it’s commitment to ensure conversion practices do not occur in South Australia. Noting the federal government’s failure to properly count LGBTI Australians in the Census, Simms queried whether…