Position Statements Archives • SARAA

Gender affirming care not up for debate

Life saving gender affirming healthcare is once again under attack, with the South Australian Parliament set to vote on a nation-first inquiry into gender affirming care tomorrow. The inquiry proposed by Independent MLC Frank Pangallo serves to politicise the safe, high-quality…

Funding LGBTIQA+ community and advocacy

A well resourced peak LGBTIQA+ body charged with promoting and protecting the rights of a priority cohort is essential to making positive system wide change to remove barriers and address discrimination. Yet unlike the youth, disability, aged care, Aboriginal, housing,…

LGBTIQA+ inclusive data collection

LGBTIQA+ South Australians are frequently not counted in government data or statistics. On an individual level, this serves to invalidate the experiences of LGBTIQA+ people and perpetuate feelings of invisibility for our communities. On a systems level, this systematically erases…

Consultation with LGBTIQA+ communities

LGBTIQA+ people are experts in the needs of our own communities. We’re best placed to use our lived experience and unique knowledge to understand how best to support our peers. By effectively and respectfully engaging LGBTIQA+ people in the development…

Conversion practices used to change or suppress sexuality or gender identity – Position statement

LGBTIQA+ South Australians are deeply concerned about harmful and damaging conversion practices continuing in South Australia today. In 2021 SARAA surveyed 623 LGBTIQA+ South Australians and their allies in partnership with our friends at Equality Australia to develop our community’s…

Category: Position Statements

Gender affirming care not up for debate

Funding LGBTIQA+ community and advocacy

LGBTIQA+ inclusive data collection

Consultation with LGBTIQA+ communities

Conversion practices used to change or suppress sexuality or gender identity – Position statement

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