LGBTIQAP+ Services & Resources

Support Services

Helplines and Crisis Support

Alcohol Drug Information Service – alcohol and other drug counselling helpline. Contact 1800 250 015
Kids Helpline – phone/online chat support for young people aged 5-25. Contact 1800 55 1800
Homelessness Hotline – support, referrals and access to emergency housing for people aged over 16. Contact 1800 474 753
Suicide Call Back Service – phone and online counselling for those impacted by suicide. Contact 1300 659 467
1800Respect – phone/online domestic family and sexual violence counselling service. Contact 1800 737 732

Healthcare

Doc Dir LGBTQ+: A directory of LGBTIQ inclusive GP’s and doctors https://docdir.org.au/
DocLIST: lesbian and bisexual women
Qld Council for LGBTI Health: GP and Mental Health services for LGBTIQ people and communities. Contact 3017 1777 or QCGP+ | QC Live Site QC Homepage | QC Live Site
Rapid: sexual health testing
Stonewall Medical Centre – Sexual Health Clinic Brisbane
Brisbane | Holdsworth House Medical Practice
Gladstone Road Medical Centre – Brisbane (grmc.com.au)
Qld Children’s Gender Service: Specialist outpatient care for children who are trans and gender diverse. Contact 3069 7377 or Queensland Children’s Gender Service (Please note a GP referral is required)
Adult Gender Service: Public specialist diagnostic and assessment gender affirmation service for adults. Contact 3647 0701 or Adult Gender Service (Please note a GP referral is required)

Social Support & Groups

Mental Health

Beyond Blue – mental health information and support service.
Head to Health – directory of digital mental health resources.
Headspace – online and in-person mental health support for young people ages 12-25.
My Mental Health – database of mental health services in North Brisbane and Moreton Bay Region.
Suicide Call Back Service – 24-hour counselling and support for those impacted by suicide. Contact 1300 659 467.
1300 MH CALL – confidential mental health telephone triage service that provides the first point of contact to public mental health services to Queenslanders. Contact 1300 642 255

Disability

Experience of LGBTI people living with disability – report
Outing Disability – photography project
Rainbow Allsorts – group hosted by WWILD for LGBTIQAP+ people with intellectual disabilities. Contact 07 3262 9877

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

Queer Aboriginal Voices Matter – panel discussion
Brotherboys Yarnin’ Up – shared stories of brotherboy identities.
Living Black: Sistergirls – story of sistergirl identity.

Housing & Homelessness

Alcohol & Other Drugs

ADIS 24/7 Alcohol and Drug Support
Clarence Street Located in South Brisbane, it is a free, confidential service supporting young people to make positive changes to their alcohol and other drug use.
QNADA
QuIHN an independent not-for-profit providing a range of specialist social and medical services relating to alcohol, other drug use and mental health.
QLD Needle & Syringe Program
Hot House Alcohol and Other Drug Service a free and confidential alcohol and drug counseling service for people under 25, concerned about their own or someone else’s alcohol and/or drug use
AOD LGBTIQ Inclusive Guidelines for Treatment Providers
Daybreak – app
I am Sober – app
The Brief: Your quick substance use quiz

Legal Services

LGBTIQAP+

Referral Directories

QLife: A peer support service for LGBTIQ+ people. Contact: 1800 184 527 or http://qlife.org.au
AusPATH: Directory of trans inclusive psychologists, GPs and other health providers. Contact https://auspath.org.au/providers
Doc Dir LGBTQ+: A directory of LGBTIQ inclusive GP’s and doctors https://docdir.org.au/
DocLIST (lesbian and bisexual women)
Head to Health: a directory of digital mental health resources. Contact Welcome to Head to Health | Head to Health
Minus18 digital resources and campaigns that enable others to champion inclusivity
Online Safety LGBTIQ+ | eSafety Commissioner

SEQ Queer Youth Groups

UNDER 12’s: Transilience hosted by Relationships Australia Qld Contact 1300 364 277
GOLD COAST: QSpace hosted by Expanded Horizons Program contact rrive@wmq.org.au
GOLD COAST: Tea Time hosted by headspace Southport. Contact jade.mirabito@headspacesouthport.org.au
TOOWONG: Starburst hosted by Headspace Indooroopilly. Contact headspace.indooroopilly@openminds.org.au
IPSWICH: Rainbow Youth Social Group hosted by headspace Ipswich, Ipswich Community Youth Service and Ipswich YMCA. Contact YSS5@ICYS.org.au or 0417 551 000
IPSWICH Diverse City+ hosted by headsapce Ipswich. Contact headspace.ipswich@stride.com.au
INTERSEX: Interlink young people and teens. Contact InterLink (ilink.net.au)
MITCHLETON: Gay & Grays hosted by Picabeen. contact 0466 159 893 or 3354 2555
LOGAN Diverse City hosted by headspace Meadowbrook contact headspace.Meadowbrook@stride.com.au
WOOLOONGABBA Diverse City hosted by headspace Woolloongabba. Contact headspace.Woolloongabba@stride.com.au
NUNDAH Diverse City hosted by headspace Nundah. Contact headspace.Nundah@stride.com.au

Organisations & Services

QLife: A peer support service for LGBTIQ+ people. Contact: 1800 184 527 or http://qlife.org.au
Qld Children’s Gender Service: Specialist outpatient care for children who are trans and gender diverse. Contact 3069 7377 or Queensland Children’s Gender Service (Please note a GP referral is required)
Adult Gender Service: Public specialist diagnostic and assessment gender affirmation service for adults. Contact 3647 0701 or Adult Gender Service. (Please note a GP referral is required)
Qld Council for LGBTI Health: GP and Mental Health services for LGBTIQ people and communities. Contact 3017 1777 or QCGP+ | QC Live Site QC Homepage | QC Live Site
Interlink: a group-based support program that brings intersex people and family members together with trained mental health professionals and intersex peer workers. InterLink (ilink.net.au)
Expanded Horizions Program (QSpace): Group based program for LGBTIQAP+ young people on the Gold Coast. Welcome to QSpace! – QSpace
LGBTI Police Liaison Officers: Support for LGBTIQ people for all police related matters. Contact LGBTIQ+ communities | QPS (police.qld.gov.au)
LGBTIQ Legal Service: Free and confidential legal advice. Contact Home – LGBTI Legal Service
RAQ Rainbow Program: Individual and group mental health support for LGBTIQ people. Contact 1300 364 277 or Rainbow Program | Relationships Australia Queensland (raq.org.au)
- Transilience for transgender and gender diverse children aged 6 to 11 years old and their parents
- Transendence for transgender people aged 18 and over

Gender

Trans101 – Gender Diversity CrashCourse
Why Pronouns Matter: Qld Human Rights Commission

Intersex

InterLink a group-based support program that brings intersex people and family members together with trained mental health professionals and intersex peer workers.
Intersex Human Rights Australia
Ensuring health and bodily integrity – Australian Human Rights Commission Report