Almost 1 million Australians are LGBTQIA+ – and for the first time, there’s a new national health plan for them

<https://theconversation.com/almost-1-million-australians-are-lgbtqia-and-for-the-first-time-theres-a-new-national-health-plan-for-them-246143>

"New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) this week shows
one in 20 (4.5%) Australians over 16 are LGBTQIA+.

For perspective: at around 900,000 people, that’s similar to the population of
Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory combined.

Yet in health and wellbeing outcomes – particularly mental health – this
population drags far behind the rest of the country.

Last week the government released a landmark ten-year national action plan to
address these health disparities for LGBTQIA+ people. Here’s why it’s needed –
and what it hopes to achieve."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics