Red Thread Issue 40 Winter 2021

ISSUE 40 WINTER 2021

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Neuroplasticity from a podcast

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PrEP choices

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Queer business

Home Cancer Council Tasmania Turning monster

From the Editor

Winter edition

AND WE’RE BACK! WELCOME TO ISSUE 40 OF RED THREAD.

MATT ANNING IS HAVING A WELL-DESERVED BREAK FROM EDITORIAL DUTIES FOR THE MOMENT, SO I WILL BE STEERING THE RED THREAD SHIP FOR A BIT. BUT DON’T WORRY, MATT IS STILL based lube $17 VERY BUSY BEHIND THE SCENES ater based lube 75 ml $4 HERE ATmlTASCAHRD AND PASSES ON ater based lube 500 $10 HIS BEST WISHES TO ALL OUR OLD AND NEW READERS ALIKE.

Early winter in Tasmania… what a jolt to the ool Street, HOBART - 5pmsenses. One moment we are bathed in brilliant

And last but not least, we have a Hep C crossword puzzle to entertain and inform.

We can never say it enough, so I will say it again – thank you so very much to all our past and present contributors. It’s only because of you that we have been able to hum along for all this time. Our important health promotion messages, focus on LGBTIQ+ issues, and general shenanigans could not happen without you. You know who you are.

light and warmth for 12 hours a day, the next On that note, if you would like to have your it’s crazy cold, dark at 5, and the sun offering This publication is an initiative of the Editor: work grace the pages of Red Thread, please only a pittance of its power. But it’s beautiful Health Promotion Program at the Matt Anning send an email to mail@tascahrd.org.au for and I’m so damnTasmanian happy toCouncil call this region of the on AIDS, Hepatitis Contributors: more info. world my home.

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and Related Diseases, (TasCAHRD).

Views in Man2Man are Speaking of home, inexpressed this issue, Randos gives those of the and do not us a personal reflection onauthors the subject.

Al reflect the views of and returns to sharenecessarily some of his recent works TasCAHRD. talks about what he’s been up to since we 03 6234talks 1242 to writer last heard from Phone: him. Finnian Email: projects@tascahrd.org.au Emma Skalicky about her play Medusa Waking.

Post: GPO Box 595 Hobart Hannah Jane goes winter shopping. We have Tasmania 7001 a look at The Huberman Lab podcast. Sarah Web: tascahrd.org.au De Jonge from Cancer Council Tasmania tells Facebook: Man2ManTas us about their incredible array of services.

TasCAHRD receives funding from the We have some exciting news about the latest Crown, through Department of Health advances in PrEP medication. and Human Services, to provide these

Matteo Senesi Sarah Lenehan That’s all folks. See you on the other side of Grant Blake winter.

Matt Newell Tracey Wing Our colleagues at TasCAHRD Design & Layout: Ede Magnussen Printing courtesy of: PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY Xerox Hobart

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CONTENTS Home

CONTRIBUTORS: 4

Finnian Danger

Cancer Council Tasmania 6

Hannah Jane

PrEP choices 8

Randos Korobacz

TasCAHRD Anonymous Sarah De Jonge

Neuroplasticity from a podcast 10 @crocodilecowboy 12 Queer business 14 Turning monster 16 Hepatitis B & C crossword puzzle 18 NSP outlets 20 NSP pharmacies 21 Signpost 22 Services directory 23

WARNING: some of the content of this magazine may be offensive to some readers.

TasCAHRD receives funding from the Crown, through the Department of Health, to provide these services.

Views expressed in Red thread are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of TasCAHRD. This publication is an initiative of the Health Promotion Program at the Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases (TasCAHRD).

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By Randos Korobacz

Home LAST ISSUE I WROTE ABOUT ART AND HOW WE ALL EMOTIONALLY BENEFIT FROM MAKING REPRESENTATIONS OF HOW WE THINK OR FEEL. THIS TIME I WILL ATTEMPT TO PULL APART WHAT HOME IS.

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In many respects, our lives revolve around the cultural construct of what we call home. Like the word love, home is loaded with happiness, joy, pain, and disappointment. Inevitably, when we think about home, we think about family.

It is worth noting that a house is not a home.

Many people live in houses but have no home.

Similarly, many people have a home but do not have a house. Nonetheless, a house is a marker of a specific time and place in our own history.

Environments remain important to who we are. You, me, and the kid down the road – our understanding of home is each to their own.

For me personally, home has many different layers.

My early home life, like many, was fractured. It was a complex mix of amazing and terrible. Sights, smells, and sounds take me back to the good life – or what I imagine it to have been. Memories of my mother’s green thumb, apricot chicken, and good taste delight my senses and send me on sweet daydreams.

My father’s work ethic drives me forward to have a good life. I dream of recreating these comfortable feelings and long to be able to reach out and touch them. But in the clear light of day, amongst these nuggets of gold, is a fractured and distant family. It is true when they say time heals, although sometimes I wonder whose watch we are going by.

Old pains and unaddressed wounds are, quite frankly, still eating at me.

from the brink of self-destruction. Oh, and to my darling, delightfully dysfunctional community of adult clubs, queer night spots and bush raves – you all have a special place in my construct of home. The things I’ve done, the friends I’ve made (and lost) have all compounded into particular memories and multiple feelings of home.

Another part of my understanding of home is about becoming me and being comfortable (or not comfortable) with and in my body, and with my social identity.

Our feelings are our sense of home, and our bodies and how society understands us is a part of that home. Remember, muddled in our understanding of home is a deep need for safety and belonging.

Until I claimed my identity, which has had several evolutions, I could never feel at ease or safe with myself.

It is through my collections of spaces and places I call home that the chances of my life being more happy, fruitful, and full of love increase.

At this current stage of my life, home is living in rural Tasmania, building a community of friends, and inviting as little drama into my life as possible. Home is long walks in the countryside that hug and love me with bountiful offerings of peace and quiet.

If I were entering the Artfully Queer exhibition, I would enter an Australian landscape with blue purple skies. Because, home for me right now is knowing what home looks like and being peaceful with that.

Like many Queers – alternatives and not normals included – I have sought to find my home in other spaces. Like it was for so many others, the library – the Holy Grail of all safe spaces – was my home. It was where I found connection with other alternative people seeking a bit of peace and quiet. Once I found home in a sporting team that accepted me for who I was. There, invaluable relationships were formed and, in hindsight, saved me Red thread Magazine - Winter 2021

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By Sarah De Jonge

Cancer Council Tasmania

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IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, YOU’LL UNDERSTAND THAT THE IMPACTS CAN BE FAR-REACHING AND POTENTIALLY LIFE CHANGING. AT CANCER COUNCIL TASMANIA, WE PROVIDE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR ANYONE IMPACTED

BY CANCER – INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH A DIAGNOSIS, THEIR PARTNERS, FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. Our Support Centres are welcoming spaces where it’s safe to share your concerns and receive compassion and guidance from our Cancer Support team. Our services include individual support, cancer support groups, information, and links to relevant community services. We offer a wig library, transport to treatment and complementary therapies – including oncology massage, yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates. All our services are free and available for any Tasmanian impacted by cancer. For

more information, please call 1300 65 65 85 – we’re here if you need us.

The Cancer Prevention team at Cancer Council Tasmania delivers information sessions to workplaces and community groups to help people reduce their cancer risk. Our team operates state-wide with a focus on providing people with relevant information, so they can make their own decisions about their health.

The team provide tips and strategies to make changes around things like diet and exercise, and information on when to get things checked out by a GP.

Sessions are delivered in an inclusive, nonjudgmental way and we are happy to tailor sessions to suit audience needs. To discuss an information session for your group or workplace, please send us an email to prevention@cancertas. org.au or give the team a call on 1300 65 65 85.

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PrEP choices

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IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY HEARD OF IT, PREP (PREEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS) IS A SAFE, AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PREVENTION STRATEGY THAT USES PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION TO PROTECT AGAINST HIV. WHEN PREP FIRST CAME ABOUT NEARLY TEN YEARS AGO, TAKING IT DAILY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. SINCE THEN, RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT THERE ARE MORE OPTIONS – PREP CAN NOW BE TAKEN DAILY, ON DEMAND OR PERIODICALLY.

If you live in Tasmania, check pages 3 for a list of PrEP savvy doctors as provided by Sexual Health Service Tasmania.

Whether you choose PrEP daily, on demand or periodic, it’s important to see your PrEP prescriber every three months for HIV and STI testing. If you aren’t using condoms for casual sex, then it’s especially important as the likelihood of having an STI will be much higher.

Remember, PrEP is more than a pill. With support from your doctor, PrEP is a complete program for managing all aspects of your sexual health.

Daily PrEP: Also called Classic PrEP, this method involves taking one pill once a day for an extended period. It’s a simple approach that suits people who like the routine of daily dosing. Daily PrEP offers protection and peace of mind in the event of any expected or unexpected hook up. Daily PrEP is suitable for all genders and sexualities.

On Demand PrEP: Also called Event Based PrEP, on demand PrEP is suitable for those wanting protection for just a day or two. With on demand PrEP, you only have to start taking pills a few hours before sex, but it requires carefully timing the next few doses. PrEP on demand is only suitable for cisgender men.

Periodic PrEP: If you don’t want or need to take PrEP every day – but you want more than just a day or two of protection – then Periodic PrEP is the go. Periodic PrEP provides protection over a short to moderate time frame – like a holiday or festival. Like Daily PrEP, Periodic PrEP works for all genders and sexualities.

PrEP can only protect against HIV when used the right way, and the three methods above all differ in terms of dosage times, amounts and personal suitability. So, it’s important to get support from a prescribing health professional who will help you decide the method that suits your needs and circumstance.

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By Anonymous

Neuroplasticity from a podcast THE HUBERMAN LAB.

I’M WALKING THROUGH THE BUSH BY A RIVER. DOPAMINE IS CASCADING THROUGH MY NERVES, WHICH IN TURN STIMULATES MY FOCUS. STEP

BY STEP I TRACE LINES FROM THE SUNRISE ON THE HORIZON DOWN THROUGH BLADES OF GRASS IN DAPPLED LIGHT, DODGING MUD AND SNAKES, AIMING FOR A PATHWAY THROUGH THE ROCKS AND BRANCHES.

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In three days, I had tricked myself into sleeping well, distracting myself from unhelpful thoughts, and focussing on the little things that matter most.

Looking at the sunrise in the morning triggers a healthy dose of cortisol to get the body moving, and it also preps the body to release melatonin in the evenings.

Tracking the eyes left to right while walking forwards to a destination elicits a dopamine-epinephrineserotonin response which instils a sense of motivation, striving and satisfaction. Switching the focus back and forward between the horizon and the ground creates a habit of flexible focus, which turns out to be useful for distracting the attention away from anxious thoughts or tempting rabbit holes.

Neuroplasticity causes us to learn new ways of being – that’s my takeaway from the podcast series I have been geeking out on recently.

I’ve managed to restore my sleep, find new energy each day, wean myself of a host of medications and carve myself a new identity.

Other things I learnt from this pod cast: how stress ideally leads to focus, and how to relax at will; why mistakes are so valuable when learning; and how to heat up and cool down the body in just seconds with a simple technique.

Yeah, I’m trying to push this podcast series on to you – go and find it. Especially if you are interested in science. And take your friends with you :D

For years I visited a psychiatrist because I wanted to bring an end to the anxiety I was experiencing daily. I tried SSRIs and sedatives; I took some meds that treated conditions we both knew I didn’t have… The closest I came to succeeding was to take a combination of stimulants and depressants – it worked, for a while, but it made me wonder why I wouldn’t just take up smoking and drinking instead.

Then, searching Dr Google one day, I stumbled across a reference by Dr Andrew Huberman, which claimed that claustrophobes experience anxiety because they can’t zoom their focus out in a confined space.

I clicked through and found a simple eye exercise to do while walking outside. Every ten seconds or so, zoom my focus in and then out, onto whatever scenery is available at the time.

Before I knew it, I had uncovered whole new worlds. I had walked for years, not realising that there were so many things to pay attention to, outside the ideas in my head.

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By Finnian Danger

@crocodilecowboy

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YOU MAY REMEMBER AL FROM OUR 2019 INTERVIEW WITH HIM. THOUGH HE WENT BY A DIFFERENT INSTAGRAM HANDLE, @CROCODILECOWBOY HAS AN ART STYLE THAT SHOULD BE FAMILIAR TO OUR SEASONED READERS. THIS TALENTED TRANSGENDER ARTIST FROM TASSIE’S NORTH HAS DONE A LOT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS: FACING LIFE WITH A NEW BRAND, A NEW PERSPECTIVE, AND NEW ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES. He’s joining us for this edition of Red Thread to discuss his passion for drawing genitals and smoking suns, and his personal connection to charity Beyond Blue.

Let’s start with the basics. Who are you, Al? What makes you tick?

“Other than making art, I love rock climbing, surfing, drinking coffee, and watching old cartoons from my childhood. I think music influences my emotions a lot, so I try to be careful about what I listen to. I jump between hating everything about the world we live in to loving so much about it. I honestly feel like I’m 80 years old some days, and I find peace in knowing I won’t have to be here forever and will one day be up with the stars. Sounds morbid, but I think Mike Myers said it best when he said the years start coming and they don’t stop coming.”

He really did! Do you ever look back at old pieces and see them differently now, since coming out as trans?

“Yeah, I definitely do! I often drew myself crying and naked and drinking wine. I didn’t think much of it then, but I now see it as deep body shame and discomfort inside. I was so deep in the closet and didn’t even know. I had no idea what a transgender person was.”

You are very open about your journey with alcoholism. It’s so common in LGBTQ circles.

How did you escape the cycle?

“Yeah, sober over a year now. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I feel so fortunate and grateful to be in a position where it was safe for me to come out to my family and friends and to feel so accepted as my true self, as well as

to be in the position financially to have regular counselling and to also feel so loved in the art world. I tried antidepressants for the first time, and it changed my life. They saved me from myself.”

That’s amazing. Tell me about your recent art show with Moon Shed?

“Leigh and Josh (@moonshedmoonah) found my art and reached out to me on Instagram to have an exhibition. They’re both great guys! It was my first public exhibition, and it was a huge confidence boost to have people appreciate my work and give me their interpretations.”

I love that for you. And more exhibitions are on the way! Your style is so funky and very you!

There’s no one else like you – with your love of smoking suns and dicks and crocodiles. What inspires you most?

“All the different experiences I have. Dreams, cartoon characters, or just nature, people and animals I observe on the street.”

Finally, your commitment to Beyond Blue.

Do tell?

“I donate $2 from every purchase of my art and merchandise to Beyond Blue because I have struggled with depression and anxiety for most of my life. I know how important it is to talk about your emotions and get support.”

Check out Al’s eclectic taste in colours, shapes and words on his Instagram @crocodilecowboy, where you can access his Big Cartel store as well.

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By Hannah Jane

Queer business

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WITH A FROSTY WINTER AFOOT, IT’S TIME TO GET OUT AND ABOUT. I’M HIGHLIGHTING THREE LOCAL QUEER BUSINESSES TO VISIT ON YOUR TRAVELS.

Red Parka Hairy Legs Cafe Found in the Mayfair Plaza Sandy Bay, this cafe is a great place to grab a cup of coffee and also pay it forward! If you’d like to pay a coffee forward to someone in need, Hairy Legs has a board for keeping track of orders for those who might be in a pinch for coffee. Definitely needed this winter.

Tucked away on Criterion Street in the CBD, Red Parka is a gorgeous little shop you can find in Hobart. With an assortment of Pride related merch, they’re a go-to for pins and art prints. They also host a number of Tasmanian artists and creators.

Support locals and find some great merchandise at Red Parka.

Winter is a tough month for a lot of people and especially in Tasmania.

Support local where you can, including yourselves and each other.

Got any other queer businesses you’d like to give a shout out to – including any freelancers or Etsy store owners. Let us know on social media or send us an email to mail@tascahrd.org.au

Fiori Florist Right next door to Hairy Legs is Fiori Florist – owned and run by Jax Erwin. While winter might not seem like the best time to get flowers, it’s a good way to bring a bit of the warmer months into our lives.

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By Finnian Danger

Turning monster

INTERVIEW WITH EMMA SKALICKY “YOU ONLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE MEDUSA STRAIGHT ON TO SEE HER. AND SHE’S NOT DEADLY. SHE’S BEAUTIFUL AND SHE’S LAUGHING.” HELENE CIXOUS

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I had the divine pleasure of seeing Medusa Waking on its premiere night. At its end, I stood in the walkway shaken, crying slightly, but vindicated and full of joy. Murmurings around me echoed my thoughts: “This is the best play I’ve ever seen.”

I spoke with Emma Skalicky, writer of the show and one of the powerhouses behind Bad Company Theatre – Hobart’s newest crew of creatives. The myth of Medusa fell into Emma’s lap at a time when she felt “wounded and gagged” by her own similar story of transformation. Greek myth is flooded with scenes of violence, including a disturbing number of instances of assault victims tortured or transformed, blamed and burdened by an act they did not choose.

This interview involves us speaking about sexual trauma and underage abuse, which is also the topic of the play itself. Please, if this is troubling for you, skip this page. You can also contact Sexual Assault Support Service 24/7 on 1800 697 877.

Medusa Waking centres around Maggie, a young teenage girl who is frantic, angry and aloof. The entire show takes place in her bathroom as she cries, hears voices in the pipes, and is visited by the Greek deities of old in a tale that breaks the spacetime continuum – and Maggie’s mind. Her mother, desperate to help, cannot understand her feelings.

Maggie feels demonized and mocked for the sexual abuse she faced at the hand of a friend’s father and draws stone-gazed Medusa on her mirror in red lipstick and laments how she is becoming monstrous. But why? WHY do we see young girls this way? Emma speaks on this: “My starting point for writing this show was that, speaking as a survivor, I’ve seen so much media where sexual violence is portrayed quite graphically or violently, and I’ve always wondered – who is this for? Why do we want to watch this? It so often feels voyeuristic or exploitative. I wanted to write something FOR survivors. Something where if I were in the audience, I would feel safe and understood.”

Throughout the writing process, Emma was incredibly conscious of the fact that young, vulnerable folks are groomed by adults and then blamed for their behaviours. “I am sick to death of it,” she said. “There is no excuse for breaking that boundary. Young people growing into any kind of space deserve respect, and they deserve to be cared for and believed when these boundaries are crossed.”

Did you know that if a child is met with disbelief when coming forward about abuse, on average, it takes the survivor seven years to feel safe enough to bring it up again? Maggie discloses to family, who then betray her trust and tell others – she loses the right to sharing her story when she wanted, with who she wanted. Her trauma became everyone’s joke.

Maggie’s agonizing vulnerability is palpable as ghosts from her past yank her down with a shrill scream, covering her mouth to silence her as she flails... it sent my blood cold. But there was raw honesty in it, and her story is one too familiar to me and so many others.

Emma’s skilful weaving of Gods amongst men (well, girls) perfectly described the sensations of trauma sneaking up on you, the deep shame, the sense of going absolutely MAD trying to recover and survive what has happened. She mentioned the writing process was incredibly cathartic for her and aided her own recovery.

“I hope outside of the fiction of this show, the precedent is being set in rehearsal rooms and networking spaces where we respect people’s consent, believe survivors, and stop making excuses for repeat offenders. People like Maggie deserve so much better, and I know it’s possible. Give them room to speak – and bloody loudly too!”

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NSP OUTLETS PRIMARY Northwest Youth, Family and Community Connection 62 Stewart Street Devonport Anglicare 6 Strahan Street Burnie South Bridgewater Community Centre 6 Bowden Drive Bridgewater Anglicare 436 Main Road Glenorchy

South The Link 57 Liverpool Street Hobart Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre 56 Patrick Street Hobart Gagebrook Community Centre 191 Lamprill Circuit Gagebrook Tasmanian Council on Aids, Hepatitis and Related Diseases 319 Liverpool Street Hobart North

Anglicare 18 Watchorn Street Hobart

Cape Barren Community Health Centre 5 Everett Court Cape Barren Island

Clarence Integrated Care Centre 18-22 Bayfield Street Rosny

Flinders Island Multi-Purpose Centre James Street Flinders Island

North

Flinders Island Aboriginal Association Inc 16 West Street Lady Barron

Salvation Army 111 Elizabeth Street Launceston

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre 182 Charles Street Launceston

SECONDARY

Ravenswood Community Health Centre 39-41 Lambert Street Ravenswood

Northwest

St Helens District Hospital 10 Annie Street St Helens

Burnie Community House 24 Wiseman Street Burnie North West Regional Hospital 23 Brickport Road Burnie King Island District Hospital and Health Centre 35 Edwards Street Currie Devonport Community Health Centre 23 Steele Street Devonport

VENDING MACHINES Northwest 40-48 Best Street, Devonport – Ground level, Multi-level carpark South

Rosebery Community Hospital Hospital Road Rosebery

Anglicare 18 Watchorn Street Hobart

Smithton District Hospital 74 Brittons Road Smithton

Invermay Local Post Office 52 Invermay Road Invermay

Wyndarra Centre Inc. 43 Smith Street Smithton

Salvation Army 111 Elizabeth Street Launceston

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Youngtown Pharmacy 369 Hobart Road Youngtown

These NSP locations have been reproduced from the DHHS webpage.

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NSP PHARMACIES NORTH

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West Tamar Pharmacy, Beaconsfield Bicheno Pharmacy, Bicheno Bridport Pharmacy, Bridport Healthpoint Pharmacy, Campbell Town Amcal Pharmacy, Deloraine George Town Pharmacy Capital Chemist, King Meadows Priceline Pharmacy, Launceston Amcal Pharmacy, Legana Chemmart Pharmacy, Longford Longford Pharmacy, Longford Capital Chemist, Mowbray Heights Capital Chemist, Newstead Chemmart Pharmacy, Ravenswood Galloway’s Pharmacy, Scottsdale St Helens Pharmacy, St Helens St Marys Pharmacy, St Marys Westbury Pharmacy, Westbury Young Town Pharmacy, Young Town

Bellerive Quay Pharmacy, Bellerive Rhys Jones Pharmacy, Bellerive Priceline Pharmacy, Bridgewater Brighton Pharmacy, Brighton Bruny Island Pharmacy, Bruny Island Chigwell Pharmacy, Chigwell Claremont Pharmacy, Claremont Derwent Park Pharmacy, Derwent Park Chemmart Pharmacy, Dodges Ferry Dover Pharmacy, Dover Geeveston Pharmacy, Geeveston Elizabeth Hope Priceline, Glenorchy Central Advantage Pharmacy, Glenorchy Priceline Pharmacy, Hobart Mall Davey St. Discount Pharmacy, Hobart Your Hobart Chemist, Hobart Shoreline Amcal Pharmacy, Howrah Wentworth Pharmacy, Howrah Huonville Pharmacy, Huonville Priceline Pharmacy, Kingston Terry White Chemist, Kingston Chemist Outlet, Kingston Kingborough Medical Centre Pharmacy Lauderdale Pharmacy, Lauderdale Amcal Pharmacy, Lenah Valley Village Chemmart, Lindisfarne Rosetta Pharmacy, Montrose Amcal Max Pharmacy, Moonah Amcal Community Pharmacy, New Norfolk New Norfolk Pharmacy, New Norfolk Friendly Care Chemmart, New Town Amcal Pharmacy, North Hobart Tasman Pharmacy, Nubeena Risdon Vale Pharmacy, Rison Vale Eastlands Priceline Pharmacy, Rosny Park Discount Pharmacy, Sandy Bay Magnet Court Chemmart, Sandy Bay Healthpoint Pharmacy, Snug Chemmart Pharmacy, Sorell Chemist Warehouse, Sorell Sorell Plaza Pharmacy, Sorell South Arm Community Pharmacy, South Arm Capital Chemist, South Hobart Swansea Pharmacy, Swansea Triabunna Pharmacy, Triabunna Warrane Pharmacy, Warrane Amcal Pharmacy, West Hobart

NORTH WEST Bolands Pharmacy, Burnie Pharmacy One, Burnie Wilkinson’s Pharmacy, Burnie Chemmart Pharmacy, Upper Burnie Healthpoint Pharmacy, Burnie King Island Pharmacy, Currie Mersey Pharmacy, East Devonport Coventry’s Pharmacy, Latrobe Penguin Pharmacy, Penguin Turnbull’s Pharmacy, Sheffield Smithton Pharmacy, Smithton Somerset Pharmacy, Somerset Strahan Pharmacy, Strahan Priceline Pharmacy, Ulverstone Peter Thompson’s Pharmacy, Ulverstone Westside Pharmacy, Ulverstone Dixon’s Pharmacy, Wynyard Healthpoint Pharmacy, Wynyard Zeehan Pharmacy, Zeehan

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A guide to inclusive organisations in Tasmania SOUTH: A Twist Of Lemons Advocacy Tasmania Alice Butler – Personal Trainer Alison Standen MP Arbonne Independent Consultant Arwen Dyer Bag of Quilting Bronwyn’s Driving Instruction Bushrangers Basketball Care Forward City Organics Clarence City Council Colony 47 Convict City Rollers Danu Herbs David O’Byrne MP Dress For Success Hobart Ella Haddad MP Emily Parkinson – Registered Psychologist Equal Opportunity Tasmania Eye Am Hair Fiori Florist FRIENDZ LGBTIQ SOCIAL GROUP Glenview Community Services Hairy Legs Cafe Halcyon South Hamlet Hobart Cat Café Hobart Functions & Conference Centre Hobart North Uniting Church Hobart Out Tennis Inc Holyoake Hospice volunteers South inside Hobart Joyous Celebrations Junction Motel LIMBO Party Lindisfarne Psychology & Wellbeing Centre Locker Room Hobart Mr. Good Guy Bar + Asian Kitchen Moto Vecchia Cafe Mures Tasmania Ogilvie Jennings Lawyers Positive Solutions Pulse Youth Health QTAS Arts Rainbow Youth Events Hobart RBK Business Services

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Red Parka Relationships Australia Tasmania RFT – Destination Wellbeing Sarah Lovell MLC Scots Memorial Uniting Church Sensual Potential SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY State Bookstore State Cinema Stress Free Fast TASCAHRD Terry White Chemmart Lindisfarne Terry White Chemmart Rosny Park The Art of Tea Bouteaque The Grand Poonah The Hobart Bookshop The Huon Domestic Violence Service The Link Youth Health Service The Page And Cup Tranquility Float and Reflexology Hobart Viridi Natural Therapies Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre Wellington Wanderers West Winds Community Centre Youth Arts & Recreation Centre

NORTH: Attitude Counselling Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre Bright Beginnings Yoga CVGT Launceston Deloraine House Inc Diversity Launceston Launceston Community Legal Centre Launceston Football Club May Shaw Health Centre Northern Children’s Network Positive Solutions Respect at Work Salveo Healthcare Tamar Visitor Centre The Blue Door Tresca Community Centre

NORTH-WEST: Burnie City Council

Connect4Life Dr Claire Jensen Fossick Jewellery & Accessories HAEL XIII Jaylan Electrical Kentish Regional Clinic Inc. Mike Gaffney MLC Patrick Street Clinic Psychology Caffe Sacred Circle Dance Serenity House Victoria Street Clinic Weddings For Everyone Youth, Family & Community Connections

TASMANIA WIDE: Anglicare Tasmania Baptcare Family and Community Services Tasmania Carers Tasmania Community and Public Sector Union Council on the Ageing Daydream Photography Engender Equality Equal Together Equality Tasmania Heidi Harrison Psychotherapy Independent Living Centre Tasmania Family Violence Counselling and Support Service Marry Me, Memily Mental Health Council of Tasmania Rainbow Communities Tasmania Rebecca White MP Scarlet Alliance Tasmanian Sex Worker Project Sexual Assault Support Service St John Ambulance Statewide Sexual Health Service Tasmania Police TasPride TasTAFE Student Support Team Tender Funerals Transgender Tasmania Uniting AgeWell UTAS Ally Network Working It Out

SERVICES DIRECTORY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TASMANIA

TAS POLICE LGBTIQ LIAISON OFFICERS

https://equalopportunity.tas.gov.au Ph 1300 305 062

www.police.tas.gov.au Ph 03 6230 2111 (Hobart) Ph 03 6336 7000 (Launceston) Ph 03 6434 5211 (North West)

The office of the anti-discrimination commissioner

SCARLET ALLIANCE TASMANIAN SEX WORKER OUTREACH PROJECT outreachtas@scarletalliance.org.au Ph 0451 835 897 www.scarletalliance.org.au

TASPRIDE www.taspride.com Celebrating and uniting the Tasmanian LGBTIQQ community

ATTITUDE COUNSELLING

ATDC TAS – THE ALCOHOL, TOBACCO & OTHER DRUGS COUNCIL OF TASMANIA http://www.atdc.org.au/ Advocating and initiatives

THE LINK YOUTH HEALTH SERVICE & HEAD SPACE FOR PEOPLE AGED 12-24 http://www.thelink.org.au 57 Liverpool St Hobart | Ph 03 6231 2927 Mon – Fri 9:00am – 5:00pm

Attitudecounselling.com Ph 0499 184 088 (Launceston)

Counselling, outreach, case management, support for mental and sexual health, alcohol and drugs (incl NSP), family planning

Diversity inclusive counselling service specialising in sexual and mental wellbeing

HOBART COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICE

WORKING IT OUT www.workingitout.org.au

www.hobartlegal.org 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart | Ph 03 6223 2500

Sexuality and gender support and counselling

Shop 3, Covehill Fair, Bridgewater Ph 03 6263 4755

SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICE

SENSUAL POTENTIAL RICHELLE MENZIES

http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/sexualhealth Toll Free: 1800 675 859 Clinic 60 – 60 Collins St Hobart Ph 03 6166 2672 Mon – Fri 8:30am – 4:30pm (drop in on Tuesday afternoon and Thursday mornings) Clinic 34 – 34 Howick St Launceston Ph 03 6777 1371 Mon – Fri 8:30am – 4:30pm (drop in on Thursday mornings) Devonport – Ph 03 6777 1371 by appointment only Counselling, support, referrals, STI/HIV testing and PrEP prescriptions

TASCAHRD – TASMANIAN COUNCIL ON AIDS, HEPATITIS & RELATED DISEASES www.redthread.org.au Ph 1800 005 900

richelle@sensualpotential.com.au www.sensualpotential.com.au Ph 0408 843 221 Sexologist offering relationship and sexuality education and counselling

FAMILY PLANNING TASMANIA http://www.fpt.asn.au 421 Main Rd Glenorchy Ph 03 6273 9117 | Mon – Fri 9:00am – 5.00pm 269 Wellington St Launceston Ph 03 6343 4566 | Mon – Fri 9:00am – 5.00pm 1 Pine Ave Burnie Ph 03 6431 7692 (Mon, Wed and Thurs) Contraception and pregnancy counselling, sexual health checks, pap smears, information and referrals.

POSITIVE LIVES TASMANIA Peer-led HIV Services 0478 909 949

To have your service listed in this directory contact TasCAHRD on 03 6234 1242 or Health@tascahrd.org.au Red thread Magazine - Winter 2021

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