RedThread Issue 43 - Autumn 2022

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Living loud in Tassie

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Dragons deserve diversity too

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Queering the map

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Fibromyalgia and me

+ How I learned to stop worrying and became a lesbian

From the Editor

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CONTENTS Hepatitis B testing pathway

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Dragons deserve diversity too

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Living loud in Tassie

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Queering the map

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How I learned to stop worrying and became a lesbian

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Ugly aunt self-doubt vs smokin’ aunt confidence

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Fibromyalgia and me

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Cancel Council

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Signpost

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Service directory

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NSP outlets

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NSP pharmacies

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By Hannah Jane

Dragons deserve diversity too Learning, listening, and breaking our western assumptions of queerness

Recently I came across an author named Xiran Jay Zhao, a Chinese-Canadian woman who talks about Chinese culture and representation in media. When I saw that she had released ‘How Disney Commodifies Culture Southeast Asians Roast Raya and the Last Dragon (part 1)’ I was intrigued. If you haven’t seen it, Raya and the Last Dragon is a Disney film that stated that it was the first Southeast Asian (SEA) princess and that the movie was going for authenticity.

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Xiran was very upfront about her position: she’s not SEA, but she recognises the influence of her platform. She wanted to use it to uplift SEA and voices of the SEAdiaspora on this topic because they had been drowned out on platforms such as twitter.

Xiran hosted a three-part presentation on YouTube. In the presentation, South-East Asians and SEA-diaspora people from countries including Indonesia, Vietnam, and Singapore, break the film down.

(But Xiran also emphasises that Southeast Asia is made up of 11 countries.) They investigate the film’s production and its content, covering mythology, culture, food, fashion and language.

Notably, part three of the series is dedicated to their investigation of the queerbaiting that is evident in the film. They posit that there is queercoding between the two main female characters which includes one of the main antagonists. There is nothing wrong with enjoying the romantic chemistry here, however it is a clear example of queerbaiting. Nothing about their relationship is explicitly confirmed, despite the intentional subtext. It is disappointing, given the increasing representation in western media.

The presenters highlight that the examples of queerness that the characters present included ‘cat-lady’ references, fashion choices, and flirty interactions that are western in their sources.

To further support the failure in ‘authenticity’ that this film claimed to achieve, examples of queer culture from various SEA cultures are then given where mythology, folk religion, concepts of gender, and the evolving use of personal pronouns in gendered languages highlight the rich and diverse experiences

these cultures have that can’t always be directly translated to western media and culture.

With colonialism being an undeniable contributor to the ongoing fear and hate, the continued push of western forms of queerness as the norm is something that needs to be broken down too. Queer SEA people are still fighting for their rights today, and something we can do is listen and learn, consume real media by queer SEA and break out western assumptions on what queerness is. You can find the original presentation on YouTube on Xiran Jay Zhao’s channel.

SEA Queer Media Recs: •

Movie: Memories of My Body

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raphic novel (‘23 release): G Lunar Boy by Jesncin Wibowo

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Webnovel: PaperJam

• Novel: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

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Movie: Goodbye Mother

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Movie: Song Lang

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Graphic novel: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

• Madame X – Indonesian drag queen superhero movie • Anthology: Stories for a cause by Tabung Pelangi •

igital Queer Indonesia Archive: D Echoes from Our Past

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By Isaac Tye

Living loud in Tassie

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There is a strange fragile feeling of simultaneous visibility and invisibility being LGBTQ+ in small town Tasmania.

Everything you do feels like a flashing sign that might attract homophobic attention, and yet you also feel lost in the crowd when you don’t have a local LGBTQ+ community. It feels powerful to build up the courage and go out wearing a rainbow pin or defy gender norms while you do your shopping. It's also terrifying when you’ve seen the transphobia a local shop owner puts on Facebook.

I love Tasmania with all my heart, and for a long time, my heart broke at the idea that I’d have to leave our island behind to live openly and feel like I belonged.

Recently, Central Coast Council raised a rainbow flag over Ulverstone council chambers – in a town once declared Australia’s most homophobic. In my local “big” town, a shop has opened that proudly displays the rainbow flag and sells pronoun pins (DeadlySisu in Sorell).

These things send a huge thrill to the child I was once, who never thought I could be accepted in Tasmania.

They send a message that we belong here in Tasmania as much as anyone else.

I also know that the challenges I face exist side by side with privilege – of being white, AngloCeltic, middle class, and university educated – and I can use that privilege to not only stand up for myself, but fight for continued change.

That is why I strive to overcome my fears (no easy feat, thanks generalised anxiety disorder) and embrace living in rural Tassie while striving for each new step in a positive direction for LGBTQ+ Tasmanians.

When those little bits of change happen, it’s key to appreciate them and support them. I encourage you to visit your local LGBTQ+ friendly shop; express your support for inclusive programs; send positive feedback when local government supports LGBTQ+ people; put up your own LGBTQ+ flag in your business or home; and don’t be afraid to make your opinion known.

If you’d like to find a place to start, then check the inclusive businesses list at the back of RedThread or online at SignPost.org.au and give them your patronage.

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By Finnian Danger

Queering the map An interactive storytelling experience.

Imagine a world map pinned with queer stories, highlighting the exact locations of where other queer people felt most loved, most vulnerable and most at home at a particular moment in time. An accessible journey across continents where you can discover queerness in every corner; even in places where you felt you were the only one.

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Lucas LaRochelle spent months musing over queer spaces, queer history, and the importance of connection as they put together their magnum opus.

It took months of consideration and hard work before 'Queering the Map' came online in May 2017, with the aim of sharing queer experiences globally in an anonymous yet safe environment. Lucas describes their website as: "A community-generated mapping platform that digitally archives queer experience in relation to physical space. The interactive map provides an interface with which to collaboratively archive the cartography of queer life—from park benches to the middle of the ocean—in order to preserve queer histories and unfolding realities. From collective action to stories of coming out, encounters with violence to moments of rapturous love, 'Queering the Map' functions as a living archive of queer life across the world."

If you're anything like me, you probably immediately wanted to check your hometown. lutruwita/ Tasmania has a small number of map markers, and almost all of them are fascinating. Here are just a few: "I had my first real tummy fluttering kiss here and that's when I realised, I'm lesbian" – the corner of Bathurst St and Molle St, Hobart.

"We made love in the bathtub throughout winter and lazed for days indoors." – Lenah Valley.

"Grew up downlow queer here. Was kind of like practicing witchcraft within a nunnery in secret. Didn't come out until I left – there were very real risks of violence." – Launceston.

"I had my first queer sex experience here.

Sex with a trans woman. The sex was terrible.

She was terrible, in the end. But it humbled me so much and I have never had straight sex again." – South Launceston.

"Somewhere around here I realised I was transgender for the first time in my life." – Sheffield.

"I proposed to my fiancee 4 months after the ordeal of the SSM debate. My best friend helped me arrange the most perfect day of my life so far. Love does win." – Ulverstone.

"To post on 'Queering the Map' constitutes a kind of giving: sharing one’s own experience of finding, if only briefly, a space of queer possibility. These experiences might then allow others who come into contact with them to also ‘find’ themselves reflected back, though only in fragments, in another’s story," Lucas comments on their website. Every snippet of someone else's queer life on the map is a form of giving. It is a gift to see so many similar people sharing thoughts, and it's emboldening knowing they're so close to you.

"These stories can be lifelines: a trace left behind by those who stand behind us, redirecting us towards the possibility of another world within the world. In trying to find something, one might get lost and stumble upon something else. Something they didn’t know they were looking for. It’s not so much about what is revealed, but rather what continues to elude us when we return to the places that once made spaces for queerness to flourish. The stories on 'Queering the Map' often speak to what was once there, rather than what continues to be visible. The stories speak to a past that has ‘stuck’ to a place, the particular set of circumstances and affective structures that brought into existence a particularly queer moment. The act of documenting these ephemeral traces ensures that the potentiality of these individual moments never fades, offering an affective opening into each other’s worlds."

'Queering the Map' is only missing one thing… and that's your story! http://www.queeringthemap.com @queeringthemap on Instagram

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By Jane Montgomery

How I learned to stop worrying and became a lesbian With a little help from the film ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’.

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‘But I’m a Cheerleader’ is a 1999 film where an average American cheerleader named Megan (Natasha Lyonne) is sent by her parents to True Directions. True Directions is a 2-month program run by Mary Brown (Cathy Moriarty) and taught

by Mike, (Ru Paul) an “Ex-gay” teaching queer people how to be straight. During the program Megan meets Graham (Clea Duval) and the two form a romantic bond throughout their time there. With the help of two ex-ex-gays, Larry and Lloyd Morgan-Gordon, she learns that it's okay to be gay and it's normal that she as a woman likes other women as well.

So, picture this, it’s June 2021: I was celebrating my 21st birthday when I decided to pay a visit to The Men's Gallery, a local strip club in Hobart. Now at this time, I had been struggling with my sexual identity since January. For ages I thought I was bi, but my attraction to men wasn’t as strong as it was with women, and I had found myself becoming less and less attracted to men. This put me in the head space of, “am I bi? Am I actually a lesbian?” Those questions and more were answered the second I walked into the strip club. I met my friend who works there as an exotic dancer, I gave her some money and we talked, had some drinks at the bar, as I was standing there, I admired the women working the floor and I start to think, “Maybe I am a lesbian” which turned into “Yeah I am a lesbian.” Later, my friend goes up on stage and I go sit on one of the seats next to it, my friend gets up, starts working the stage, dances, then comes up to me, takes my glasses off, puts them on her face and asks me, “Are any of your piercings still healing?” (I have a lotta facial piercings). I say, “No.” She then gets on all fours, faces the pole, hooks her feet over my shoulders, and rams my face into her ass.

In that moment, I think, “Yeah, I am defs a lesbian!”

The next day I went to a movie night at my friend Eli’s place with a group of friends.

My friend Angus was in charge of what movies we were watching; one of them was ‘But I'm a Cheerleader’. A scene at the beginning that really resonated with me was a scene between Megan and her boyfriend, they are making out in his car and Megan isn’t really into it, her mind wanders, picturing other women as she is making out with her boyfriend. It spoke to me because I, too, felt like that a lot when making out with guys in the past. So having a moment like that in the film after realising I was a lesbian really resonated with me.

‘But I'm a Cheerleader’ really is a great piece of queer media that deserves more attention for its characters, its writing and representation. The love story of Megan and Graham is a queer story that should get talked about more as it avoids the cliches of a lot of queer love stories so often seen today. (Bury your queers, unhappy lesbians etc.)

Jane is a volunteer on TasCAHRD’s This Way//That Way Project, which is a youth-led radio show all about sexual & reproductive health, relationships, and culture. This Way// That Way broadcasts live on Edge Radio 99.3FM every Monday from 2pm.

You can find out more about the project by following us on Instagram: @thiswaythatway_hobart

I died, saw God, (they were ethnically ambiguous) and came back a lesbian.

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By Jen Wiedman

Ugly aunt self-doubt vs smokin’ aunt confidence

There she is again, knocking on the door of my mind. Ugh, why can’t she just leave me alone!

Ugly Aunt Self-Doubt is always trying to visit, and she makes me feel like I can’t trust myself, even in little ways. When Smokin’ Aunt Confidence wants to visit, I welcome her with open arms.

She always makes me feel good about myself and feel like I can achieve what I set out to do, even if I make mistakes.

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We all struggle with this internal battle from time to time, it is part of the human condition. Whether it be about making a Thirst Trap on TikTok, standing up to a manager, or asking someone out on a date.

And let’s face it, the list of reasons NOT to do the things that scare or intimidate us can be endless if we listen to it.

Confidence is built one brick at a time, layer upon layer. You can absolutely create and re-create confidence, over and over again.

If you’re feeling stuck or in a lull, remind yourself that self-doubt can be moved and shifted, that it is malleable.

Van Gogh reportedly said, “If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint’, then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”

So go ahead. Do that thing. Do the thing your self-doubt says you cannot do. See what happens.

Reach out if you need to: www.wildcalmtherapies.com.au

By Jen Wiedman, Mental Health Social Worker, Wild Calm Therapies

Here are some starter tips. What would you like to experiment with?

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Avoid excuses. It’s too damn easy.

• Ask yourself, to choose one thing/person/ task to commit to focussing on today. Just one small thing. That’s it. Don’t overdo it.

• Focus on your desires, values and purpose.

Or at least remind yourself of what they are. Dig them out, dust them off, write them on around the house, get up close and personal with them. Make your dreams bigger than your fears.

• Conversely, make a list of all the things self-doubt is holding you back from.

• Don’t completely demonise self-doubt.

It has crept in from some past story or experience and still needs some time to heal. Treat it with care and curiosity rather than frustration, loathing or suppression.

• Doubt your doubts. They are not the truth.

Practise challenging them. Call out your inner critic.

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Praise your efforts, no matter how small.

• Have a good laugh at yourself. Invite a friend who is goofy and silly like this, who doesn’t take themselves too seriously.

They will certainly help you out with this one.

• Like sports (or anything you want to be better at), train daily. Practice and exercise these internal-world muscles.

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By Susannah Mannie

Fibromyalgia and me

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CW: trauma

When I think back to being a teenager (which honestly wasn’t that long ago), my key memories involve friendships, school, relationships and living in pain.

For most of my teenage years I was hurting.

As a fourteen year-old girl, most doctors didn’t believe me when I told them I was in pain. I was trying to seek help, only for my fibromyalgia to be dismissed as ‘growing pains’, or told that it was just fatigue and I needed more sleep. I wish that I was taken more seriously, as constantly being ignored by health professionals means I have to live with the fact that I am now a young woman that can’t enjoy particular activities.

I can’t do too much strenuous exercise—I’m unable to go on hikes or long walks because by the end of it I am in so much pain that I can barely move. My twenties are meant to be the years that I explore and travel, but instead I must rest and make sure to plan ahead when I go out, because the next day I will most likely be bedridden and unable to move.

It started with pain in my muscles— primarily in my legs and knees.

‘Growing pains’, I was told by every doctor I visited, but it kept getting worse. Some days I couldn’t leave my bed without feeling pain, leading me to stay at home rather than go to work, school or out with friends.

One morning I woke up frozen in pain—I couldn’t move and just kept crying. I felt like my body was on fire, and my fiancé—who was my boyfriend at the time—had to carry me to the toilet, which was only a few feet from my bedroom, because I had no strength to move. I knew something was wrong, and that I had to go to the doctors.

In 2018 I saw my GP and he ran a lot of tests, but he had no satisfying answers for me.

My inflammation levels were a little higher than average, though not high enough to be in the range for arthritis, so he diagnosed me with seronegative arthritis. Seronegative arthritis is diagnosed when a blood test doesn’t find certain antibodies in your body that typically make you qualify for rheumatoid arthritis.

My GP said that this was a Band-Aid diagnosis, or a ‘placement diagnosis’—he would still treat me as though I have seronegative arthritis even though this may not be my actual condition.

The medication I was given honestly made me feel worse—I was tired all the time and still in pain. I questioned his diagnosis as the medication was making me feel sick, but he ordered me to stick with it and dismissed my concerns.

In 2020 I moved to a new GP because I felt like my concerns with having an incorrect diagnosis was doing more harm than good.

I hated being on the medication I was given—it made me feel sluggish and fuzzy. I suspected that my old GP simply diagnosed me with seronegative arthritis so he could get me out of the doctor’s office as soon as possible.

I asked my new GP if we could investigate further into my diagnosis. We discovered that my previous GP didn’t even officially state in my file that I had seronegative arthritis—he had just labeled it as ‘chronic pain’. So, she ran even more tests in an attempt to find the source of my pain; physical tests, blood tests, and urine tests.

Talking openly with others who have had similar experiences made me feel heard and validated.

During this process, I stumbled across an Instagram post about fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome that involves all my symptoms: widespread pain, headaches, sensitivity to the heat and to cold, difficulties with memory and concentration, and stiff joints and muscles in the mornings. I looked further into it; I read people’s stories on Instagram, Fibromyalgia Research Community and support groups on Facebook, and talked to people around me with fibromyalgia. I spoke to my friend’s mum, Red thread Magazine - Autumn 2022

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The cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, but studies suggest that risk factors such as a trauma related injury or PTSD could increase the chance of developing it.

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who warned me it would be a long process to discover whether or not I have fibromyalgia, as it took her years. My friend told me that his nan had been diagnosed with the condition and he was working on getting a diagnosis too. Talking openly with others who have had similar experiences made me feel heard and validated.

I brought up the possibility of having fibromyalgia with my GP, and she said I most likely do as I had been experiencing all the symptoms. However, because it is a ‘last resort diagnosis’ she would only provide me with an informal diagnosis. She still gave me some treatment, such as antidepressants to dull the pain, but I wanted to be sure that I had the condition. This, however, proved to be complex. I would have to see a specialist to confirm my diagnosis, even though I most likely have it, and the official medical process to diagnose someone with fibromyalgia is a long haul—especially as I fall outside the common age range for women to be diagnosed with the condition, which is 45 years old.

The cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, but studies suggest that risk factors such as a trauma related injury or PTSD could increase the chance of developing it. My GP explained that this may be the reason I had developed it, as I have had many traumatic events happen to me from a very young age, leaving me with complex PTSD. As my fibromyalgia has been untreated for a very long time, I have been dealing with unaddressed chronic pain for years, which has had a lasting impact on my recovery. While fibromyalgia itself doesn’t become more painful over time, the symptoms can change and your mental health can decline from living in pain for so long. Earlier treatment could have prevented this, but the lack of research and support for those with fibromyalgia means that my health and wellbeing has been systematically neglected for years.

I am currently seeing a new GP, who has been an amazing help so far. I am now on the correct medication, as the medication I was previously on isn’t used to treat people with fibromyalgia anymore. I am still feeling pain, but with the new medication I hope that my pain and flare-ups will start to reduce. We are working on running some tests that my two previous GPs neglected to, and getting me in to see a specialist, as my previous GP brought this option up but never made a referral.

Women are told to toughen up, but I want this to end, I want to be taken seriously. I want my pain to be heard just like men’s pain. I want pain bias to end.

I hope that women start being treated seriously when it comes to their health. I want women to be provided with appropriate medical treatment instead of being ignored, dismissed and left in the dark like I was growing up.

There are still so many cases of malpractice that happen to women every single day—of women being ignored and left to figure out what to do on their own. Women are told to toughen up, but I want this to end, I want to be taken seriously. I want my pain to be heard just like men’s pain. I want pain bias to end.

This article was originally published in Rosie, which you can view here: https://rosie.org.au/ blog/fibromyalgia-and-me/ Susannah is a volunteer on TasCAHRD’s This Way//That Way Project, which is a youth-led radio show all about sexual & reproductive health, relationships, and culture. This Way//That Way broadcasts live on Edge Radio 99.3FM every Monday from 2pm. You can find out more about the project by following us on Instagram: @thiswaythatway_hobart

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Cancer Council

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer, you’ll understand that the impacts can be far-reaching and potentially life-changing.

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Cancer does not only have a physical impact; mental health can be greatly affected by symptoms, treatment side effects, physical changes and questions of mortality that arise with a diagnosis. Within families and friendship groups, distress arises for those who love and care for the person with the diagnosis as well as the patient.

These factors can exacerbate existing mental health conditions and cause signicant stress, anxiety, and grief. 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. Having cancer is tough, and you don’t have to go through it on your own. Our services include individual support, cancer support groups, information, and links to relevant community services.

We oer a wig library, transport to treatment and complementary therapies including mindfulness, oncology massage, yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates, aimed to increase wellbeing and decrease distress.

All our services are free and available for anyone impacted by cancer.

For more information, please call 1300 65 65 85 or visit www.cancer.org.au/tas – we’re here if you need us.

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A guide to inclusive organisations in Tasmania SOUTH:

A Twist Of Lemons Advocacy Tasmania Alice Butler – Personal Trainer Alison Standen Amplify Fitness Arbonne Independent Consultant Arwen Dyer Bag of Quilting Bronwyn's Driving Instruction Care Forward City Organics Clarence City Council Clarence Doorways Cloddy IT Colony 47 Convict City Rollers Danu Herbs Ella Haddad MP Emily Parkinson – Registered Psychologist Equal Opportunity Tasmania Eye Am Hair Fiori Florist FRIENDZ LGBTIQ SOCIAL GROUP Glenview Community Services Goodbyes Hobart Hairy Legs Cafe Halcyon South Hamlet Hobart Brewing Company Hobart Cat Café Hobart Functions & Conference Centre Hobart North Uniting Church Hobart Out Tennis Inc Holyoake Hospice volunteers South inside Hobart Ironic Party Planning Joyous Celebrations Junction Motel Kingborough Council LIMBO Party Lindisfarne Psychology & Wellbeing Centre Locker Room Hobart Mr. Good Guy Bar + Asian Kitchen Moto Vecchia Cafe Mures Tasmania New Town Chiropractic New Town Health Ogilvie Jennings Lawyers Peppermint Bay Positive Solutions Pulse Youth Health QTAS Arts Queer Sporting Alliance 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 Sush TASCAHRD Tassie Bird and Poultry Supplies 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 Thistle Witch Gardening Tranquility Float and Reflexology Hobart Van Diemen Fencing Club Viridi Natural Therapies Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre Wellington Wanderers West Winds Community Centre Wild Calm Therapies Youth Arts & Recreation Centre

NORTH:

Attitude Counselling Beaconsfield Child and Family Centre Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre Bright Beginnings Yoga CVGT Launceston Deloraine House Inc Diversity Launceston Dorset Community House Enterprising Aardvark Counselling and Consultancy Launceston Community Legal Centre Launceston Football Club Lumera Eco Chalets May Shaw Health Centre National Joblink Launceston Northern Children’s Network Ochre Medical Centre Pinky Community Support Positive Solutions Respect at Work Salveo Healthcare Tamar Visitor Centre The Blue Door The Church Campbell Town Tresca Community Centre YMCA Launceston

NORTH-WEST:

Burnie City Council Connect4Life Dr Claire Jensen East Devonport Neighbourhood House HAEL XIII Headspace Devonport Jaylan Electrical Kentish Regional Clinic Inc. Laneway Cafe 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:

Almost Heaven Clydesdales Anglicare Tasmania Australian Unemployed Workers Union 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 Pride Society of UTAS Rainbow Communities Tasmania Rebecca White MP Scarlet Alliance Tasmanian Sex Worker Project Sensual Potential 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 https://equalopportunity.tas.gov.au Ph 1300 305 062

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

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

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.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

www.workingitout.org.au

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 Clinic 34 – 34 Howick St Launceston Ph 03 6777 1371 Mon – Fri 8:30am – 4:30pm 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 Advocacy & Support for HIV 0478 909 949

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NSP OUTLETS & PRIMARY

South

Northwest

The Link 57 Liverpool Street Hobart

Youth, Family and Community Connection 62 Stewart Street Devonport

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre 56 Patrick Street Hobart

Anglicare 51 Wilmot Street Burnie

Gagebrook Community Centre 191 Lamprill Circuit Gagebrook

South Bridgewater Community Centre 6 Bowden Drive Bridgewater Anglicare 436 Main Road Glenorchy

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

SECONDARY Northwest 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 Rosebery Community Hospital Hospital Road Rosebery Smithton District Hospital 74 Brittons Road Smithton Wyndarra Centre Inc. 43 Smith Street Smithton West Coast District Hospital 60-64 Orr Street Queenstown

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre 182 Charles Street Launceston Ravenswood Community Health Centre 39-41 Lambert Street Ravenswood St Helens District Hospital 10 Annie Street St Helens

VENDING MACHINES Northwest 40-48 Best Street, Devonport – Ground level, Multi-level carpark South Anglicare 18 Watchorn Street Hobart North Invermay Local Post Office 52 Invermay Road Invermay Salvation Army 111 Elizabeth Street Launceston Youngtown Pharmacy 369 Hobart Road Youngtown

These NSP locations have been reproduced from the DHHS webpage.

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NSP PHARMACIES NORTH WEST

Bolands Pharmacy Pharmacy One - Shorewell Plaza Wilkinson's Pharmacy Healthpoint Pharmacy Burnie Pharmacy 4 Less Burnie Upper Burnie Chemmart King Island Pharmacy Terry White Chemmart - Valley Road Mersey Pharmacy Coventry's Pharmacy Penguin Pharmacy Railton Pharmacy Turnbull's Pharmacy Smithon Pharmacy Somerset Pharmacy Priceline Pharmacy Ulverstone Peter Thompson's Pharmacy Westside Pharmacy Dixon's Pharmacy Healthpoint Pharmacy Yolla Community Pharmacy Zeehan Pharmacy

NORTH WEST

Tamar Pharmacy Bicheno Pharmacy Bridport Pharmacy Deloraine Amcal Pharmacy Deloraine Guardian Pharmacy Your Pharmacy George Town Pharmacy Epic Pharmacy Kings Meadows Priceline Pharmacy Launceston Terry White Chemmart Health Hub Hatton and Laws Pharmacy Launceston Terry White Chemmart Launceston Legana Amcal Pharmacy Longford Chemmart Pharmacy Terry White Chemmart Newstead Capital Chemist Perth Pharmacy Ravenswood Discount Pharmacy Riverside Pharmacy Galloway's Pharmacy St Helens Pharmacy St Marys Pharmacy Westbury Pharmacy Youngtown Pharmacy

SOUTH

Bellerive Quay Pharmacy Rhys Jones Pharmacy Central Highlands Pharmacy Priceline Pharmacy Bridgewater Brighton Pharmacy Chigwell Pharmacy Claremont Discount Pharmacy Derwent Park Pharmacy Terry White Chemmart Dodges Ferry Geeveston Pharmacy Elizabeth Hope Priceline Pharmacy Glenorchy Central Advantage Pharmacy Priceline Pharmacy Hobart Your Hobart Chemist Davey Street Discount Pharmacy Shoreline Amcal Pharmacy Rosetta Pharmacy Wentworth Pharmacy Huonville Pharmacy Priceline Pharmacy Kingston Chemist Outlet - Kingston Terry White Chemist Kingston Kingborough Medical Centre Pharmacy Lauderdale Pharmacy Lenah Valley Amcal Pharmacy Lindisfarne Village Chemmart Rosetta Pharmacy Chemist Warehouse Moonah New Norfolk Amcal Community Pharmacy Guardian New Norfolk Pharmacy Epic Pharmacy New Town Friendly Care Chemmart New Town North Hobart Amcal Pharmacy Tasman Pharmacy Oatlands Pharmacy Risdon Vale Pharmacy Chemist Warehouse Rosny Terry White Rosny Park Rhys Jones Pharmacy Magnet Court Chemmart - Terry White Healthpoint Pharmacy Snug Chemmart Sorell Chemist Warehouse Sorell Sorell Plaza Pharmacy South Hobart Capital Chemist Swansea Pharmacy Triabunna Pharmacy Warrane Pharmacy West Hobart Amcal Pharmacy

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