Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria

This chapter explores teen-initiated communication with parents about very specific and usually unwelcome topic of teen sexuality - namely, attraction to a member of the same sex. The author reports the results of a qualitative study on teen and parent reactions.

This section of the Victorian AIDS Council website offers advice and information around coming out for gay men.

Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (Victoria) Inc is a telephone-based counselling, information and referral service, based in Melbourne, Australia.

Counsellors are available daily from 6pm until 10pm, and Wednesdays from 2pm until 10pm.

To speak to a trained counsellor call 03 9827 8544 (metropolitan area) or 1800 184 527 (Country Victoria).

Excellent referral for young people to find out more about 'being gay' Being gay - What does it mean to be 'gay' as well as:

Published in the June 2004 issue of Pediatrics , the AAP's monthly scientific journal. This 6-page document examines barriers to health care faced by sexual minority youth and ‘reaffirms the physician's responsibility to provide comprehensive health care and guidance in a safe and supportive environment for all adolescents, including non-heterosexual adolescents and young people who are struggling with issues of sexual orientation'.

Web based support for gay, lesbian and trans teenagers (under 21).

The project focused on the vulnerabilities and needs of same sex-attracted (SSAY) young people, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and emerging communities.

This report has three chapters. This first chapter has provided a brief overview of the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health and the Understanding Sexuality Project. Presented in Chapter 2 are the project findings, while key recommendations are presented in Chapter 3.

This website provides many links to useful resources in Australia which offer support for glbt people. It has an emphasis on coming out