Alliance General Appeal

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and other sexuality, sex and gender diverse (LGBTI) Australians have poorer health outcomes than the rest of the population. This is not about sexual orientation, sex or gender identity as such, but rather to do with discrimination, exclusion and social isolation. It has a negative impact on mental and physical health, and is a barrier to health service access. The needs of LGBTI people are not being adequately addressed in policy, research and services.

The National LGBTI Health Alliance was established in 2009 by community organisations working to promote LGBTI health and wellbeing as a membership-based national peak body. We have over 100 members across Australia. In contrast to the peak bodies of other equity groups, we receive no government funds and rely on community-raised money to do our work.

How will the funds be used:

To strengthen the Alliance as a national voice for LGBTI health and wellbeing and to support our efforts to build the capacity of health services to work effectively for LGBTI people.

Key areas of expenditure for funds donated

• National advocacy to promote the health and wellbeing of LGBTI Australians
• General operations underpinning our work, eg enabling communication between members