Support
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QLife
QLife provides free, Australia-wide, anonymous, LGBTI peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
1800 524 187 | webchat
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Lifeline provides all Australians with access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. Lifeline exists so that no person in Australia has to face their darkest moments alone.
13 144 14 | Crisis chat
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Thirrili provides crucial support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples suffering grief, loss and trauma due to the loss of a loved one through suicide and other critical incidents.
1800 805 801
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Suicide Call Back Service is a free nationwide service providing 24/7 phone and online counselling to people affected by suicide.
1300 659 467 | Online chat
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Rainbow Door is a free specialist LGBTIQA+ (Lesbian, Gay , Bisexual, Transgender and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Asexual, BrotherBoys, SisterGirls) helpline providing information, support, and referral to all LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their friends and family. The service is run by Switchboard Victoria.
1800 729 367 | 0480 017 246
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1800RESPECT is a confidential information, counselling and support service.
It is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence.
1800 737 732 | Online chat
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As Australia's only medical research institute to investigate mental health across the lifespan, BlackDog aims to create a mentally healthier world for everyone.
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Kids Helpline is Australia’s only free (even from a mobile), confidential 24/7 online and phone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25. Qualified counsellors at Kids Helpline are available via WebChat, phone or email anytime and for any reason.
1800 55 1800 | WebChat
The Bisexual Manifesto
We are tired of being analyzed, defined and represented by people other than ourselves – or, worse yet, not considered at all.
We are frustrated by the imposed isolation and invisibility that comes from being told or expected to choose either a homosexual or heterosexual identity.
Monosexuality is a heterosexist dictate used to oppress homosexuals and to negate the validity of bisexuality.
Bisexuality is a whole, fluid identity.
Do not assume that bisexuality is binary or dougamous in nature, that we must have "two" sides or that we MUST be involved simultaneously with both genders to be fulfilled human beings. In fact, don't assume that there are only two genders.
Do not mistake our fluidity for confusion, irresponsibility, or an inability to commit.
Do not equate promiscuity, infidelity, or unsafe sexual behavior with bisexuality. Those are human traits that cross ALL sexual orientations.
Nothing should be assumed about anyone's sexuality—including your own.
We are angered by those who refuse to accept our existence; our issues; our contributions; our alliances; our voice.
It is time for the bisexual voice to be heard.
as printed in Anything That Moves: Beyond the Myths of Bisexuality (1990) The Bay Area Bisexual Network.
