Australia wide
Australian Human Rights Commission – LGBTIQ+
This webpage has information on the legal rights and entitlements of diverse families, as well as information about laws against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status.
Black Rainbow
This volunteer-led organisation provides health and wellbeing services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual, sistergirl and brotherboy (LBTIQA+SB) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Gay Dads Australia
This website has information and resources for gay men who are fathers or who want to have children.
Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA)
This national organisation promotes the health and human rights of people with intersex variations.
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
This national organisation provides health-related programs, services and research focused on LGBTIQ+ and other sexuality-diverse, gender-diverse and body-diverse people and communities. Phone (02) 7209 6301.
Outspoken families: A resource kit for rainbow families
Written by Jac Tomlins, this kit collates stories from LGBTIQ+ families to help them deal with daily challenges and bigger concerns. The kit also provides insights for service providers so that they can offer their LGBTIQ+ clients a respectful and informed service.
PFLAG+ Australia
This volunteer organisation offers help, support and information to families and friends of all LGBTIQ+ people.
QLife
This is a national counselling and referral service for people who are LGBTIQ+. Phone 1800 184 527, 7 days, 3 pm-midnight.
Student Wellbeing Hub
This website promotes more inclusive learning environments for young people. It also has information for educators, parents and students on issues like bullying and other challenges for young people.
Transcend
This community-led organisation provides community support, education, peer support services, and resources for trans, gender-diverse and non-binary young people and their parents or carers.
Transforming families
This organisation provides online, evidence-based information and resources for parents of trans and gender-diverse children and young people.
Australian Capital Territory
A Gender Agenda
This community organisation is actively engaged in increasing public awareness and understanding of sex and gender diversity issues. It provides training and education, advocacy and support services, information and resources. Phone (02) 6162 1924.
New South Wales
NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (Facebook page)
This organisation promotes the legal rights of the NSW LGBTIQ+ community and lobbies politicians, government, policy-makers and the media on behalf of this community. It has information and updates on laws affecting same-sex parents.
Rainbow Families
This volunteer organisation provides a network of support to children and families within the NSW LGBTIQ+ community. It has information that can help same sex-attracted and gender-diverse people start their parenting journey, as well as information on legal rights and entitlements for diverse families.
The Gender Centre
The Gender Centre provides services to transgender, gender-questioning and gender-diverse people and their partners, family members and friends. Phone (02) 9519 7599, Monday-Friday, 9 am-4.30 pm.
TransHub
This website provides information about gender affirmation and health for trans and gender-diverse people in New South Wales, as well as their families, allies and health providers.
Twenty10
This organisation supports LGBTIQ+ people in New South Wales. It provides web-based support as well as housing and case management support, counselling and social support programs. Phone (02) 8594 9555, Tuesday-Friday, 1 pm-3 pm.
Northern Territory
Rainbow Territory (Facebook page)
This is a community group that advocates for the rights of Northern Territorians who identify as LGBTIQ+. The group organises events and shares information on its Facebook page.
Queensland
Australian Transgender Support Association of Queensland
This organisation helps, advises and advocates for LGBTIQ+ people in Queensland.
Diverse Voices
This non-profit support organisation has a peer-to-peer telephone and internet counselling service. Phone 1800 184 527, 7 days, 3 pm-midnight.
Rainbow Families Queensland
This volunteer group supports LGBTIQ+ families and prospective LGBTIQ+ families by offering information, resources and a community network.
South Australia
Pink Parents Adelaide
This is the largest community of LGBTIQ+ families in South Australia. They run Rainbow Connection Playgroups for LGBTIQ+ families as well as other family events. Find out about events by following @pinkparentsadelaide on Instagram or Facebook.
Uniting Communities – Bfriend (Facebook page)
This is a phone, email and face-to-face support service for sexuality-diverse and gender-diverse people in South Australia and their family and friends. Phone 1800 615 677, Monday-Friday, 9 am-midnight.
Tasmania
Rainbow Communities Tasmania
This volunteer organisation supports rainbow families and is dedicated to achieving and maintaining inclusion and equity for LGBTIQ+ people in Tasmania.
Working It Out
This organisation provides support, counselling, advocacy and peer support for LGBTIQ+ people in Tasmania.
Victoria
Parents of Gender Diverse Children
This organisation provides peer support to parents and those parenting trans and gender-diverse children. It offers information sessions, workshops, online resources, and referrals to professional services. Phone (03) 9663 6733.
Switchboard
This is a telephone counselling, information and referral service for LGBTIQ+ people in Victoria. Phone 1800 729 367, 7 days, 10 am-5 pm.
Transgender Victoria
This organisation educates other organisations and workplaces on how to provide better services for trans and gender-diverse people. Phone (03) 9020 4642.
Victorian Pride Lobby
This organisation is a volunteer advocacy group working toward equality and social justice for the Victorian LGBTIQA+ community.
Western Australia
Freedom
This organisation provides information and online or face-to-face counselling to LGBTIQ+ people aged 12-25. It also offers resources, workshops and training for parents, professionals and other groups.
Living Proud
This community service organisation provides support, information and resources to the LGBTIQ+ community of Western Australia. Phone 0481 085 215.