Lgbtiq+

Anna Bernasochi, suicide prevention manager at Switchboard Victoria, said the release of the data – a recommendation of the royal commission into mental health – was the first step in improving the understanding of suicides in LGBTIQ+ communities.

“Why are we bystanders when countries such as Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Namibia introduce anti-homosexuality laws that seek to erase LGBTIQ+ people?” Letsike asked in June at the South African Aids conference.