Our only LGBT health and wellbeing organisation, the Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (‘Healthy Communities’), is to be defunded by Queensland Health it was announced today.

Healthy Communities held contracts with Queensland Health for HIV prevention work with gay men and alcohol, tobacco and other drugs work with the LGBT community.

Healthy Communities is a 28-year-old state-wide organisation, with offices in Cairns, Maroochydore and Brisbane and employees 35 full and part-time staff, 26 of whom will lose their jobs as a result.

Our HIV funding from Queensland Health allows us to deliver much needed HIV prevention services including; one-to-one support about HIV & safe sex, HIV prevention skills building workshops, condom & lube distribution, sexual health information line, printed resources on HIV prevention and sexual health for gay men and social marketing campaigns promoting safe sex.

	Quick guide to the funding cut Read Healthy Communities' media releases Messages of support
	Healthy Communities recommends a way forward for HIV prevention funding
	What you can do
	International call for support
	Donate to the fighting fund
	Healthy Communities funding background
	Health Minister Lawrence Springborg's May 20 media release Healthy Communities' response
	Recommendations to revitalise HIV response in Queensland   HIV statistics at a glance
	A community-run petition to have funding reinstated
	Media coverage of Save Healthy Communities
	Volunteer with us. We need your help.
	History of Queensland AIDS Council/Healthy Communities (large file)

More than ever, Healthy Communities needs your support!

Please make a donation to our Fighting Fund Appeal so that our organisation can continue our important LGBT health and wellbeing work in Queensland. Please use the Paypal button below to make your donation.

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