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Lesbians on the loose

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Nq 306.7663099441 LES
Created/Published
Newtown [N.S.W.] : Lesbians on the loose, 1990-
Issue
Vol. 4 No. 5 (May 1993)
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LESBIANS ON THE LOOSE  

MAY 1993 ISSUE 41  

VOL. NO.  

FREE  

GOVERNMENT ACTS  

ON DYKE REPORT  

by Frances Rand  

On April 7, World Health Day,  

NSW Health Minister Ron  

Phillips announced grant of  

$lOO,OOO to the Lesbian and Gay Anti-  

Violence Project (AVP).  

The grant, announced by the Minister in  

speech at the Exchange Hotel, will fund  

the recommendations of Off Our Backs  

report into anti-lesbian violence inSydney  

based on survey carried out by the Gay  

and Lesbian Rights Lobby. The money  

comes out of the Non-Government  

Organisation's Enhanced Funding  

Program.  

Off Our Backs, published by the AVP in  

September last year, included  

recommendations that the NSW Health  

Department recognise the special needs  

of survivors of anti-lesbian violence and  

provide adequate resources and funding  

to women's and community health  

centres to meet these needs; the brief of  

the Injury Prevention Program of the  

Health Promotion Unit be extended to  

include hate-crimes as well as street  

violence; the NSW Health Dept, and the  

casualty departments of  

the major inner-city  

hospitals conduct  

pilotsurveytoascertain  

the number of  

admissions that are direct result of hate-  

crimes and street violence; the NSW  

Health Dept, recognise the central role of  

the AVP in combating anti-lesbian and  

anti-gay violence; the NSW Health Dept,  

make commitment of funding to the  

AVP; and that the Health Dept, provide  

the AVP with adequate resources and  

funding to implement specific campaigns  

to counter anti-lesbian violence.  

cont. on p. 6...  

WOMEN’S HIV/AIDS  

PHONE LINE FUNDED  

The latest round of disbursements from the AIDS Trust of  

Australia has resulted in $20,000 being provided to set up  

HIV/AIDS telephone service for women.  

This volunteer based service will extend peer support services  

available to HIV positive women and assist them to network. It will  

provide information about support services offered by the AIDS  

Council of NSW. The line will also offer support to the partners,  

friends and relatives of HIV positive women.  

The service will utilise 008 line which will initially be open two  

days week for four hours each day. To encourage peer support, the  

line will also be capable of handling conference calls.  

All volunteers will complete one day telephone counselling course  

before participating in the service.  

total of $400,000 was made available to community projects in this  

round of disbursements. Over 30 projects were funded including  

$70,000 for the Community HIV/AIDS Trials Network, $20,000 to  

develop educational materials for Koori communities, and $40,000  

to assist further development of the HIV/AIDS legal centre.  

The level of disbursements is record in the Trust's six years of  

operation and was made possible by the success of fundraisers  

especially Counter Aid '92 and the Elton John AIDS Appeal. jljfj  

"...there's dykes all over the place. .." designed printed by Debbie, Coral,  

Minerva, Lee Leanne for Garage Graphix. Talking Posters project  

from Mt. Druitt in 1985 from "Hearts Minds" political posters of the  

70s and 80s at the Mitchell Galleries, State Library of NSW from May 6.  

Photo: Garage Graphix courtesy of State Library of NSW  

inside ...  

out in japan...separatism...ethel smyth...  

Registered by Australia Post Publication No. NBQ 4194  

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