Tasmania – working it out together

WORKING IT Out (WIO), Tasmania’s gender, sexuality and intersex status support and education service, is currently offering a special Tasmanian COVID-19 initiative: Working It Out Together.  

This program draws on the resilience of LGBTIQ+ people to provide a mechanism to support each other.

The main features are:

• a web page with details, links and resources:
  www.workingitout.org.au

• a process to allow LGBTIQ+ Tasmanians to get extra support during this crisis and/or to help out

• a one-stop shop for COVID-19 related resources specific to LGBTIQ+ and Tasmania, continually updated with the latest information:

· online and offline activities and groups to keep people connected and active

· advice and links for how to stay healthy.

LGBTIQ+ people sometimes have limited options for connection and support, especially in regional and remote areas. These may shrink even further under COVID-19.

Uncertainty about which services and people are inclusive, understanding and respectful can mean LGBTIQ+ people don’t seek help as often as they should, or don’t get the right kind of help when they do.

This program provides connection, support and assistance that is accepting and inclusive. Please contact WIO, or go to the website to register or to find out more about the individual support and peer group options WIO offers.