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Join QC as a volunteer and contribute to supporting the health and wellbeing of the LGBTI community in Queensland. Learn about volunteer opportunities, how to get involved, and make a difference in your community. Become a Volunteer Become a Volunteer Join us as a volunteer at QC At QC, we believe that the strength and heart of our organisation lies in the dedication and passion of our volunteers. Founded on community support and our values, Transparency, Collaboration, Innovation and Respect, QC is proud to be led by volunteers who work tirelessly to serve LGBTIQ+SB communities across Queensland. Our volunteers are the lifeblood of our organisation, and their contributions are invaluable in creating a supportive and vibrant community for everyone. Belonging Justice Solidarity Transparency Why should I become a volunteer? Becoming a volunteer with QC is more than just an opportunity to give back; it's a chance to be part of our support that values and uplifts each of our LGBTIQ+SB communities. Whether you have a few hours to spare or can commit more regularly, your time and effort make a significant impact. How do I become a volunteer? To get started, fill out our application form, a bit like an expression of interest form. Once we receive your application, our team will reach out to guide you through the next steps. Each of our programs has its own unique onboarding process, and we will discuss these details with you to ensure you find the perfect fit for your interests and skills Some specific programs for volunteering include: Gayawur Rainbow Connector Volunteer The LGBTI Seniors Visiting Service Wrapped N Ready Condom Packers Outreach volunteers at some events We are deeply grateful for your interest in volunteering with QC. Your support helps us continue to provide essential services and foster a welcoming environment for the LGBTIQ+SB communities throughout Queensland. We look forward to welcoming you to our team and working together to make a difference. Thank you for considering joining us on this important and rewarding journey. Become a Volunteer

Back to All Events Your Health, Your Way: Navigating Health Care for LGBTIQA+ Sistergirl & Brotherboy Communities Wednesday 25 March 2026 12pm Accessing healthcare isn’t always straightforward - especially for LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy community members. Join us for a relaxed, practical lunchtime conversation about navigating health settings and staying connected to care. Together with a Registered Nurse from QCGP+ and Gayawur Rainbow workers, we’ll explore: - Common barriers to safe and respectful care - Your rights and choices in health settings - Helpful language and questions you can use - Ways to prepare for appointments - Existing supports and resources This session focuses on building confidence and knowledge to support your physical energy and wellbeing. Please note this is an educational session and not a space for individual medical advice. 👉 Join here: bit.ly/GRYHYW Reserve a spot Previous Item Next Item

Discover QC's HIV prevention and support services tailored for the LGBTI community in Queensland. Learn about our educational resources, testing, and ongoing support programs designed to promote health and wellbeing. HIV Prevention & Support We have walked alongside our communities and people living with HIV and our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Sistergirl and Brotherboy people across Queensland for over 40 years. Being the supports you need, changing to meet our diverse communities needs. Our community-led initiatives have been co-designed to empower communities to take control of their own sexual health and wellbeing, including stories, education, and tools to help prevent HIV transmission, reduce stigma and discrimination and support people living with and ageing with HIV. We also offer Wrapped 'N Ready, a service that provides free, safe sex supplies, including condoms and dental dams, discreetly delivered to you or your organisation. Using condoms with water-based lube can prevent the transmission of HIV and most other STIs, ensuring you can enjoy safer sexual experiences. Check out our page below to learn more about these initiatives and how we can help you maintain your sexual health. We continue to walk alongside our LGBTIQ+SB communities towards increasing education on sexual health and wellbeing, HIV and STIs, reducing stigma and supporting our people and communities living and ageing with HIV. People living with HIV (PLHIV) no longer need to live in fear of having an active sex life. Over time research has evolved and there is now a number of ways PLHIV can protect their sexual partners from contracting HIV. These strategies include: Undetectable viral load Treatment as prevention (TasP) Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) Starting Antiretroviral therapy early and maintaining control of viral load helps prevent the risk of passing on HIV. In other words if someone is HIV+ and has an undetectable viral load it is virtually impossible to pass on the virus. QC is a partner of the Prevention Access Campaign which is a multi-agency health equity initiative to end the dual epidemics of HIV and HIV-related stigma by expanding access to HIV prevention and empowering people with and vulnerable to HIV with accurate and meaningful information about their social, sexual, and reproductive health. Prevention Access Campaign’s Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U ) is a community of HIV advocates, activists, researchers, and community partners around the world uniting to clarify and disseminate the revolutionary but largely unknown fact that people living with HIV on effective treatment do not sexually transmit HIV. U=U was launched in early 2016 by a group of people living with HIV who created a groundbreaking consensus statement with global experts to clear up confusion about risk and to clarify the science of U=U. That Statement was the genesis of the U=U movement that is sharing the U=U message to dismantle HIV stigma, improve the lives of people living with HIV, and bring us closer to ending the epidemic. Please select below to learn more about HIV prevention. Free Condoms PrEP U=U, Undetectable equals Untransmittable Sexual Health Check-ups PEP Additonal Support TasP - Treatment as Prevention Free Condoms Condoms used with water-based lube can prevent the transmission of HIV & most STIs* Order free condoms or dams* here (discretely delivered to your door). Queensland Positive People (QPP) is a peer-based advocacy organisation which is committed to actively promoting self-determination and empowerment for all people living with HIV (PLHIV) throughout Queensland. QPP Website PrEP PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) is a prevention strategy where HIV negative people take medication to prevent HIV infection. Taking PrEP is as simple as taking one pill a day taken before sex. ComePrepd Website U=U, Undetectable equals Untransmittable People who take HIV medication & have an undetectable viral load* for at least six months, can’t pass on HIV to their sexual partners. To learn more, click here . Sexual Health Check-ups Test every three months. Looking after your sexual health is important, and getting regular sexual health tests are a vital part of this. You should aim to get a sexual health test once every three months – especially if you change partners. You should get a sexual health check-up immediately if you have been told that a sexual partner has an STI. A comprehensive STI check-up includes providing a sample of your blood and urine, as well as swabs of your mouth and bum. Some clinics test at no cost. Sixteen clinics across Queensland can provide STI screening at no cost without a Medicare card. See a full list, including 'Medicare Ineligible Sexual Health Testing Sites' here . PEP PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) is a month-long course of drugs to help prevent HIV infection that is taken after a possible exposure to HIV (for example, a condom breaking). The sooner someone starts PEP, the better. It is most effective when started within 24 hours, but it must be started within 72 hours after a possible exposure to. PEP is prescription medication and can be accessed at Public Hospital Emergency Departments or Sexual Health Clinics. Find your closest location here . To learn more about PEP, click here . Additional Support World AIDS Day World AIDS Day is on December 1 st every year. Learn more about the day by clicking the button below. More Information *STI: Sexually Transmitted Infection. *HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a virus that attacks the immune system (The immune system fights infections & diseases in a person's body). HIV is mostly passed on during anal sex when no protection is used. *Undetectable viral load: A HIV viral load is how the amount of HIV is measured in a person’s blood. This is done by means of a viral load test. Each person living with HIV has different levels of HIV in their blood. Effective HIV treatment can significantly reduce a person’s viral load to a point where it is classed as undetectable. *Dam: A dam is a square piece of stretchy latex and works by acting as a barrier during oral sex. You place the dam between your mouth and your partner's genitals or anus.

Join QC as a Corporate Member and demonstrate your organization's commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of the LGBTI community in Queensland. Learn about the benefits of corporate membership and how your organization can make a meaningful impact through partnership with QC. Become a Corporate Member of QC We invite you, or someone you may know who might be interested, to become a valued member of the Queensland Council for LGBTI Health (QC). We have been a home for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Sistergirl and Brotherboy Queenslanders for over 40 years.

Learn about QC's suicide prevention services aimed at supporting the LGBTI community in Queensland. Discover our programs and resources dedicated to promoting mental health and preventing suicide. Suicide Prevention Yarns Heal Yarns Heal is a suicide prevention campaign for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy community; it's about sharing our stories and reaching out to our loved ones and Community Cultural Connectors when times are tough. Yarns Heal will help us learn how to support one another better and aims to strengthen our peer support systems so we can access help in culturally safe ways that nurture cultural healing, love and hope. info@yarnsheal.com.au Yarns Heal Website Additional Support Remember, if you or anyone you know is feeling distress at any time, there are some helpful contacts listed below for you: 13 YARN (13 92 76) 24/7 national crisis line support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Call 13 YARN Visit Website QLife 3pm to 9pm, 7 days a week Call 1800 184 527 Web Chat Lifeline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Call 13 11 14 Text 0477 131 114 Web Chat Kids Helpline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Call 1800 551 800 Visit Website Beyond Blue 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Call 1300 224 636 Visit Website

Explore QC's 2Spirits program, dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTI people. Learn about our culturally appropriate services, advocacy, and community initiatives in Queensland. 2Spirits Vision Statement A future where all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy people are valued and feel included in broader Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities.   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have the capacity to respond effectively, strategically and sensitively to issues relating to health and wellbeing, HIV/AIDS, people living with HIV (PLHIV), alcohol and other drugs, youth and ageing relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy people.   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals have the capacity and knowledge to make informed health, wellbeing and lifestyle choices. Organisations offer access to culturally appropriate and accessible services through environments free of discrimination and stigma. Mission Statement We are committed to helping every member of our diverse communities feel safe, valued, represented and supported. 2Spirits is committed to developing pathways to walk and work together in partnership with agencies to grow health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy people across Queensland. 2Spirits 2Spirits is now it’s own organisation, 2Spirits Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation. Our partnership with them remains valuable and paramount to who we are. For more you can visit www.2spirits.org.au 2Spirits promotes community awareness initiatives through yarning circles, workshops, outreach, resources and campaigns. 2Spirits delivers professional development to professionals and community members to develop their knowledge of Key Concepts and Terminologies and to develop their capacity to understand the complexities of Culture, Gender Identities and Sexuality. 2Spirits offers an Inclusive Services Training Package for professionals to improve their ability to appropriately support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ Sistergirl and Brotherboy people. 2Spirits also conducts Elders Forums in remote, rural and regional communities to inform Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of the impacts of homophobia and discrimination, sexually transmissible infections (STI’s) & blood-borne viruses (BBV’s) and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ Sistergirl and Brotherboy people and how they can support community-based awareness and education. 2Spirits conducts community forums across the state to develop rapport and partnerships with community stakeholders and services to work in collaboration to promote community awareness of health and wellbeing, sexuality, gender identities, inclusion and acceptance. Our peer education aims to provide a cultural and safe network for all ages to promote access to health and wellbeing education, resources and support. 2Spirits offers consultancy to NGOs, government and non-government agencies to adopt cultural identities, gender identities and sexuality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ Sistergirl and Brotherboy people as core elements of frameworks and policies. Yarns Heal Yarns Heal is a suicide prevention campaign for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy community; it's about sharing our stories and reaching out to our loved ones and Community Cultural Connectors when times are tough. Yarns Heal will help us learn how to support one another better and aims to strengthen our peer support systems so we can access help in culturally safe ways that nurture cultural healing, love and hope. info@yarnsheal.com.au Yarns Heal Website Support IndigiLez Womens Leadership and Support Group (Meanjin, Brisbane) indigilezwomen@gmail.com View Facebook Page For more information contact: (07) 3017 1777 Free Call 1800 177 434 2Spirits@qc.org.au Yarns Heal Yarns Heal is a suicide prevention campaign for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy community; it's about sharing our stories and reaching out to our loved ones and Community Cultural Connectors when times are tough. Yarns Heal will help us learn how to support one another better and aims to strengthen our peer support systems so we can access help in culturally safe ways that nurture cultural healing, love and hope. info@yarnsheal.com.au Yarns Heal Website Support & Referrals One-on-one support. Referrals to appropriate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTIQ Sistergirl and Brotherboy services. Links and referrals to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ Sistergirl and Brotherboy peer support groups. Provide advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ Sistergirl and Brotherboy people.

Discover effective ways to prevent STIs and HIV, including safer sex methods and regular check-ups. Learn more about prevention options and access free safe sex supplies. STI Prevention Please select below to learn more about STI prevention and our free safe sex supplies program, Wrapped 'N Ready. Let’s Treat Syphilis Mpox Our Health Matters U=U (Treatment as Prevention) Wrapped 'N Ready Safe Sex Supplies Prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV can come in many forms, and the ways we can protect ourselves are increasing. When used correctly and consistently, safer sex methods (with lots of water-based lube) continue to provide effective protection against HIV and most STIs. Explore additional ways to prevent HIV and other STIs by clicking the boxes below. Remember, STIs do happen, so regular three (3) monthly STI check-ups are recommended (even if using safer sex methods every time). Let’s Treat Syphilis Syphilis is a sexually transmissible infection (STI) caused by the bacteria Treponema Pallidum and is spread through oral, anal, and genital contact. QC and Queensland Positive People (QPP) have worked together to create campaigns and a website. For more information, please visit the Let's Treat Syphilis website . Let's Treat Syphilis Website Mpox Mpox (also known as Monkeypox) is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people. More Information Our Health Matters Our Health Matters, launched in 2023, is created by and owned by our Trans, Gender Diverse and Non-Binary communities and people in Queensland to champion health priorities and support, inform and support TGDNB folks right across Queensland. It's important to take control of your own sexual health. Our Health Matters aims to support people within the Trans, Gender Diverse and Non-Binary communities and those making their own way through the world. We acknowledge that it may not be relatable for all folk, and we apologise if it isn’t for you. Our Health Matters Website U=U (Treatment as Prevention) People who take HIV medication & have an undetectable viral load* for at least six months, can’t pass on HIV to their sexual partners. More Information Wrapped 'N Ready Safe Sex Supplies QC has a condom program called Wrapped 'N Ready (or wnr), which allows individuals and organisations in Queensland to order condoms and dental dams online. More Information Shigella Shigella (Shigellosis) is a common diarrhoeal disease caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella. Gay, Bi men and any men who have sex with men are at greater risk of getting Shigella. More Information

Share your feedback with QC to help us improve our services and support for the LGBTI community in Queensland. Learn how to provide feedback, suggestions, or concerns to help us better serve you. QC is committed to listening to people using our services as we recognise that feedback and complaints assist us to deliver better services, continue to improve our work, and can help prevent further harm and provide safe environments for both adults and young people. We are committed to your right to give feedback and make a complaint, to appeal a decision we have made that directly concerns you, and to ensure your complaint or feedback is fairly assessed and responded to promptly. We particularly want to hear about how we did making you feel included and respecting your gender identity, sexuality, and/or innate variations of sex characteristics. There is a feedback form at the end of this page, and you can email feedback@qc.org.au  directly. We recognise that sometimes people choose to provide anonymous feedback. While anonymous feedback and complaints will be accepted and reviewed, it should be recognised that anonymous feedback, by its nature, will limit our ability to respond as fully as we otherwise might. However, we recognise that due to the histories of our communities, and as a peer-led and owned community organisation, it is important for members of the communities we work with to be able to provide anonymous feedback and provide feedback with the assistance of an advocate. If you need support providing feedback, please contact us at (07) 3017 1777 or by emailing info@qc.org.au . We can assist with putting you in touch with an advocate if you need one, arranging Translating and Interpreting Services (TIS National), and information on how to give a complaint to our funding bodies or other external agencies. Feedback Support Remember, if you or anyone you know is feeling distress at any time, there are some helpful contacts listed below for you: 13 YARN (13 92 76) 24/7 national crisis line support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Call 13 YARN Visit Website QLife 3pm to 9pm, 7 days a week Call 1800 184 527 Web Chat Lifeline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Call 13 11 14 Text 0477 131 114 Web Chat Kids Helpline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Call 1800 551 800 Visit Website Beyond Blue 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Call 1300 224 636 Visit Website Feedback Form Thank you for providing your contact details as part of providing feedback. Your information won't be sold to third parties, and you can request that your contact information be amended or removed. Our Privacy, Confidentiality and Data Management Policy can be viewed here .   This Privacy Statement sets out the way we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information. By providing us with your personal information, you consent to your personal information (including your sensitive information) being collected, used and disclosed as set out in this Privacy Statement and in our Privacy Policy. You can also find a list of legal and advocacy organisations at the end of this page. Download Charter of User Rights & Responsibilities Please leave contact details if you would like to be contacted in relation to what you have raised with us. These details are not compulsory if you wish to submit anonymous feedback. First name Last name Email Phone Address Are you making a complaint or feedback on behalf of someone else? If yes, please provide their name and your relationship to them. Does the other person know you are providing feedback? Yes No What is your complaint or feedback? (please include who, what, where, when, any witnesses). What would you like to see happen about your complaint or feedback? Submit Legal & Advocacy Services Queensland Human Rights Commission Visit Website LGBTI Legal Service Visit Website Halc; HIV/AIDS Legal Centre Inc (NSW) Visit Website Cairns Community Legal Service Call (07) 4031 7688 QLD Police Service LGBTI Liaison Program Visit Website Seniors Legal & Support Services Visit Website ADA Australia (Aged & Disability Advocates) Call (07) 3637 6000 Visit Website Elder Abuse Prevention Unit & Helpline Call 1300 651 192 Visit Website Elder Abuse Prevention & Support Services in Relationships Australia Call 1300 364 277 Visit Website Office of Advance Care Planning Call 1300 007 227 Visit Website Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission Call 1800 951 822 Visit Website Office of the Health Ombudsman Call 133 646 Visit Website

Back to All Events Bits & Pieces: Books, Music & More Tuesday 10 March 2026 2pm-4pm A relaxed, online hang-out for LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy community members to connect over the things we love - books, music, films, lyrics, podcasts, or stories that have stayed with us. No prep, no pressure. You can share something, listen in, or just be there. 👉 Join here: bit.ly/GRBAP Reserve a spot Previous Item Next Item

Back to Festival Events Movie Night Saturday 28 June 2025 6pm for 6.30pm start MOVIE NIGHT – TOWNSVILLE PRIDE 2025 We’re turning the spotlight on love, identity, and cultural connection with a brand-new take on a queer classic! The Wedding Banquet (2025) A modern reimagining of Ang Lee’s iconic film, tender, funny, and full of heart.Saturday 28 June Doors open: 5.45PM ( Cinema 4) Welcome to Country: 6.00PM Film starts: 6.30PM BCC Cinemas, 10 Little Fletcher St Free Entry | All Welcome - Register here Bring your besties, your dates, or your chosen fam, this is a Pride night not to miss. Reserve a spot

Explore QC's dedicated support and resources for people with intersex variations. Learn about our programs, advocacy, and services designed to enhance health and wellbeing in Queensland's intersex community. People with Innate Variations in Sex Characteristics, Intersex InterLink InterLink is an intersex community-controlled mental health service providing individual and group counselling to people with innate variations of sex characteristics (intersex/differences of sex development) of all ages, plus the parents or caregivers of young people with intersex variations. InterLink also provides community care coordination, helping to connect clients with affirmative, knowledgeable services and peer support. InterLink counselling is offered free anywhere in Australia. Group programs have facilitated sessions that bring people together to talk about living with innate variations in sex characteristics with the support of intersex peer workers and our mental health practitioner. If you would like to access InterLink and get connected with some support and community, fill in the registration form on the website. InterLink Website QC values the diverse experiences of people with innate variations of sex characteristics and recognises they have unique health and wellbeing needs, sometimes related to their intersex variations and sometimes not. We are committed to ensuring that all our programs are intersex-inclusive and work in partnership with intersex-led organisations. The Darlington Statement This is a joint consensus statement by Australian and Aotearoa/New Zealand intersex organisations and independent advocates in March 2017. It sets out the priorities and calls by the intersex human rights movement in our countries under six headings: a preamble, human rights and legal reform, health and wellbeing, peer support, allies, and education, awareness and employment. For more information about the Darlington Statement, please visit the Darlington website . The Darlington Statement Yellow Tick Click here to learn more Partner Organisations We continue to walk alongside and recognise the hard work of staff and volunteers of intersex community-controlled organisations. InterAction InterAction for Health and Human Rights is the national body by and for people with innate variations of sex characteristics (also known as intersex variations or differences of sex development). InterAction brings together Intersex Human Rights Australia and Intersex Peer Support Australia under one brand to promote health, human rights, bodily autonomy and self-determination. InterAction builds community, evidence and education resources to reduce stigma, discrimination and harmful practices. It delivers psychosocial and peer support through the InterLink and Intersex Peer Support Australia programs. Visit Website IPSA Intersex Peer Support Australia, Aotearoa (NZ) is an intersex peer support, information and advocacy group for people born with variations in sex characteristics and their families. IPSA is a non-profit organisation, led by people with variations of sex characteristics who are passionate about combatting intersex isolation, shame and stigma through community connection and peer support. IPSA works towards improving affirmative healthcare, fostering intersexy pride, strengthening the intersex community and deepening social culture. Visit Website The Yellow Tick is the best way to ensure your organisation is intersex affirmative from the front door to the boardroom table. Yellow Tick is a peer-led intersex initiative organised to assist those working with intersex clients in making their services inclusive and affirmative through training, policy review, and the development of standards of care and sector-specific resources. QC staff have undertaken Yellow Tick training and our services, programs, training and organisational practices have been Yellow Tick audited. QC proudly displays the Yellow Tick insignia for our mental health services and intersex-related content in our training packages. More Information

Back to Festival Events Art Exhibition & Opening Night Thursday 26 June 2025 5pm - 8pm Join us for the Gurambilbarra Townsville Pride and Art Exhibition Opening Night! Date: Thursday 26 June Time: 5:00PM - 8:00PM Location: QC Site, 70 Bowen Road, Rosslea Celebrate Pride with us and immerse yourself in a vibrant display of local art. Don't miss this fantastic evening of creativity, community, and pride! Reserve a spot