New article out now with Dr Ash Russell 🧠 exploring trans and nonbinary ppl's access to gender affirmation in Tasmania. Cost, limited services, & gatekeeping prevent timely access to life saving care for trans Tasmanians. Full article open access here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Look at this packed #LGBTIQ+ session at #APSAD23

@NickyBath And now the marvellous Dr Ruby Grant ARCSHS talking about #QSOX longitudinal qual study on alcohol smoking and vaping #APSAD23

@NickyBath Dr Ruby Grant ARCSHS Why LBQ women use tobacco, alcohol or vape? Coping is part of the story #APSAD23

Proud to be part of this excellent session at #APSAD23 this morning. Julie’s post provides an essential run down of our important conversations around #LGBTQ substance use, service engagement, and AOD health promotion 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

What's it really like to be queer in the suburbs? A new article lead by Dr Ruby Grant Dr Ruby Grant explores findings, including higher psychological distress, suicidal ideation, lower connection and lack of support in outer suburban LGBTQ communities: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

✨Happy 2024! New article by the ARCSHS team now published open access in SCGeog Journal! We found that #LGBTIQ ppl living in outer suburban Australia report poorer mental health than other areas - Why? 🏡 doi.org/10.1080/146493…

1/4 ARCSHS is thrilled to have been awarded a $2 million grant through the MRFF for work optimising the role and impact of mental health and alcohol or drug services and programs delivered by LGBTIQ+ community-controlled organisations in Australia. latrobe.edu.au/news/announcem…

New article from our ARCSHS team out now: feeling gender euphoria is associated with better mental health outcomes for trans ppl (surprise surprise!) 🏳️‍⚧️✨🩷 Read in full, open access here: doi.org/10.1080/268952…

Hear early insights from ARCSHS staff into their latest findings in mental health, suicide & self-harm amongst LGBTIQ+ communities incl. new analyses from surveys of LGBTQA+ pops in Aus. 26 March 1pm LGBTIQ+ Health Australia Natalie Amos Dr Ruby Grant Jordan Hinton lgbtiqhealth.org.au/latest_insight…

Trans people who report feeling gender euphoria also report lower levels of distress, and are less likely to have felt suicidal recently. Gender euphoria is associated with feeling part of the LGBTQ+ community, and easy access to gender-affirming care: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Dr Ruby Grant Dr Ruby Grant stopped in at ABC Shepparton and ABC Goulburn Murray ABC Australia this morning for Breakfast with Sandra Moon to talk about vaping, including findings from our QSOX study and more broadly - listen now, from 41:00: abc.net.au/listen/program…

Researchers at ARCSHS are looking to speak to LGBTQ+ Victorians who have experience difficulties with their drug use, and have sought out professional support for it! Register your interest at: redcap.link/FOSINT

Honoured to have the opportunity to speak to GPs today at the RACGP General Practice in Addiction Conference, where I presented on our LGBTQ alcohol and drug use research from ARCSHS. Great to share learnings for those on the front line in supporting our communities.

LBQ women drink more than straight women - is it just minority stress? New from QSOX project's Dr Ruby Grant , Jen Power, Adam Bourne et al: LBQ women’s drinking is part of wider LGBTQ alcohol cultures and may also help express gender & community identity. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

'All the dykes I know drink beer': new research from Dr Ruby Grant and the QSOX Project suggests alcohol and identity are closely linked for LBQ women: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Lesbian, gay & bisexual people are twice as likely to use e-cigarettes than heterosexual people. Understanding why can help us develop more inclusive targeted health promotions, harm reduction & cessation supports for those who want to quit. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Tomorrow: join us for the final VSURF of 2024! Dr Ruby Grant from ARCSHS is presenting her work on the gendered meanings of alcohol consumption amoung LBQ women. Online or in-person at La Trobe city campus, followed by drinks nearby. Details: …bstanceuseresearchforum.wordpress.com

Shout out to the team at this week’s Queer Contexts conference, with their symposium ‘The forgotten "B": A multifaceted exploration into the experiences of Bi+ Australians’, w/ Dr Joel Anderson, Dr Ruby Grant, Alena Bondarchuk-McLaughlin, Amy McCole, Rebecca Cavarra and Jordan Hinton!

A third of LGBTQIA+ Australians describe their health as only "fair" or "poor", far more than the broader population. This new ten-year plan is long overdue – and here's where it can start to help. Jen Power Dr Joel Anderson Dr Ruby Grant La Trobe University theconversation.com/almost-1-milli…