![]() ![]() ![]() "A shortage of available primary care professionals, including GPs, mental-health supports and paediatric specialists with an understanding of LGBTIQ+ health needs have exacerbated the issues faced by the LGBTIQ+ community," the report says. ![]() The ACT government recently released its LGBTIQ+ Health Scoping Study, which highlights the serious barriers that transgender and gender-diverse Canberrans, especially young people, face when accessing health care. "It was this wandering path to work out what was available, what might be important and how people could help us to navigate this thing." "It wasn't as if there was somewhere I could go to access everything," she said. The conversation triggered a flurry of activity. Nick's pronouns changed and Ms Cunneen assumed the role of advocate, helping her son to navigate Canberra's health system - a task she described as "like a full-time job". "I remember very clearly that it was like there was a palpable weight that just lifted off him - he was dancing around after that," she said. The change in Nick's demeanour was immediate, his mother Rachel Cunnen recalled. "Having that conversation was like having that weight taken off me." "It was like something was weighing me down."Īt nine years of age, he finally told his parents he was transgender. ![]()
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