LGBTQ+ at Department of Health and Aged Care
Health Pride Network is the department’s employee-led network for LGBTI+ staff and their allies.
The Health Pride Network celebrates a number of Days of Significance during the year including:
- Lesbian Day of Visibility,
- Wear it Purple Day,
- International Transgender Awareness week,
- Intersex Awareness Day,
- Intersex Day of Solidarity,
- International Pronouns Day,
- International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), and
- World AIDS Day.
The Department is an ongoing member of Pride in Diversity, a member-based organisation that supports the department to meet its responsibilities to staff, and help the Department with its LGBTI+ workplace inclusion. Health recently launched its first LGBTI+ Action Plan 2020-2022.