Aboriginal man helping LGBTI Indigenous people speak about suicide

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“Aboriginal mental health advocates say there’s limited funding for Indigenous-controlled mental health services. One gay Aboriginal man has been crowd-funding his own mental health support organisation for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender and Intersex people. Indigenous people are twice as likely to take their own life compared to other Australians.”

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-06/aboriginal-man-helping-lgbti-indigenous-people/6829924

Queers of the Desert: E J Milera

“Edward John Milera (John Cross) was an Aboriginal man who lived and worked in Alice Springs from 1992 until he ended his own life in 1995. He made significant contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Aboriginal communities of Central Australia, the participation of Aboriginal men in Central Australian gay social life, and the profile of Indigenous Australian queers nationally.”

http://www.indigoz.com.au/qotd/milera.html