For generations of LGBTQIA+ people, coming out has been described as a moment of extraordinary significance. Sometimes it is exactly that: the first time somebody says aloud words they may have rehearsed privately for years, an act that can carry relief, pride, honesty, resistance, vulnerability and joy all at once. It can transform a relationship because somebody is finally able to say, this is who I am, and discover that the person listening remains beside them.

The Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) is marking Global Diversity Awareness Month this October by calling for mental-health services, workplaces and practitioners to move beyond simply celebrating difference and ensure inclusion is reflected in the way people are actually understood and supported.

The Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) is marking Bisexual Visibility Day by calling for greater understanding of the experiences of bisexual and bi+ people including the persistent tendency for bisexual identities to be questioned, minimised or made invisible.