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LOCAL ADVOCACY

ALMA is committed to creating a better medical profession for our current and future members.

Locally ALMA seeks to bring about this change in a number of ways;

  • Improving Australian health policy and practice in relation to lesbian and same sex attracted women’s health needs.

  • Improving accessibility and funding for vital research into lesbian and queer female issues.

  • Inclusion of LGBTQIA+ health education in medical students curriculum.

  • Eliminating and fighting discrimination and homophobia in all its forms.

  • Working to raise awareness and act on wider social issues including; climate change and refugee healthcare.

ALMA has and continues to lobby for governmental action on important issues, supporting our members through times of personal difficulty and working alongside other advocacy groups to improve life outcomes for all same sex attracted women and the wider community.

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ALMAs showing PRIDE in Melbourne

ALMA and the United Nations

 

After a seven year long process, on 7th August 2013, we received formal notification from the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)  of  the United Nations that they had awarded special consultative status to the Australian Lesbian Medical Association (ALMA).

This allows ALMA  members to have a voice at UN ECOSOC meetings and participate in come of the processes at the United Nations.

ALMA’s focus has been on LGBTIQA+ Human Rights including Intersex issues, LGBTIQA+ Refugee issues, and Climate and Environmental issues.

ALMA currently has position statements on LGBTIQA+ Refugees and on Climate, and is working on a position statement on Intersex issues.

The International Issues and Human Rights Subcommittee welcomes all ALMA members to participate, just send an email to international.issues.HR@almas.org.au

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