Almost 1 million Australians are LGBTQIA+ – and for the first time, there’s a new national health plan for them

While LGBTQIA+ people have been included as a priority population in other Australian health strategies, the new action plan is the first focused specifically on them. The report highlights poorer self-rated health for LGBTQIA+ people as a key concern, as well as mental health and suicide outcomes, when compared to the population as a whole.