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Rainbow flag in full flight in Frankston

Bayside NewsBy Bayside News24 May 2021Updated:25 May 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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Day against discrimination: Rainbow flags took flight in Frankston last week to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia and Intersex Discrimination. Pictures: Yanni
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THE rainbow flag flew proudly over Frankston last week for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia and Intersex Discrimination.

The flag was raised at numerous locations across the region on 17 May, including Frankston Hospital. Peninsula Health CEO Felicity Topp said “this isn’t something that we are committed to supporting once a year, but every single day.”

Peninsula Health LGBTIQ+ community advisory group member Byron Croft said “we are now a community striving together, from the highest level, towards inclusion and understanding for us and every person. This will be achieved by education and guidance in a constantly evolving environment.”

PENINSULA Health CEO Felicity Topp speaks at an IDAHOBIT event.

The rainbow flag was also raised at the Frankston Civic Centre at an event attended by MPs Paul Edbrooke, Peta Murphy, Lee Tarlamis, David Van, and the mayor Kris Bolam.

IDAHOBIT is observed on 17 May, the date that the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the classification of diseases and related health problems.

The IDAHOBIT website states that 75 per cent Of LGBTQIA+ youth have experienced some form of discrimination, and that 39 per cent of LGBTQIA+ people have experienced depression in the past year.

To read more about IDAHOBIT and how to get involved in the future, visit idahobit.org.au

First published int he Frankston Times – 25 May 2021

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