Policy & Research
Such as community organisations, government organisations, community groups and private sector organisations or companies, have been working with us on research for over 40 years. Many organisations request information from us to help improve their services and inclusivity in their organisation, improving access and safety for out LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities. We have best practice tips for organisations improving access and safety, and ways to ensure questions are worded in ways that speak to our communities safely and effectively. Some examples of this could be co-designing a survey with QC or sharing surveys between organisations, their social media channels, email networks and partnership networks.
We thank all our LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities and people, visible and not, for your time, energy, contributions and stories. They make this work possible, and we feel honoured to carry their lived experiences through research and policy.
If you would like to partner with us in conducting a survey or co-designing, please get in touch with us.
Current Research
GBQ+ Community Periodic Survey (GCPS)
Are you looking for some casual paid work? Join our QC GCPS Recruiters team!
Become a Recruiter for the 15th Annual Queensland GBQ+ Community Periodic Survey (GCPS). Important casual work with QC to deliver the GCPS, over the month of September 21st to October 21st. 2024. This work will be mostly weekend work, and some evening shifts are included. This will be shiftwork on a roster system.
If you have another job, this may not suit you, as we need you to be available when and where we roster you (due to possible shift changes).
Please express your interest by contacting us on (07) 3017 1777 or email info@qc.org.au for more info.
To find out more info about the GCPS, click here.
We are conducting in-person recruitment in Cairns (Gimuy) and Brisbane (Meanjin) this year. To be considered, you will need to live locally and be able to get yourself to and from the venues. Once approved, you will attend two training sessions.
Submissions for survey recruiters for 2024 are now closed. For more information, please email us at info@qc.org.au.
About the GCPS
The GCPS is an annual survey designed to capture crucial data on sexual health, drug use, and testing practices among Gay, Bisexual and Queer men, and Non-Binary people who have sex with Gay, Bisexual and Queer men. Conducted across various community sites throughout Queensland and available online, the survey ensures broad and representative participation.
The GBQ+ Community Periodic Surveys (GCPS) are repeated, cross-sectional surveys of Gay, Bisexual and Queer men, and Non-Binary people who have sex with Gay, Bisexual and Queer men, conducted in the metropolitan areas of seven Australian states and territories. They are a key part of Australia’s behavioural surveillance system for HIV, monitoring sexual practices, drug use and patterns of testing for HIV and other STIs. The surveys were formerly known as the Gay Community Periodic Surveys (from 1996 to 2023), but the name was updated in 2024 to reflect the gender and sexuality diversity in the sample and the communities we work with.
Partnerships & Collaboration
The survey is led in partnership with Professor Martin Holt, alongside The Centre for Research in Health, UNSW and The Kirby Institute.
2Spirits and QC play an important role as community connectors in recruiting, collecting and understanding the data alongside our partners. These collaborations enhance the depth and reliability of the data, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of health trends within our communities.
Purpose & Impact
The primary goal of the GCPS is to gather data on practices related to the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections (STIs). This data helps inform public health strategies, shape community health services, and address emerging health issues.
Recent Developments
The 2022 survey provided valuable insights, and we are eagerly anticipating the release of the 2023 GCPS report. This upcoming report will continue to offer important data and trends, further guiding health services and interventions.
For detailed information about the QCGP and the previous reports or to learn more about participating, visit the GCPS Online page.
QC has been working closely with our LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities, people, researchers, medical professionals and scientists for over 40 years.
We work with our communities ensure the safety, cultural well-being and transparency of content we share with our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities and people by asking questions in a way that is best practice. An example is asking about people's diverse bodies, genders and relationships. Ask us for our best practice knowledge.
As an organisation that walks alongside our communities in finding the best healthcare and wellbeing services and spaces, we want to hear from you on a range of issues and matters affecting your lives.
We aim to create space where your voice can be heard, whether that's through a community conversation, forum, online survey, one on one chat over the phone, town hall style meeting or kitchen table chat. We want to ensure the best space is provided for you to safely and effectively tell your story.
Sharing your lived experience and thoughts with can be hard and takes up energy and time. We recognise that people's stories and the time it takes to tell them are precious and valuable. Talking to us about ways to ensure self-care and well-being is important, as is seeing the outcomes of that storytelling and survey taking, only if it's minutes or hours spent putting time into giving feedback and storytelling. It is because of this that we aim to conduct and point to research that will benefit our communities and people.
When contacting us to share research opportunities with our communities, partnership organisations and people, we have outlined some helpful information below.
Education Individuals | Safety and Cultural Wellbeing | Current Research Opportunities | Recent Research Findings
Laws changes affecting our communities
Want to learn more about law changes affecting our communities?
Law reform affects our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities is ongoing and has been a rich part of our culture and history for many years.
There are many different moving pieces of change happening right now in Queensland to do with law.
These changes affect our lives in different ways, and we want to make sure you’re a part of the conversations about our lives, families, friends, communities, sexualities, bodies, variations in sex characteristics and genders.
There are different law reforms happening in different ways, and we want to make sure we can give all folks in our communities the opportunity to be a part of the conversations.
If you would like to discuss law reform, please get in touch with our team.
Below are submissions from our organisation and communities over recent years that we continue to share back with you, our communities.
What law reform submissions have we contributed to?
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