Private Lives 3
2020-2021
Adam O. Hill, Adam Bourne, Ruth McNair, Marina Carman, Anthony Lyons
Private Lives 3 is the third iteration of the Private Lives surveys. Private Lives 3 is Australia’s largest national survey of the health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people to date. It was conducted by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University. The survey provides vital information for health professionals, service providers, community organisations and governments to better understand and support the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people in Australia. Private Lives 3 was jointly funded by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services and the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Reports
2020
A national survey of the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people in Australia
Adam O. Hill, Adam Bourne, Ruth McNair, Marina Carman and Anthony Lyons
This report presents data from participants of Private Lives 3 who were living in Australia at the time of the survey.
Download the Private Lives 3 National Report (PDF, 2.8MB)
2021
Private Lives 3: The health and wellbeing of LGBTQ people in Victoria
Adam O. Hill, Adam Bourne, Ruth McNair, Marina Carman and Anthony Lyons
This report presents data from LGBTQ participants of Private Lives 3 who were living in Victoria at the time of the survey.
Download the Private Lives 3 Victorian Summary Report (PDF, 2.6MB)
Journal articles
The Private Lives 3 research team will continue to produce journal articles that focus in on specific issues in more detail. These will be added to this webpage as they are published online. If you are not able to access them via the links below, please contact arcshs@latrobe.edu.au
- Family Violence Within LGBTQ Communities in Australia: Intersectional Experiences and Associations with Mental Health Outcomes
While prior research has documented intimate partner violence (IPV) and family of origin violence (FOV) experienced by LGBTQ communities at rates at least comparable to heterosexual and/or cisgender populations, little knowledge exists of how this experience occurs within intersections of these communities and who is most at risk. - Preferences for Types of Inclusive Family Violence Services Among LGBTQ People in Australia
LGBTQ people are less likely to seek support and face significant barriers in accessing affirmative family violence support services. Efforts to improve family violence service access must be grounded in the preferences of LGBTQ people themselves. - Health intervention experiences and associated mental health outcomes in a sample of LGBTQ people with intersex variations in Australia
This paper examines associations between healthcare experiences and mental health outcomes among LGBTQ people with intersex variations in Australia, finding evidence of associations between suicidal thinking, suicidal attempts, depression or anxiety and negative healthcare experiences, including limited autonomy and consent, and challenges accessing psychological support. - Alcohol and tobacco consumption among Australian sexual minority women: Patterns of use and service engagement
This paper examines the sociodemographic and cultural factors associated with alcohol and tobacco use among sexual minority women in Australia. - Demographic and psychosocial factors associated with recent suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer, and asexual (LGBQ) people in Australia: Correlates of suicidality among LGBQ Australians
This paper examines the demographic and psychosocial factors that correlate (positively or negatively) to suicide attempts and suicidal ideation among LGBQ people in Australia. - Demographic and psychosocial factors associated with recent suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among trans and gender diverse people in Australia
This paper examines who among trans and gender diverse participants was most likely to have had thought of taking their own life, or had attempted to do. - Factors associated with experiences of abuse among lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and asexual (LGBTQA+) adults with disability in Australia
This paper focuses on people with disability who participated in Private Lives 3 and reports on who was most likely to have experienced different forms of harassment and abuse. - Naming and recognition of intimate partner violence and family of origin violence among LGBTQ communities in Australia
This paper examines the disconnect between objective and subjective assessments of intimate partner and family of origin violence among LGBTQ communities in Australia and discusses the challenges people may face in naming their experience and seeking support.