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I’m a researcher at Macquarie University in Sydney carrying out my PhD on domestic violence in same-sex couples.

This survey takes about 30 minutes to complete, and asks you to provide some background information about yourself, your relationship history and any experiences with conflict and abuse. You do not need to have been in an abusive relationship to fill out the survey. Some of the questions are of a personal nature, but all results are completely anonymous.

The results will be used to gain a better understanding of who, and how many, within our community have experienced domestic violence, and how this has affected their lives. It will also provide much needed information to develop support services for those who have experienced domestic violence.

For more information, or to complete the survey, please go to http://laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au/~afran022

Is there a payment to do the survey ?

Sorry - it's a non-profit survey for my degree aimed at helping people within the community. No money is available to pay for participation.

Male Volunteers Wanted


Hello, we are Anita Galluccio, Libby Churchett and Dr. Yolanda Martins, from the School of Psychology at Flinders University. We are conducting a study on body image in gay men, examining issues that have been understudied in the past. We have recently conducted a pilot study that asked men to identify what physical appearance concerns they have. Overwhelmingly, it was reported that the following 4 items were of the greatest concern to men: body hair, head hair, height and penis size. Consequently, these physical characteristics will be investigated in further detail in the current study.

Any gay male, aged between 18 and 40 is eligible to participate. We would greatly appreciate if you would assist us by donating your time and complete a survey which examines these issues. No more than twenty minutes of your time would be required on one occasion. Please note that this survey does not request any identifying information from you – your responses will be anonymous and confidential.


If you are willing to participate please follow the weblink below to the survey. If you know of any other men who might like to participate, it would be greatly appreciated if you would forward this message on to them or direct them to this page.

Please note that the survey is password protected. You must type in the user name and password below to access the survey.

http://www.ssn.flinders.edu.au/psyc/staff/YolandaMartins/body_questionnaire/index.php

USER NAME: body
PASSWORD: questionnaire

If you have any comments or questions about this survey please feel free to contact Dr Yolanda Martins at yolanda.martins@flinders.edu.au

Please note that while every effort is made to ensure this weblink is secure, this cannot be guaranteed. Thus, it is possible (though not likely) that upon submission/transmission of the completed web survey, other individuals may be able to access your responses. Your anonymity and confidentiality would still be ensured under these circumstances since (1) no identifying information is requested of you, and (2) only numerical codes, without the corresponding questions are submitted.

Finally, this study has been approved by the Flinders University Social and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee.


Thankyou for your time,

Anita Galluccio, Libby Churchett, and Dr. Yolanda Martins

CAAMA Sydney Crystal Meth Survey

This survey is to guage how much our community members(users, non users, ex-users and potential users) already know about crystal meth as well as how people feel about the current level of available specific, explicit, information regarding crystal meth's associated harms, risks and potential dangers. This is completely anonymous
and takes roughly about 5-10 minutes. The results will be discussed on the forthcoming SBS TV Insight special (November 2006) on crystal meth and used to present in proposals for future community education campaigns.

The survey link is on CAAMA Sydney home page @ http://www.caama.net/

Greetings!

I would like to take the opportunity of introducing you to Gay Destination. It is a website that features local, national and international gay and lesbian news; travel and accommodation guide; community and business guide; entertainment reviews; events calendar and gallery that is aimed specifically at the gay and lesbian community.

The Gay Destination Website will be launched in late November, however, we are currently conducting a Lifestyle Survey and we’d like to hear your views on a broad range of issues. Your answers will help us design a website that is relevant to you.

The Survey can be found at: www.gaydestination.net.au and will take between 5 - 10 minutes to complete. Please be assured that any information you give cannot be linked to identify you as all answers are voluntary and totally anonymous.

All Australian residents who complete the Gay Destination Lifestyle Survey will be entered into a draw for a chance to win one of two gift vouchers valued at $200 each. For more information: www.gaydestination.net.au/terms.html

If you know others who maybe interested in participating in the Survey, please forward the www.gaydestination.net.au link to them.

Shortly, Gay Destination will be calling for Expressions of Interest from Business and Community Organisations to be included in a Guide that will be a feature of the Website.

We thank you for your assistance and look forward to your participation.

Rohan Shearn
On behalf of Gay Destination
www.gaydestination.net.au

Online. Offline. Who do you trust?

What role does the internet play in your life?

If you are a gay man or a man who has sex with men, are at least 18 years old and live in Australia, we would like to hear from you.

If you have 20 minutes to spare, fill in our online survey at http://www.e-male.com.au

The study is coordinated by the National Centre in HIV Social Research (based at the University of New South Wales), in collaboration with ACON, the Queensland Association for Health Communities, the Victorian AIDS Council, the Western Australian AIDS Council, the Victorian Department of Human Services, and the Health Departments of New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.

For more information, you can email the study team at e-malesurvey@unsw.edu.au

To take part in a a short, anonymous online survey into the ways same sex attracted youth use the Internet.

This is part of a PhD research project being conducted out of the University of Western Sydney. To take part in the survey visit http://surveys.uws.edu.au/lesbigay/Consentpage.htm.

To participate in a face-to-face interview, or if you would like some more information about the project, please email Vikki Fraser at v.fraser@uws.edu.au

This project has approval from the University of Western Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee. Approval Number is HREC 06/133

Hi all, I'm writing an article at the moment about sugar sons - I want to try and find a few couples to speak to - really suss out the true sugar daddy/son arrangement. How did it start? How does it work? Where are lines drawn and who is being used? Both or neither? If anyone knows of anybody who is either in this kind of relationship or knows somebody who is, please get in touch. I'd love to speak with you. Anonymity assured if requested... My email address is rowenawallace@hotmail.com

I'm a researcher at La Trobe University in Melbourne carrying out my doctoral research on sexual prejudice and discrimation from the perspective of women who identify their sexual identity as lesbian, queer or homosexual.

This survey asks you to provide information as to your experience with sexual prejudice and perceptions of discrimination against sexuality.
The Survey can be found at: http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?D2F69A87D3998E and will take no more than 10 minutes to complete.
Please be assured that any information you give cannot be linked to identify you as all answers are voluntary and totally anonymous.
This project has approval from the La Trobe University Human Research Ethics Committee. Approval Number is HREC 06/119.

PhD Candidate at the University of Sydney, seeking men in the age range, 18-59, to participate in an interview on their help-seeking behaviours. The purpose of this research is to better understand the help-seeking behaviours of men and how the particular emotional needs of men can be better met. The interview, which can be conducted face-to-face in Sydney City or over the phone, takes about 30 minutes. For further information please contact Stephen Kilkeary, Specialist Men's Counsellor, at skil4095@mail.usyd.edu.au

Is there a fee / payment for my time if I wish to participate ?

I'm doind some research into gay men + rock music for a newspaper article.

Focusing on the lack of conncetion between rock and male homosexual audiences, I am expolring the broader issue of whether Australia's gay culture lacks diversity and progress, in terms of venues, events, icons, etc.

Anyone care to rant to me about their own music tastes? Frustration at the lack of indie/rock/diverse gay clubs? Or explain or dispel the stereotypes of gay men listening only to diva ballads and house/disco?

Please get in touch! sunday_fr@mail.com

I'm a student in Psychology from the university of ballarat. I am seeking participants aged 18 and above to complete an online survey that will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete. Questions will regard mood, subtance use, family acceptance and sexual behaviour

The Survey may be found at http://www.ballarat.edu.au/ard/bssh/research/Community_Health/projects/013/

You will be asked to enter the username "Subject" and the password "agrees" before entiring the site.

Please be assured that participation will remain completely anonymous

This project has recieved HREC Approval A07-061

If you require any further information please feel free to contact me at evjenkins@students.ballarat.edu.au

Regards Erin Jenkins

A university researcher is looking for Filipino men who live in Sydney and have sex with other men to fill in an online questionnaire. The survey will form part of the research being conducted by Miguel Sumera through the Honours Program at the University of Technology, Sydney and is supported by the AIDS Council of NSW. The researcher is also seeking up to 10 participants for 30-45 minute interviews to be held at the convenience of the participant. All data collection will be completed by Friday 12th October 2007 so it is encouraged that the questionnaire be filled in before then. The questionnaire can be found at http://users.tpg.com.au/mwsumera/filipinoproject/

Please contact Miguel for more information or would like to indicate your interest in participating by emailing: sydneyfilipinoproject@gmail.com

Is there a fee / payment for my time if I wish to participate ?

Generally people take part in such surveys because of the greater good that it would do for our community. Monetary compensation shouldn't be a consideration if it only takes you a few minutes to complete a survey that would be valuable in assisting people in a similar situation to yourself.

Hi,

I am a student from The University of Adelaide. I will conduct a study which will look at your personal characteristic and your grief responses after experiencing a death-related loss. The study will use a questionnaire as a tool. It only takes 15 minutes to complete. It can be emailed or post to you as you desire. So, If you are

(1) over 21 yrs
(2) homosexual male
(3) having a death-related loss, such as family, partner and friends etc.

You are more than welcome to join the study. Please kindly share the study information to your friends as well. If you would like to join, please contact: ching-jung.lee@adelaide.edu.au

Is there a fee, gift or payment for my valuable time if I wish to participate in this survey. Please advise.

Thank you for your valuable time if you join. It is an academic study which is in order to prove the counselling service. Your contribution is beneficial to the homosexual group. Sorry, it couldn't offer any practical rewards to your few minutes, but you can create enormous interest to you other people.

You've really got to loathe those researchers who started this whole "do my survey and you'll get twenty bucks" mentality. It just brings out the worst in people.

I'd be interested to know if both "what will I get $$$ for my time" postings came from the same IP address. Perhaps that kind of attitude might be of significance and should be reported within the research report. that would make an interesting study in itself.

Nobody should ever expect that everyone will want to give their valuable time for free. To do so is simply being naive.

Time is money in the current world we live in. Nobody should be critisised because they may require a payment in exchange for their time and thoughts.

Each to their own.

I wish the people putting on this survey well and hope they get lots of free volunteers. I just wont be one of them.

Please dont put down people that want payment for their time, in these days of rush rush rush to expect compensation for ones time and thoughts is not unreasonable.

Thank you for your opinion and support. There is no criticism or judgement about a payment or a reward. But indeed, if the study could offer some, the participation rate might be increased. But unfortunately, the study did not get any funding from anyone, therefore, it has a difficulty to offer any practical rewards. Hopefully, you can understand it. If any word has been offended you, it is unwitting, please receive my sincere apology. The study is still looking for voluntary participants ( homosexual male + > 21 yrs, + have experienced a death-related loss). If anyone meets the critirias and would like to join the study, please contact: ching-jung.lee@adelaide.edu.au

Next people will be demanding payment for their posts (on a free forum) regardless of quality or content. In the time it takes to read through all the argument about payment vs volunteering, you could have visited and completed the survey.

Wouldn't you like a say in how resources should be allocated if you find yourself in a sitation where you've lost someone and your sexuality inteferes with the normal grieving process?

Gay Destination is a web based information site that features local and national gay and lesbian news; community and business guide; entertainment news and reviews; events calendar and gallery that is aimed specifically at the gay and lesbian community.

In late 2006, Gay Destination conducted the inaugural Lifestyle Survey to gauge the views of the community in preparation for its Launch in 2007. In 2008, we are pleased to present the 2nd Annual Lifestyle Survey. It will take between 7 - 10 minutes to complete and all answers are voluntary and totally anonymous.

All Australian residents who complete the survey, will have the chance to win a gift voucher to the value of $200. Your answers will continue to help us deliver a website that is relevant to you. Please be assured that any personal information you give cannot be linked to identify you.

Visit the Gay Destination website at: http://www.gaydestination.net.au and click on the link.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE RAINBOW FLAG AS A SYMBOL OF GAY PRIDE AND WHY?
Please go to the below link. You must cut and paste it into your browser. Your thoughtful reply is deeply appreciated and will be read out loud in a performance on June 21 in Providence,RI, USA. There is more infor about the project on the survey page.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=5DmmGGF1ad3mJev1hR3EAA_3d_3d

Many thanks and best wishes to you.

Hi,

As part of my studies, I am investigating the purchasing habits of people online with respect to swim and active wear.

You are invited to participate in my survey, it will only take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire, and you can go into the draw to win a $50 voucher for your time. Please complete this survey by Tuesday 26th August to go into the draw.

Your participation in this study is completely voluntary and very much appreciated. Survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. If you have questions, you may contact me anytime by email at the address below.

Thank you very much for your time and support. Feel free to forward this onto your friends.

Please start with the survey now by opening up this webpage:

http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1021112

Thanks again,
Tony

If you are over 18, currently in a same-sex relationship and would be willing to fill out this survey, please click http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=4YSzgxxuuWrTLErY2G2N1A_3d_3d The survey will take about 30 minutes to complete and your responses will be completely anonymous:

Thanks,

Andrew Frankland

Futures 6 is the latest survey from The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University in Melbourne, for HIV positive people living in Australia. This study asks about health, treatments, work, and the financial situation of people with HIV. It aims to provide up to date information on what it's like at the moment, living in Australia with HIV, to ensure that education and support services for positive people are the most effective they can be.

The study can be completed online at www.hivfutures.org.au & takes about 40 minutes to complete.

A new study called Myriad: The 10,000 Men Project is asking gay men what motivates them to take part in research on sex, relationships and health.

This pilot survey will help plan a large-scale online study that will follow the social and sexual lives of gay and bisexual men in Australia.

We want to know what would make the study more attractive to participants and what technical features of an online study would help them stay involved over time. So it’s your chance to have your say.

As well as finding out how many men are willing to join the project, the pilot survey will ask how much time participants are prepared to give, what type of personal information they are willing to share and which health and lifestyle issues they would like included in the full study.

Even if you are unsure or unlikely to join the full study, the researchers would like to hear from you too.

The survey can be accessed through the study website at http://myriad10000men.net.au

The study is a joint project of the University of New South Wales and La Trobe University.

Gay Men Needed!!

• Are you a gay man?

• Do you work in the public service in Canberra?

• Interested in participating in a study investigating work experiences for gay men in the public service?

Participation involves completion of a brief questionnaire and participating in a semi-structured interview by telephone. Total participation time will span 30 to 65 minutes, depending on your responses.
Email davidjaaron@bigpond.com or phone David on 0458 0111 70 for more information.

Thank you and I hope you can participate

Hello!
I am compiling research for a article/research paper on sexuality in the workplace, targeted at "being out at work".
This is an independent survey focused on ascertaining if there are any direct and indirect discrimination faced amongst GLBTQ workers on being OUT at work. The goal is to uncover issues for GLBTQ workers faced, when coming out or if they choose not to come out.

Will take no more than 10mins, the survey is anonymous and your input is greatly valued. If you would like to share a personal experience in the challenges of coming out, I would be interested to hear your story.

About the researcher:
James Freer is an independent researcher, degree qualified in Human Resources Management, with 11 years of collective experience in recruitment and human resources. In addition he has contributed to number of leading industry and community publications, with research and articles on employment issues and trends. He is also an openly proud member of the GLBTQ community.

Click on link here: http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=2y7jb1j4606r1hw591854

We are investigating sexual behaviour and a range of other factors including religion, experience of forming relationships, and feelings about yourself and your life. You are invited to participate in this study of your sexual experience and the other factors specified above. The survey will ask questions about:

• Your personal sexual experience.

• Your feelings about yourself.

• The nature of the feelings you have in close relationships and how close you like to be to intimate relationships,

• Your feelings about the importance of religion in your life.

Approximately 100 surveys will be completed. It should take you about 20-30 minutes to complete this survey on line.

The study is being conducted by Dr Jac Brown, Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University (telephone +612 9850 8094) in Sydney and Diana Qwok, Instructor at City University of Hong Kong (telephone +852-27888135) . Post graduate Diploma students from Macquarie University will also be provided with these data to write up their theses.

Should you agree to participate, you will be required to complete a survey at this web address:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yT9GaHot0qK3dHSfEXc4Wg_3d_3d

where you will be prompted to click responses and comment on your experience with sex, your own experience in a range of personal relationships, and your reflections about yourself, and your own thoughts and behaviour about religion. This may cause you some distress as you think and report on events and feelings that you have about the significant people in your life. Once you have completed the questionnaire online, you will be asked to submit it for analysis at Macquarie University in Australia. If you are completing first year psychology at Macquarie University you will receive credit towards your final mark in psychology based on your participation.

Any information obtained from the questionnaire will not be associated with you and thus is completely confidential. Once you have completed the survey, you will not be asked to participate in any further way. Anonymous information obtained from your responses will be analysed as a group by computer and published in scientific journals. Thus, individual responses cannot be associated with you once you have submitted the questionnaire online.

Should you wish to have the findings of this study made available to you, simply send an email to jbrown@psy.mq.edu.au requesting that feedback on the survey be provided so that information may be sent to you once it has been analysed.

If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw at any stage while completing the survey. If you find that while you are completing the questionnaire, that you do not feel comfortable answering the questions, simply do not complete the remainder of the survey and do not submit it. This survey is in no way related to your work as a student and thus there will be no impact on your studies should you decide not to participate. Submitting your completed survey is indication that you agree to participate in the project and that you have been informed about any consequences of participating.

Should you feel distressed by any of the questions in the survey, please contact in Sydney: Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service on 02 8594 9596; or in Hong Kong: Counseling Practice Center - Sexuality Counseling Project City University of Hong Kong on 2788-8135.

We are investigating sexual behaviour and a range of other factors including religion, experience of forming relationships, and feelings about yourself and your life. You are invited to participate in this study of your sexual experience and the other factors specified above. The survey will ask questions about:

• Your personal sexual experience.
• Your feelings about yourself.
• The nature of the feelings you have in close relationships and how close you like to be to intimate relationships,
• Your feelings about the importance of religion in your life.

The study is being conducted by Dr Jac Brown, Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University (telephone +612 9850 8094) in Sydney, Australia and and Diana Qwok, Instructor at City University of Hong Kong (telephone +852-27888135). Post graduate Diploma students from Macquarie University will also use this data to write up their theses.

Should you wish to be involved in this survey, simply go to the website below to participate:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yT9GaHot0qK3dHSfEXc4Wg_3d_3d

Should you agree to participate, you will be required to complete a survey on line at the web address listed above. When you are online, you will be required to click responses and comment on aspects of your own experience in a range of personal relationships, and also your ideas about your own thoughts and behaviour. The survey should take about 20-30 minutes to complete. Completing this survey may cause you some distress as you think and report on events and feelings that you have about the significant people in your life. Once you have completed the questionnaire online, you will be asked to submit it for analysis at Macquarie University in Australia. Students from Macquarie University will receive course credit for completing the survey online.

Any information obtained from the questionnaire will not be associated with you personally and thus is completely confidential. Once you have completed the survey, you will not be asked to participate in any further way. Anonymous information obtained from your responses will be analysed as a group by computer and published in scientific journals. Thus, individual responses cannot be associated with you personally once you have submitted the questionnaire online.

www.pash-study.net

PASH is a study of gay and bisexual men about their experiences of and attitudes toward sex and pleasure. It will help us understand how gay and bisexual men are thinking about their sexual health, and provide valuable information for health promotion efforts and policy development. The survey takes about 30 minutes to complete online. Please encourage all your friends, colleagues, acquaintances, etc to fill it in and to forward it on to their own networks.

Handholding in Lesbian Couples

What does handholding mean to you? If you are a lesbian in a relationship and at least 18 years old, we invite you to complete a short handholding exercise with your partner and individually complete a 15-minute on-line survey on handholding in lesbian couples. All answers to the survey will be absolutely confidential and names will not be recorded. This study has been reviewed by the Dalhousie University Ethics Review Board. For more information and/or to participate in the study, please go to: http://tiny.cc/handholding

Thanks for your interest & participation!

We are postgraduate students from Macquarie University conducting research on gay relationships, sexual experience, feelings about the self, and religion. To find out more, or begin the confidential online survey simply go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yT9GaHot0qK3dHSfEXc4Wg_3d_3d.

We are postgraduate students from Macquarie University conducting research on gay relationships, cross cultural differences, sexual experience, feelings about the self, and religion. To find out more, or begin the confidential online survey simply go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yT9GaHot0qK3dHSfEXc4Wg_3d_3d.

Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviour and Attitudes among Men Who Have Sex with Men in South East Queensland

USQ Springfield Psychology Department would like to invite gay or bisexual men to
take part in a research project investigating sexual behaviour and attitudes among
gay and bisexual men.

Although several national studies have been conducted, there is currently limited
research into the factors influencing sexual risk-taking behaviour in the gay
community of South-East Queensland. This project aims to fill this gap, and
contribute to better public health education campaigns promoting safe sex
behaviours.

Volunteers taking part in the study will complete an anonymous Sexual Activity &
Behaviour Questionnaire. We are also seeking volunteers to attend a Focus Group to explore these issues more deeply.

Questionnaire:
The questionnaire consists of 25 questions on beliefs and attitudes as well as usual
behaviours, in relation to sex, drugs, alcohol, condom use and HIV. Demographic
items are also included.

Focus Groups:
A number of focus groups with 5-10 participants will be conducted to further
explore the factors that influence sex practices including common beliefs, attitudes,
and understanding of sexual behaviour.

Participants who complete the questionnaire will be invited to participate in the
focus group depending on their responses and their level of risk taking when
engaging in sexual activity.

The identity of all participants will be kept secure by the use of coding all
questionnaires and participant identities in the focus groups. All data collected will
be securely stored with only the researcher and supervisor at USQ having access to the information.

If you are interested in volunteering to take part in this research study, click on the link below to complete the questionnaire online, or cut-and-paste the link to your browser:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=m4TdKiGOC5EDGfEoLAiTkA_3d_3d

Participants are wanted for focus group research exploring the nature of intolerance and acceptance experienced by LGBT individuals from the everyday attitudes of others. If you are in Sydney, are openly gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, and would like to share your personal experiences with discrimination, tolerance and acceptance in a confidential group setting, please contact me on 0416 148 517, or e-mail me at neil.j.henderson@student.uts.edu.au, by Thursday 17 September for more details.

Hello!

My name is Veronica and I am currently doing a BA of Communications at UWS. For one of my classes I have to write an news article for my uni newspaper Angle, on same sex adoptions.

If anyone has any experiences related to same sex adoption, the frustrations involved or even general comments about the issue please contact me on 16543342@student.uws.edu.au.

Thank you, Veronica

P.S. The identity of all participants will be kept secret (unless you note that you are comfortable in being quoted in my article)

Feature:

Who Pushes Your Buttons?

Introduction:

Same-sex attracted? Aged 14-21? Living in Australia? Write yourself in to Australian history by filling out the third national Australian survey on same-sex attracted youth. The “Writing Themselves In 3” survey (WTI3) was launched online this December!

By:
Tiffany Jones

Body:

It’s generally agreed that “things are getting better” for same-sex attracted youth. For a start, we have improved representation on television: there are young gay, lesbian and bi characters on shows like Glee, Queer as Folk and The L Word. There are also more “out” young celebrities like Ruby Rose. Plus, there are some pretty great websites, groups to join and services to use. On top of this, there have been some important changes in school and health policies regarding homophobia lately.

Some of these changes are directly linked to Dr Lynne Hillier’s award-winning national research on Australian same-sex attracted youth (SSAY), which placed a spotlight on issues affecting us. Her 1998 and 2004 “Writing Themselves In” surveys allowed SSAY aged 14-21 a space to share their personal experiences of sexuality, health, school and life. These stories were then used to highlight issues such as homophobic bullying and sex education needs in schools. For example, in Victoria the research was used to create a “Supporting Sexual Diversity in Schools” education policy.

But how different are things really? Is it safer to tell a mate you’re gay (or queer or trans)? Has the internet affected our experiences? Are we being bullied in schools? That’s what the third survey - launched online this December - aims to find out!
“We would like to know how youth who have sexual feelings for people of the same sex are going, whether or not they have ever acted on those feelings,” Dr. Hillier says. “The results of this research will be used to make Australia a more supportive place for sexual diversity.”.

The theme for the new survey is “Who Pushes Your Buttons?”. It refers to the people who get our heart racing; the people who turn us on, and the people who irritate or even scare us. The images that go with the survey include photographs of a huge range of coloured buttons and badges, symbolic of both sexual diversity and pride. Dr. Hillier comments, “We want to know who “pushes the buttons” of SSAY, in all kinds of ways. Who attracts them, who supports them, who and what offends them? This is a chance for them to get these things off their chest and share their feelings; and in doing so, to make a difference”.

For more information:

The survey is online until April 2010 at www.wti3.org.au . Go fill it out and make a difference! For more information or to download previous reports, go to www.latrobe.edu.au/ssay .