Hopeless Romantic, Optimist, Coda & Traveller. Taking things one day at a time.
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This is what high-functioning anxiety looks like... 🧠😨
Behind that confident facade lies a ongoing battle with self-doubt & overthinking.
My #ASPG presentation on 'Queering Up the Debate - #FreeSpeech from an #LGBTI Lens'
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#MentalHealth #Anxiety #ImposterSyndrome #AusPol – at Perth, Western Australia
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📢 I'm thrilled to announce that I've been accepted to present at the ASPG conference
My topic “Queering Up the Debate: Freedom of Speech seen through a #LGBTQIA lens” will delve into the impact of #parliamentarydebates on the #Queer community
#LGBTI #Inclusivity #WAParliament
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🏳🌈 ⚔ Honoured to share my story with the Defence and Veterans Legal Service on #IDAHOBIT day! 📰🌟
Grateful to the @roycommDVSRC for giving a platform to shed light on the diverse mental health challenges serving and ex-defence members face.
#LGBTIQ
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A birthday memory from another time @AmyRemeikis
Here's to #DeathtotheDixer 🤣 – at Perth, Western Australia
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I know that the young man who yelled ‘faggot’ at me doesn't read my social media posts.
But the reason #LGBTIQA+ Australians have up to fourteen times higher rates of suicide attempts is that this kind of bigotry is still happening today.
medium.com/@davidgibson_8092… – at Perth, Western Australia
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As always when I speak I like to share with the audience one key point. Today it was - Heterosexuals are not normal, they are just common
With 11 - 15% of the population identifying as gender or sexually diverse we can all do our part to make people feel included
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#LGBT – at Perth, Western Australia
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Back in 1986 there was a ban on homosexuals serving in the Australian Defence Force - which extended to bisexual men like myself so we remained in the closet. So it was an honour to be asked to speak today about vulnerable cohorts like the #LGBTI community in ageing 2/3 – at Perth, Western Australia
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In 1986 the Honourable Kim Beazley AC; as the then Minister of Defence, signed my Commission to become an Officer in the government Fast forward 35 years and as Governor of Western Australia, it was a privilege to accept his invitation to speak at @govhousewa 1/3 – at Perth, Western Australia
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Shows what can be done if we are willing
6 years ago today I raised my company's min wage to $70k. Fox News called me a socialist whose employees would be on bread lines.
Since then our revenue tripled, we're a Harvard Business School case study & our employees had a 10x boom in homes bought.
Always invest in people.
RIP Prince Philip
Prince. Naval Officer. Husband. Love of Queen Elizabeth’s life and her “strength and stay".
But before all these there is one title that may be overlooked.
#CODA - Child of Deaf Adults
His mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, was #Deaf.
#RIPPrincePhillip
Thank for all the messages of support & love from friends, former #qldpol colleagues, people in #Gympie & the wider #LGBT community.
Talking about #suicide and #mentalhealth is never easy but it is important & your words of encouragement make it easier to do so 💙
#loveislove
Each year in Oct as part of #MentalHealthWeek, I take a moment to practice #gratitude by handwriting cards of appreciation 🙏
This simple act allows me to reflect on all the amazing people I've been fortunate to meet 🤟
DM me your address so I can send you a card in 2020 📬 – at Perth, Western Australia
Love it when the LGBT community shows how love conquers hate 🏳️🌈
It's nice to see something positive #LoveisLove #ProudBoys
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This week is Mental Health Week so here are some activities to connect with others, have a bit of fun, and look after your mental health during October! #Lookafteryourmentalhealthaustralia #StrongerTogether
#MentalHealthForAll
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Happy #InternationalDayofSignLanguages🤟
From bushfires to the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 has highlighted for all Aussies just how important it is to make sure everyone has access to full and clear information, including those who are #Deaf via the use of #signlanguage
#IDSL2020
Happy #InternationalDayofSignLanguages! Thank you to all our #Auslan interpreters for everything you’re doing to help keep our deaf and hearing impaired community informed during this COVID crisis. I'd encourage all Australians to learn some Auslan and give it a go! #IDSL2020
TBH I'm just a little excited to be back in the air with @Qantas on the #RetroRoo2
#Broome #VayCay #WanderOutYonder – at Broome, Western Australia
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There's no doubt that the #Covid19 response has helped to break down barriers & created greater information #accessibility – but I'm now wondering how long this will last?
It seems that the #news is back to a tight headshot for media conferences @abcnews
abc.net.au/news/2020-06-18/c…
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Or perhaps #Auslan interpreters are no longer present - I couldn't tell either way because we are not seeing them.
Am I missing something or does the 'new normal' look a lot like the old past?
#diversityandinclusion #media #inclusionmatters #signlanguage #Deaf
In the midst of the #COVID19 crisis comes this amazing #Auslan version of I am Australian
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Thanks @abcperth @abcnews
Proud to be #Australian and grateful for
#Signlanguage #Deaf
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Shout out to all the amazing staff at @Qantas who worked so hard to get QF648 to Melb. Special mention to the bus lounge staff in Perth and Claire & her team on the flight. Also to the unseen flight engineers who worked to make the plane safe 👏👏👏 – at Melbourne, Victoria
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