Diverse Voices

Diverse Voices is a Queensland based non-profit organisation with a focus on the wellbeing of the diverse voices that make up our community. Our focus is providing a LGBTIQ+ peer to peer telephone, web chat and referral service. We do this in partnership with 3 other LGBTIQ+ state based peer support services based in Australia by working together we are able to provide a national service, QLife.

Diverse Voices began in 1984 as the Homosexual Community Welfare Service (HCWS) providing telephone counselling and information. Peer telephone counselling services has always remained the core focus of our activities. We became the the Gay and Lesbian Welfare Association or GLWA in the early 90’s, and have recently re-established ourselves as a more inclusive Diverse Voices.

Our activities are supported by a volunteer management team which includes: Convenor, Secretary and Treasurer. We run training programs throughout the year for people wishing to become peer supporters. Contact us for more information on training dates or to learn about other volunteering opportunities.

Funding of Diverse Voices relies on government grants, individual donations, corporate sponsors, and our fundraising activities held throughout the year. If you wish to make an online donation now, please click the Donate button on the right side of this page.