Überlastete LGBTQIA+-Support-Hotline ruft dringend um Hilfe. Overwhelmed LGBTQIA+ support line calls for urgent help.

Australiens führende LGBTQIA+-Support-Hotline, QLife, sucht dringend nach Mitteln, um mehr Telefonanbieter einzustellen, da seit Beginn der COVID-19-Sperren die Zahl der Menschen, die um Hilfe bitten, um 46 % gestiegen ist. Australia's leading LGBTQIA+ support line, QLife, is urgently seeking funding to hire more phone operators due to a 46% increase in people reaching out for help since COVID-19 lockdowns began. LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, das QLife beaufsichtigt, hat erklärt, dass es „Schwierigkeiten hat, mitzuhalten“ und zusätzliche Ressourcen benötigt, um die Nachfrage zu decken. LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, which oversees QLife, has stated they are "struggling to keep up" and need additional resources to help meet demand. QLife hat eine Crowdfunding-Kampagne und andere Spendenaktionen gestartet, um das Problem anzugehen. QLife has launched a crowdfunding campaign and other fundraising efforts to address the issue.