Peer Based Harm Reduction WA

On IDAHOBIT Day, we reaffirm our commitment to a community where everyone can live free from fear and discrimination. Identity is strength and people are strongest when they can be their authentic self, safely and openly. PBHR WA stands in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ peers and community members.

Safety isn't a reward for “good” behaviour; the right to live in freedom and safety is a fundamental human right.

Just as we would never withhold a life jacket from someone in the water, we must ensure that life-saving harm reduction tools are available to everyone, without exception. When you get into a car, you click your seatbelt. You don't have to prove you're a perfect driver to earn that protection—it’s there because your life is valuable. PBHR WA believes the same logic applies to health and harm reduction.

We would never say a person doesn't "deserve" a seatbelt or a life jacket. We should never say a person doesn't deserve the tools and services they need to stay safe and healthy. Because at the end of the day, looking out for one another is what a healthy community does.