Dameyon Bonson (he/him)

Dameyon Bonson (he/him) is a cisgender, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gay male from the Northern Territory (NT). He is a private practitioner of First Nation LGBTIQA+SB Cultural Competency and Suicidology. Dameyon is also the Founder of Black Rainbow. Dameyon’s advocacy and that of Black Rainbow have catalysed much of the recent research and activity in FN LGBTIQA+SB suicide prevention, social and emotional well-being, and mental health. For the past decade, his practice and fieldwork have been in regional and remote communities, most recently in the Northern Territory. Dameyon’s work as an FN LGBTIQA+SB Cultural Competency Practitioner throughout the NT has been consistently supported by the Commonwealth’s National Suicide Prevention Trial since 2019. He has a postgraduate qualification in Suicidology and is currently completing his Master of Suicidology.