Ruth is a general practitioner and Honorary Associate Professor at the Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne. She has clinical and research interests in lesbian and bisexual women’s mental health, sexual health, same-sex parenting, health care access, health care provider cultural competence training, and cultural issues related to alcohol and smoking, and homelessness in the LGBT communities. She has published 12 chapters and 68 peer-reviewed papers and has an H-index of 19 on Publons/Web of Science. She has advised the Victorian Government on LGBTI Health issues since 2000, and trains healthcare professionals and students in LGBT health. She is a founding member and previous Convener of the Australian Lesbian Medical Association, and is Chairperson of the Pride Foundation Australia. Ruth became a Member of the Order of Australia at the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June 2019, for significant service to medicine, and as an advocate for the LGBTIQ community. She was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2017 in recognition of her national and international standing in research, education and community advocacy.