Pregnancy Advisory Centre, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, released September 2017 The Pregnancy Advisory Centre has developed this resource to assist students, researchers or anyone interested in understanding the South Australian, Australian and global circumstances of unplanned pregnancy and abortion. The following information provides links to resources, services, organisations and...
Sex Education, volume 18, 2018: Special Issue on Trans Youth in Education
Sex Education journal has published a special issue on Trans Youth in Education. This is now out and is available on Open Access for a few weeks only.
Access special journal issue here
ABC News, 21/05/18 The first couple to be prosecuted on female genital mutilation charges in Queensland have pleaded not guilty to allegedly taking two girls aged nine and 12 to Africa to undergo the procedure. The African man and woman—who cannot be named for legal reasons—were charged in 2015 on two counts each of removing a child from the state for female genital mutilation. Their case is...
Medical News Today, Published Saturday 12 May 2018 The new study — which was led by Heather L. Corliss, a professor at San Diego State University’s Graduate School of Public Health in California — suggests that women who identify as lesbian or bisexual are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The findings were published in the journal Diabetes Care. Read more of Type 2...
Australasian Society for HIV Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), 10 May 2018 ASHM has joined the call by leading Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus 1 (HTLV-1) researchers, clinicians and patients to take action on HTLV-1 by signing an open letter to the WHO, published in an abbreviated form in The Lancet. The letter calls on the WHO to support the promotion of proven, effective...
SBS, 8 MAY 2018 – 11:53 AM Some homophobia and transphobia persists in the medical profession, especially in rural areas, and even accepting doctors sometimes make assumptions about relationships that leave queer patients with sub-standard treatment. When we’re at our most needy and vulnerable, all humans want to feel safe and accepted. Having to go back into the closet, or continually...