Asia Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Bangkok: July 2019 The resource “Blueprint for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice” has just been released by Asia Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and endorsed by multiple international organisations. While it focuses on US policy environ, it is more broadly applicable: in...
SHINE SA, July 2019 Our first course filled up, and as a result we are pleased to announce a second HOW2 course for this year! The HOW2 CREATE LGBTI INCLUSIVE SERVICES training program is an in-depth, practical program which helps organisations reach their inclusivity goals and potentially achieve accreditation as an inclusive service. Delivered over 4 separate days, interspersed with time to...
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Issue Online: 04 June 2019 Abstract Objective: This study revisits disparities in health and wellbeing by sexual identity in Australia, identifying which domains demand priority policy intervention, documenting differences between gay/lesbian vs. bisexual populations, and examining change over time in the relative health and wellbeing of sexual...
By Amy Adamczyk, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, via BBC 29/05/2019 When Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex unions, hundreds of gay people marked the occasion by registering to marry. It marked a significant change on the island, where the majority of people only relatively recently became supportive of same-sex relationships. In many other places there has also been...
The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University, May 2019 HIV Futures is a survey about health, treatments, work, finances, sex and relationships of people living with HIV (PLHIV). HIV Futures is run by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University, who are still seeking participants for HIV Futures 9. If you...
SARAA, 1 April 2019 The South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance (SARAA) has analysed the results of their community survey and compiled them into a summary. Some key findings: Only 60% of respondents felt comfortable disclosing their gender and/or their sexual orientation when accessing services. When accessing services, 37.7% of respondents felt that they didn’t receive sufficient and...