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Report: Submissions re Draft Legislation To Protect The Rights Of Intersex People In Medical Settings

By J Pope
In Crime and law, Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues
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Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate  (ACT), August 2022 Consultation on the draft Variations in Sex Characteristics (Restricted Medical Treatment) Bill 2022 closed on Friday 8 July. A Listening Report has been prepared summarising the input provided by stakeholders during the consultation. This report is intended to provide transparency regarding the range of views and...

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First Queer Minds Matter workshop this Friday (free event)

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health
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Queer Minds Matter, August 2022 Queer Minds Matter is a unique program that runs mental health awareness sessions for LGBTIQA+ people. The project began last year when Emma O’Loughlin teamed up with Margie Fischer from Feast Queer Youth Drop In to run 3 sessions about BPD and mental health for the LGBTIQA+ community, with a small grant for Mental Health Awareness Month. They received...

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A systematic review of the health and health care of rural sexual and gender minorities

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues
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Nic Giolla Easpaig B, Reynish TD, Hoang H, Bridgman H, Corvinus-Jones SL, Auckland S. A systematic review of the health and health care of rural sexual and gender minorities in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Rural Remote Health. 2022 Jul;22(3):6999. doi: 10.22605/RRH6999. Epub 2022 Jul 7. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and people with a diversity of sexual...

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Guides to non-stigmatizing messaging around Monkeypox Virus

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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Various sources, 12/08/2022 Careful messaging around Monkeypox is particularly important in view of the fact that misinformation, or messages which lack nuance, can jeopardise public health, further stereotypes, and fuel stigma and discrimination. This can lead to increased minority stress and compromised health for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men; as well as deterring...

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Free Information Sessions for Parents and Carers of Trans and Gender Diverse Young People

By J Pope
In Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues, SHINE SA news & events, Young people
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SHINE SA, August 2022 Families in Transition: Information Sessions (Face-to-Face and Online) for Parents and Carers of Trans and Gender Diverse Young People Who are these information sessions for? Parents and carers of trans, gender diverse, and questioning (TGD) young people between 12-25 years What will we cover? In a two-hour session, lived experience workers will discuss: • Gender and gender...

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Online Masterclass: Trauma Informed Diversity Awareness (Trans & Gender Diverse focus)

By J Pope
In Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health
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Blue Knot Foundation, August 2022 Delivered by one of Blue Knot Foundation’s most experienced facilitators, Dragan Zan Wright is a transgender psychotherapist and trainer who has worked extensively in the fields of Gender and Sexuality Diversity, Complex Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care and Practice. This professional development day goes beyond ‘standard’ LGBTIQ+ diversity training. This...

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