LGBT Young People

Recognising and Identifying with your sexuality or gender identity, and identifying issues and barriers LGBT young people often encounter. Open LGBT Young People factsheet >

What’s Out There?! Supporting Same Sex Attracted and Transgender Young People

A resource that provides links to resources and websites that provide information for young people on sexuality and gender identity, LGBT sexual health and supporting families with LGBT young people. Links are also provided to training resources, posters and simple strategies regarding sexuality, gender identity and homophobia for service providers working with young people, especially in regard to working within school environments. Open What’s Out There?! factsheet >

Uneven Ground - Mapping the terrain for LGBT young people

A Brisbane mapping report on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people and the service providers who work with them. Created through an extensive consultation process with almost 140 community members and over 90 organisations this report;

• Highlights issues faced by LGBT young people as well as issues facing workers and organisations when working with these clients.
• Identifies projects, services and sources of information which can help you in your work with LGBT clients, and which you can refer LGBT young people to.
• Serves as a good introduction to some of the issues connected to working with LGBT young people, for new staff and those new to the area or the client base.

Uneven Ground: Mapping the terrain for LGBT young people>

Links

Open Doors: South East QLD LGBT support organisation
www.opendoors.net.au

Peers Out Smarting Homophobia (POSH) is a website for young people, families and workers who want to know more about being attacted to the same sex and how to cope with homophobia.
www.latrobe.edu.au/ssay/posh.html

Reach Out is a website that provides information on sexuality and coming out for young people
www.reachout.asn.au/index.asp?mci=3&mwi=2&tii=22 or www.reachout.asn.au (Go to ‘select an issue’ and click on sexuality and coming out)

Outlink is a national network of support and advocacy services for young gay men, lesbians and bisexuals living in rural Australia. To contact the Outlink network you can e-mail: outlink@trump.net.au or ring 1300 369 711
http://outlink.trump.net.au/

Family Planning Victoria provides information on how to create a safe school environments for same sex attracted young people (directed at teachers and service providers rather than young people).
www.ssafeschools.org.au/links.cfm