Participants needed for the project “LGBTQ+ Young People’s Experiences of Social Care“, which is funded by The What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care. The project explores LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences of residential care. We want to talk to LGBTQ+ young people (aged 16 to 25) who have lived in residential care for at least three…
CALL FOR PAPERS We are very pleased to announce that our Global Online Conference #SWSexuality21 will take place on 10-11 September 2021. We invite papers on the themes of (but not limited to): LGBT+ issues Framing the gender-sexual non-normative with reference to regional/ geographic/ cultural contexts Childhood sexuality Reproductive justice Sexual politics and political activism Debates…
Importance of inclusive and gender-affirming environments Author: Paul Willis (School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol), Christine Dobbs and Elizabeth Evans (Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University). Recently The Sunday Times broke news that the UK Government would scrap proposals for legal reform to allow trans citizens to self-identify their gender. A consultation on proposed…
The BRING-In project is looking for health and social worker interview participants. The project is a European Commission funded international initiative implemented in the UK, Bulgaria, Hungary and Greece, which aims to enhance intersex equality by educating health and social care professionals on how to recognise, prevent and combat discrimination against intersex people, while raising public…
We are launching of our new research project on the phenomenon of discontinuation of transitions, also sometimes referred to as ‘detransition’ or ‘desistance’. Are you a professional working with trans youth aged between 15 and 25 years Would you like to contribute to the development of knowledge about youth who discontinue their gender transition? We…
Dr Ketki Ranade, author of Growing Up Gay in Urban India – A Critical Psychosocial Perspective In developmental psychology or childhood studies literature, particularly research on childhood and child rights in India, the lesbian, gay or queer child is invisible. There is the normative and universal narrative of childhood – the child within the family…
Recruitment is now open for the 2nd cohort of INQYR’s International Student Training Network (ISTN)! Potential or current graduate students (Masters or PhD) interested in research with LGBTQ+ youth are eligible to apply. Recruitment is open until June 30, 2020 or until the cohort is full. INQYR is the International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience, a research partnership between…
A colleague from the University of Birmingham, Ronnie Meechan-Rogers is exploring the impact that Image Based Sexual Abuse also known as Revenge Porn has on the mental health of LGBTQ individuals, as part of his PhD. The first of its kind examining the harmful impacts this behaviour has on LGBTQ individuals. The very limited literature that has been…
We hope you are all keeping well and staying safe during these challenging times. Melissa and I, along with the entire sexuality and social work conference organising committee, wish to be transparent and honest with our members about our upcoming conference in Mumbai, India. As you all know by now, the COVID-19 pandemic is very serious…
Dear Sexuality and Social Work members We hope that wherever you may be, you are safe and healthy.The world is currently going through an unprecedented global crisis which is causing human devastation across the globe. We are all trying our best to find this invisible and deadly enemy by the name of covid-19. We are…
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