A new Routledge (Taylor & Francis) book series, Gender, Sexuality and Social Work, has been launched, creating an important scholarly space to explore the changing and dynamic intersections of gender, sexuality and social work. The series is led by Assoc. Prof. Panagiotis Pentaris (Goldsmiths, University of London), with Series Co-Editors Mr. Alfonso Pezzella (Middlesex University […]

The Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra (Portugal) is organizing the 1st International Forum on LGBTQI+ Ageing in Southern Europe, which will take place in Coimbra between 30. 9. and 1. 10. 2024. The forum is a product of the TRACE project (Tracing Queer Citizenship over Time: Ageing, ageism and age-related LGBTI+ politics in Europe), […]

Towards Equitable Futures: Reimagining Trans Health and Social Care 25 April 2024, 12.30 – 14:00 BST online – book here This is a free webinar: please share with your networks This event explores current issues in health and social care settings for trans and gender diverse people. In view of the enduring inequities experienced by the community, panellists […]

Understanding the abuse of older LGBTQ+ people in domestic and institutional contexts University of York, UK Friday 26th April 2024, 10-4 This one day in-person interactive workshop explores what is currently understood about abuse and older lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ+) people, what needs to be known, and what they key issues are […]

Hello!  I am looking for LGBT+ people who have 10-12 minutes to spare to complete a survey about brands. This research is part of a Master’s dissertation project and it looks to seek what impact brands have on LGBT+ consumers when they change their logo to the colours of the rainbow.  If you would like […]

Please see below the Call for Paper in Midwifery – Caring for LGBTIQ+ families in the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum periods. Visit the link below for more information https://www.journals.elsevier.com/midwifery/forthcoming-special-issues/caring-for-lgbtiq-families-in-the-preconception-pregnancy-and-postpartum-periods

After two very successful online global conferences, the Sexuality and Social Work Special Interest Group is pleased to announce the return of its in-person conference! We are delighted that the 5th International Sexuality and Social Work Conference will take place at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, on the 18th and 19th July 2023. […]

Colleagues undertook an NIHR funded research project to identify the health and care needs of young trans and gender diverse people and their families. This project aimed to improve the care and support of trans, gender diverse young people and their families, by identifying possible improvements to care and by providing resources, information and support for […]

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 […]

Abstract Call Out Dr. Susan Hillock of Trent University, Ontario, Canada is proud to announce that she has the University Of Toronto Press’s support to go ahead with a call out for abstracts for a new and innovative book that she is calling- Greening Social Work Education. This manuscript will be an edited multiple contributor collection that examines how social […]

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 […]

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 […]

The call for papers for the 3rd International Social Work & Sexualities Conference: Laws, policies, guidelines and gender-sexuality identities, in Mumbai 2020, ends on the 28th February 2020. This is your last chance to submit. Abstracts of 350 words should be submitted via our website:  https://sexualityandsocialwork.com/conference/. We are very excited that our next international conference […]

Dr. Susan Hillock, social work professor at Trent University,Peterborough, Ontario, Canada,  is looking for 1 or more Indigenous scholars who would be interested in writing/co-writing a chapter in her new book, Teaching Sexuality(its) in Higher Education. Here is a description of the book content: Focusing on Canadian content and context, this edited multi-disciplinary book features the teaching of sexuality(ies) in […]

The National LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness Research Agenda has been in development for the past 18 months. The project was led by a research team of young people with lived expertise (from NYC, Richmond, Anchorage, and L.A.), with input from service providers and other folks involved in ending youth homelessness in America.  Not only does it […]