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TEN YEARS ON: LGBT Young People in Calderdale. 2008. Overview . Section One : Main Issues Section Two : Developing Resilience. Section One: Main Issues. Coming Out . Where meet LGBTs?.

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2008

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  1. TEN YEARS ON: LGBT Young People in Calderdale 2008

  2. Overview Section One : Main Issues Section Two : Developing Resilience

  3. Section One: Main Issues

  4. Coming Out

  5. Where meet LGBTs? “Nowhere, keep to self, hard to find gay people, didn’t know anyone until I came to GALYIC”“Wouldn’t”“Pub”“Don’t think I would”“Inside my head”“In a pub, university gay society or gay scene”“Would probably be out drinking”“Probably wouldn’t”“Don’t think I would have, hard to come out at my school”“Would top myself”“Don’t know, don’t think I would have met them. Internet?”“No idea”“Don’t know a safe place”

  6. Jeni's Story

  7. Stephen's Poem

  8. John's Story

  9. LGBT UK Research

  10. Conclusions • Little change: • still isolated, • still bullying at school and on streets, • still homelessness • Still substance misuse, • still rape and sexual abuse, • still little information at school, although appears to be more individual support from teachers, • still few services responding to needs • Four significant differences: • Coming out at younger ages • Experiencing more parental rejection • Higher levels of self-harm • Higher levels of attempted suicide.

  11. Section Two: Developing Resilience

  12. www.galyic.org.uk

  13. IMP • 100% helped develop positive identity • 96% helped develop confidence • 96% felt less isolated as a young LGBT person • 81% less depressed • 83% less suicidal • 79% less self-harm • 75% phobia better • 76% of those interviewed with the IMP questionnaire said that they were more likely to practise safer sex as a result of being in touch with GALYIC.

  14. GALYIC “GALYIC is a great safe space for young people, providing activities and possibilities for young people which they couldn’t access anywhere else. This is a good thing! It also does a lot in Calderdale and nationally, if there is a mark of how successful GALYIC is and what a valuable service it provides it is visible in how many people owe it so much, the changes it has brought and the people who simply wouldn’t be here without it.” Member, 2008

  15. Like a ship in the harbour Like a mother and child Like a light in the darkness I'll hold you a while We'll rock on the water I'll cradle you deep And hold you while angels Sing you to sleep

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