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Young LGBT People: Health & Care Equality

Young LGBT People: Health & Care Equality. Jan Bridget Gay and Lesbian Youth in Calderdale. Credentials. 20 years: 1987 LIS; 1997 Action/GALYIC Support: Long distance/local; telephone, email, text, letter, face-to-face; 1-1, groups

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Young LGBT People: Health & Care Equality

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  1. Young LGBT People: Health & Care Equality Jan Bridget Gay and Lesbian Youth in Calderdale

  2. Credentials • 20 years: 1987 LIS; 1997 Action/GALYIC • Support: Long distance/local; telephone, email, text, letter, face-to-face; 1-1, groups • Research: Library; LIS website; Young Lesbians; Young LGBs • Publications: Lists; Packs; Reports; Booklets • Training: Homophobia awareness from a multi-oppression perspective; 1,000’s of professionals, around country • Campaigning: Mental health; alcohol misuse; LGB young people

  3. MAIN ISSUES • Young Trans – no/little data • Vulnerability • Effects • Inaccessible Mainstream Services • What can SOGIAG do?

  4. VULNERABILITY • Identifying and coming out at younger ages therefore more vulnerable: • At school – homophobic bullying; invisibility of issues • On streets – homophobic bullying (usually same perpetrators) • At home – parental rejection (homelessness) or on-going emotional abuse (non-acceptance) • Media – religious homophobes • Isolated – no information, friends • High levels of sexual abuse

  5. Mental Health

  6. Alcohol & Drugs

  7. INACCESSIBLE SERVICES • Most mainstream services say accessible to all young people, including LGBT, but few are (lack: training, resources, specialist service/group/member of staff) • Clear young LGBTs should be accessing mainstream services, especially mental health; alcohol/drugs; social services (families – emotional abuse; sexual abuse); housing; sexual health; youth services • Not access services unless know gay-friendly or if do and not out, not getting needs met

  8. GALYIC: Accessing Mainstream Services • 21% had tried to access other services and found them to be homophobic or lacking in understanding of LGBT issues • 65% not out to GPs

  9. What can SOGIAG do? • POLICIES: Acknowledge LGBT youth highly vulnerable: inclusion in relevant strategies/actions (MKing’s lit review: 12/24 papers related to young LGBs; acknowledged abroad - Queensland); local PCT – no funding unless included in national strategies and action points • EXPERTS: Set up national working party of experts & relevant departmental representation (quarterly and virtual on KC) • FUNDING: Prioritise government funding programmes, e.g. section 64, opps4vols, etc, LGBT youth groups – specific to develop/build on current provision • RESEARCH: Commission mapping current provision; trans youth • TRAINING: Relevant professional basic training • MAINSTREAM SERVICES: training, policies, working with LGBT youth groups • RESOURCES: CSIP – support to develop resources on KC

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