Coming Out
“Coming out” footy posters launched
“Which team do you barrack for?” took on a whole new meaning, with the launch of Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria’s (GLHV) “Coming out” series of 6 footy posters.
Victorian AIDS Council (VAC) website
This section of the Victorian AIDS Council website offers advice and information around coming out for gay men.
www.Minus18.org
Minus18 was established in 1998 to provide a safe space for the same sex attracted youth of Melbourne to meet new people and have fun, whilst also providing a safe way for them to explore the gay 'scene' in a drug and alcohol free environment. Minus18 dance parties have grown to an event which is unique throughout the world attracting in excess of 250 patrons each event. In addition Minus18 has become involved in the greater gay community of Melbourne giving this oft-forgotten segment of the community a voice.
Gay and Lesbian Switchboard - Victoria
Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (Victoria) Inc is a telephone-based counselling, information and referral service, based in Melbourne, Australia. Counsellors are available daily from 6pm until 10pm, and Wednesdays from 2pm until 10pm. To speak to a trained counsellor call 03 9827 8544 (metropolitan area) or 1800 184 527 (Country Victoria).
www.reachout.com.au
Excellent referral for young people to find out more about 'being gay' Being gay - What does it mean to be 'gay' as well as:
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement on “Sexual Orientation and Adolescence”
Published in the June 2004 issue of Pediatrics , the AAP's monthly scientific journal. This 6-page document examines barriers to health care faced by sexual minority youth and ‘reaffirms the physician's responsibility to provide comprehensive health care and guidance in a safe and supportive environment for all adolescents, including non-heterosexual adolescents and young people who are struggling with issues of sexual orientation'.
Coming Out Australia
This website provides many links to useful resources in Australia which offer support for glbt people. It has an emphasis on coming out
To tell or not to tell: how children of same-gender parents negotiate their lives at school
Abstract In this article I explore the reported experiences of children growing up in same-gendered families, with a specific focus on their experiences in their respective school settings. In this article the focus is on whether or not the children disclose their family structure, therefore focusing on disclosure and silence. I propose certain factors that might increase the possibility of open disclosure with positive outcomes, as well as investigate the factors that might encourage silence. In this article I argue that schools can be either places of tolerance and acceptance or of intolerance and prejudice. Those two standpoints are not, however, fixed but exist simultaneously in any given school. This article is structured by first offering an overview of how the children perceived different school climates/atmospheres, and is organised around the themes of tolerant and less tolerant school environments. Thereafter the focus is on individual narratives, to illuminate the way in which children in same-gendered families disclose and negotiate their lives in a school system. This discourse concludes with recommendations for schools and further research.
"Conversations Across the Generations" GLBTI people talk about their lives
For the Plenary session at Heath Indifference 5: the 5th national lesbian gay transgender and bisexual health conference. Presented at the Health in Difference 5 Conference - 2005
Justice & the Construction of the Queer Self:findings from a comparative ethnography of young queer men in Sydney & Vancouver
This study examines the experiences of 2 cohorts of queer (gay, bisexual or queer-identified) men in Sydney and Vancouver, to uncover differences in the experience of coming out/coming into a queer identity. Presented at the Health in Difference 5 Conference - 2005
