Policy Field: Health
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LHBTI+ Support
LHBTI+ Support provides specialized services for LGBTQIA+ people, with a focus on gender and sexual diversity. Their mission is to foster resilience and empowerment, helping individuals and communities to grow stronger together. At LHBTI+ Support, diversity is the standard. They offer individual guidance, tailored to age and life stage, on topics such as coming out,…
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MenAsWell
MenAsWell supports LGBTQIA+ individuals, especially gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM), through education, visibility, peer support, and therapy. These efforts address the psychological harm of sexual violence, with 25% of gbMSM affected annually. The program counters stigma and harmful masculinity norms with trauma-informed interventions. Key activities include public campaigns on…
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Six new guides that support vulnerable LGBTQIA+ people
LGBTQIA+ people are more exposed to violence, discrimination, rejection, and stigmatization. This makes them more vulnerable to depression and suicidal thoughts. The association Vers Paris sans sida (Paris without Aids) has set up an innovative project to improve the mental health of LGBTQI+ people, resulting in : – the production of practical mental health self-orientation…
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Special Event «Understanding Trans Identity and Non-Binarity»
Together with the «Fachgruppe Trans Bern», a multidisciplinary, trans*/cis*-inclusive group for gender variation, the Gender Equality Office organized a two-part event. The first part was aimed at psychotherapists to improve the precarious state of care. After an introduction to the topic, the participants explored in discussions what support therapists need to better accompany trans and…
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Conference for More Inclusive First Aid Care for Trans People
In light of IDAHOT, we collaborated with the city of Roeselare and TIP (an organization for trans care) to organize a conference on how to provide more inclusive primary care for trans people. We defined primary care broadly, so participants included speech therapists, teachers, psychologists, student coaches, and more. For several attendees, this conference was…
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Training for employees in the health and care services
For a four-year period, Bergen municipality will arrange annual competence-enhancing seminars for employees in health and care services on topics related to gender and sexuality with an intersectional perspective. Current themes are gender incongruence, queer with functional variation, older queer, queer in ethnic minority context and in a religious context. Bergen municipality wants to have…
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Milestone for Sexual Health and Prevention – Mannheim becomes Fast-Track City
By deciding to become a Fast-Track City, Mannheim is sending out a strong signal in the fight against and destigmatization of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). Mannheim is also the first German city to implement a special prevention module for young people and HIV risk groups as part of Fast-Track City. Fast-Track Cities…
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Competence center for gender and sexuality
Bergen municipality will increase expertise on gender and sexuality at the Health Centre for youth and students. Funding is provided to train two health nurses in the field of sexology. The health nurses can with this competence carry out exploratory interviews, guide and assess the need for help. Furthermore, an important part of the competence…