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SEXUALITY & SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH BLOG SERIES: The importance of self-identification for trans older adults in the UK
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SEXUALITY & SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH BLOG SERIES: The importance of self-identification for trans older adults in the UK

26th March 2021 Alfonso

Importance of inclusive and gender-affirming environments Author: Paul Willis (School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol), Christine Dobbs and Elizabeth Evans (Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University). Recently The Sunday Times broke news that the UK Government would scrap proposals for legal reform to allow trans citizens to self-identify their gender. A consultation on proposed…

Calling all health and social care workers
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Calling all health and social care workers

24th September 2020 Alfonso

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…

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

5th September 2020 Alfonso

We are launching of our new research project on the phenomenon of discontinuation of transitions, also sometimes referred to as ‘detransition’ or ‘desistance’.  Are you a professional working with trans youth aged between 15 and 25 years Would you like to contribute to the development of knowledge about youth who discontinue their gender transition? We…

International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience – International Student Training Network (ISTN) (PhD and MA)
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International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience – International Student Training Network (ISTN) (PhD and MA)

5th June 2020 Alfonso

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…

LAST CALL for Papers: Social Work and Sexualities Conference, Mumbai 2020 #SWSConf20
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LAST CALL for Papers: Social Work and Sexualities Conference, Mumbai 2020 #SWSConf20

24th February 2020 Alfonso

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://www.sexualityandsocialwork.com/conference/. We are very excited that our next international conference…

Call for contributors to co-write a chapter
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Call for contributors to co-write a chapter

19th February 2020 Alfonso

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…