Queer Screen

Queer Screen

If you havent had a look at Queer Screen - its time you did.

Queer Screen is a not for profit arts organisation whose main aim is to celebrate and promote Australian and international queer screen culture in all its diversity and richness.

To achieve this aim, Queer Screen produces an annual program of events including:
• Mardi Gras Film Festival – one of the largest LGBT film festivals and the most significant contributor to queer screen culture in Australia.• My Queer Career - the competition for Australian made queer short films, culminating in a national tour and DVD release.
• queerDOC - the world’s premier LGBT documentary festival.

Queer Screen is run for the benefit of it’s members and the wider queer community, with an objective to challenge, inspire and lead the local and international film industry in a philosophy of inclusiveness, representation and respect for diversity.

Oral Contraception - No need to get a prescription

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME!!

"Controversial pilots offering the contraceptive pill in pharmacies without prescription will be launched next year, Pulse can reveal. Women and girls aged 16 and over will be able to obtain the contraceptive pill under the two pilot schemes to be run in three London PCTs from January, after bids for funding were signed off by the Department of Health. "

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Thin Kills

This is an eating disorder awareness video. The song is Shes Falling Apart by Lisa Loeb.

A video that I saw awhile ago and just remembered to put on here.

InSpot

Have a look at this website.
If you think you need to inform someone that you may have passed on an STI to them. This site lets you send an ecard. Its for people who dont have the courage or ability to do this face to face.

Because sometimes you just can’t find the words or space to tell someone something important, (like you might have an STD) ISIS Inc has taken care of some of the hard stuff. All you need to do is use responsibly and click send. InSpot.org lets you send a free, anonymous e-card to lovers past and present to let them know they need to get tested for potential STD’s. How great is that? A service that takes the stress out of dropping that uber embarrassing bomb.

What do you think? Is this a good idea? Does anyone know how many people are NOT informing others because they are too embarrased?

Early Info re teaching about abortion workshop 2009

A 2009 SHine SA Sexual HealthAwareness WeekEvent

Workforce Forum: Teaching about abortion

An interactive session about abortion as a part of sexual health education.

For youth workers, teachers, community health workers, nurses, doctors or anyone who work in the area of sexual health

· How do we teach about this much accessed service in a respectful way
· Update on medical and surgical abortion in South Australia
· Reality vs perceptions


Tuesday 17th February, 2009
5.30 – 7.30 pm (light supper)
Education development Centre
Milner Street, Hindmarsh

RSVP Sharon on 8300 5317 by Thursday Feb 12.
Places are limited so please book early.
This is a free event.

Are you gettn it?

Are You Gettin' It?

I just had another look at this site ( its been awhile). Have a look - its really good
On TeenSource.org website, you will find correct and important life-saving information on sexual health, relationships, and issues that affect you today. Find answers to your questions, hear directly from other teens in recorded interviews, watch streaming videos, take a virtual clinic tour, and even find a clinic near you. Protect yourself from sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancy, and start making responsible choices today! HOWEVER VERY HETEROCENTRIC even tho there are links to other sites. All the videos seem to be about girls with guys or guys with girls.

Semen Recipes

There are many myths about changing the flavour of semen. This is a recipe book that actually uses semen as a main ingredient.

I am not sure if this will change the flavour but it definately makes for interesting reading. Just zoom in on the recipie book and turn the pages

Violence against women in Australia

Violence Against Women: Australian Facts and Figures

Compiled by Michael Flood, August 2006.

Overview: Anywhere from 40 - 57% of women will experience physical or sexual violence by a man at some point in their lives, a nationally representative survey have found. In the last year, between five and ten per cent of Australian women experienced at least one incident of physical and/or sexual violence by a man.

The DataAustralia has had three national surveys on the incidence of violence against women: a 1996 survey by the ABS, a survey by the Australian Institute of Criminology in 2004, and a third by the ABS in 2006. The results of the two most recent surveys are summarised below.
ABS national survey (2006)

In the last 12 months:
One in 20 women (5.8%), or over 440,000 women, were the victims of violence in the last year. 4.7% (363,000 women) experienced physical violence (including physical assault, attempted assault, or the threat of assault).

1.6% (126,100 women) experienced sexual violence (including sexual assault,attempted assault, or the threat of assault).

Violence during a lifetime:
Over one-third (39.9%) of Australian women report experiencing at least one incident of physical violence or sexual violence since the age of 15.
Since the age of 15, an estimated 3,065,800 women had experienced violence. 29% of all women (2,243,600 women) had experienced physical assault, and 17% (1,293,100) had experienced sexual assault.

SOURCE: A national survey of 16,500 Australian adults (18 and over).PUBLICATION: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) (2006) Personal Safety Survey Australia. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics (Cat. 4906.0).
AIC national survey (2004)

In the past 12 months:

10% of Australian women reported experiencing at least one incident of physical and/or sexual violence by a man. They were more likely to report physical violence (8%) than sexual violence (4%). (This could include violence by male partners or ex-partners, male friends and acquaintances, work colleagues, and strangers).
Violence during a lifetime:
Nearly two-thirds (57%) of Australian women report experiencing at least one incident of physical violence or sexual violence by a man over their lifetime. Just under half (48%) have experienced physical violence, and one-third (34%) have experienced sexual violence.
Over a third of women (34%) who have ever had a boyfriend or husband report experiencing at least one form of violence during their lifetime from an intimate male partner. About half have experienced physical violence and a third have experienced sexual violence.

SOURCE: A national survey of 6,677 women aged 18-69.PUBLICATION: Mouzos, J., and T. Makkai (2004) Women’s Experiences ofMale Violence: Findings from the Australian Component of the International Violence Against Women Survey (IVAWS). Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, Research and Public Policy Series, No. 56.