WHO DO WE WANT IN THIS PROJECT?
If you are same sex attracted and/or transgender,live in rural or urban Victoria, are aged between 16 - 21 years, and interested in taking part in this Vic Health funded research, we want to hear from you soon. In this project we want to follow 30 same sex attracted young people over two years, having time in person or on the phone each six months to find out how they are going. The project has La Trobe University ethics approval and will begin soon.
WHY THIS PROJECT?
This project is the next research step in
learning how same sex attracted young
people like you manage the good and the bad times in
your lives. We know from the
Writing Themselves In surveys that because of homophobia, life can sometimes be really tricky and people can behave badly. This
bad behaviour can cause
problems for you in your relationships at home, at school or work, and in the
community. But we also know that most of the time, same sex attracted young people are very smart about homophobia and use
creativity and insight to deal
with these problems. If life is perfect and there are no problems we also want to talk with you.
WHAT DO I DO IF I WANT TO BE PART OF THE PROJECT?
Send us your contact details and we will be
in touch within a week to arrange a time to meet to talk about the project. You are also
welcome to bring someone with you when we first meet. You can download the project Information and Consent flier to get more information.
ABOUT THE RESEARCHER
My name is Dr Lynne Hillier.
I am from the Australian Research Centre in Sex Health & Society (ARCSHS), La Trobe University,
Melbourne. I have been involved in research
with same sex attracted young people
for 10 years, particularly the Writing Themselves In reports in 1998 & 2005 and
the Safe Spaces Projects 2000-2004.
The POSH Interviews will show us how you keep yourself
safe, healthy and happy and then we can pass on your strategies to other young people.
