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Chrysallis Association, working to combat transphobic violence in educational environments
LGTBI+ people suffer violence and discrimination, among other causes, due to the invisibility of their experiences. The case of transgender people is especially worrying because they are the least visible group. Much can be done in the school context to make progress in this area, as studies show that if the school remains silent about their experiences, it creates feelings of disenfranchisement and rejection. Therefore, educational institutions become important allies in the defence of the rights of LGTBI+ people, especially transgender people. Studies show that they are one of the most vulnerable groups as they are the least supported by family and friends, and therefore, they are the most socially isolated group, both in the family and in the educational environment.
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Spreading the word: UP4Diversity’s International Training Workshop
One of UP4Diversity's key objectives is to share the project findings with a wider audience, so that teachers, youth workers and in particular young people in each of the partner countries can benefit from the upstander approach.
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Digital Media tools against LGBTIQ+ violence
What are the characteristics of digital media tools that are successful in combating LGBTIQ+ violence?
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Dialogic Model of Prevention and Resolution of Conflicts: A Programme with Positive Results in Preventing Cyberbullying
Up4diversity takes as a reference effective violence protection programmes that, at the same time, face the challenges of the digital era, such as cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is considered a concern to be addressed because it is a form of violence present in the use of digital media, and because it is a violence that LGTBI+ young people suffer to a greater extent.
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Standing Up and Standing Out
The UP4Diversity International Conference was a great success, gathering more than 100 participants from at least 10 different countries.
The event was filled with insightful talks, new perspectives, and dynamic discussions about the daily challenges faced by LGBT+ people, creating greater awareness of how each of us can be an upstander in our everyday lives. -
The role of Digital Media tools in combating LGBTIQ+ violence
The UP4Diversity project is developing a prototype app designed to promote upstander interventions. One of our partners, the Centre for Digital Youth Care, brings extensive expertise and close collaborations with young people in creating such tools. Our project has identified the immense and largely untapped potential of digital media to be used in upstander interventions for reducing bullying and violence against LGBT+ individuals.
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Let’s talk gender!
I'm having a hard time identifying myself. I've pretty much accepted that I'm into girls, so that was the first step, and I told my parents when I got a girlfriend. I don't really know what to do now. Some days I feel very feminine, other days masculine. I've considered the word genderfluid, but I'm not sure. I think I'm mostly scared of what others might say. I don't want all the hassle of people having to call me by another name than the one I was born with. But I'd like it if it were normal for girls my age not to wear make-up, not to shave, and to have a boyish clothing style - then I would feel most comfortable. I don't want to change my body, the way it looks naked. Or kind of. I'd like to have a binder, so I could flatten my chest, but not anything else. I'm okay with that. But I don't know how to talk to my mom about it. She thinks I'm too masculine in my expression. I hope you can help.
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Combating Homophobic and Transphobic Bullying in Schools
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What is behind violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ youth?
Preventing violence against LGBT+ youth requires deep and consistent work: we need to reach the social roots of the problem and change dynamics through a cultural shift in bystander and community behaviour.
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#IDAHOT2021: A Musical Celebration
This week, people all around the world celebrated the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). In Europe, this happily coincides with the Eurovision Song Contest - the early adopter of all things queer that somehow transcends borders across the continent (and, inexplicably, Australia). This year's host, Nikkie de Jager, is a transgender woman. There will be rainbow flags aplenty, even if most of us are still 'celebrating' in our own homes. And, seen through the rose-tinted lens of Eurovision, there are indeed things worth celebrating.