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The Youth Affairs Council of WA’s sexual health program The Youth Educating Peers (YEP) Project, is seeking community feedback with their annual youth sector survey. This survey is for youth workers and other professionals who work with young people in Western Australia. This survey defines young people as those aged 12-25. For the purposes of […]
Tags: sexual health, YACWA, YEP project, youth
18 Dec 2022 /
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The Youth Affairs Council of WA have praised the work of outgoing Youth Minister Dave Kelly. Last week Kelly announced he would be stepping down from his Ministerial duties to make way for fresh faces in the WA cabinet. YACWA praised Kelly’s achievements in the role. “We would like to express our sincere gratitude to […]
Tags: dave kelly, YACWA, youth
13 Dec 2022 |
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LGBTQIA+ youth advocacy group Youth Pride Network (YPN) have set their sights on the next state election, and the organisation wants to hear what issues young LGBTQIA+ West Australians want on the agenda. YPN have launched a survey to gauge the needs and aspirations of LGBTQIA+ folks in WA under the age of 25, as […]
Tags: charlotte glance, Politics, State Election, WApol, young people, youth, youth pride network
13 Aug 2020 |
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The Midnite Youth Theatre Company have announced a new project open to students across Western Australia. Following the announcement they would be postponing their planned production of Romeo and Juliet, the local company have a new plan to keep young people connected and engaged. Midnite Monologues is a solo drama showcase open to any student in […]
Tags: Midnite Youth Theatre Company, Theatre, youth
9 Apr 2020 |
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The Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society Perth have announced their inaugural Youth Arts Award has now opened the application process. The $1500 cash grant will be awarded to an individual or group for an arts practice outcome or experience that “demonstrates significant engagement and interaction.” The prize was announced on Saturday 30th November at […]
Tags: ADFAS, Arts, youth
3 Dec 2019 |
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Transgender pioneer Carlotta has shared her thoughts on transgender children receiving medical treatment. The cabaret performer was making her return to talk show Studio 10 when she shared that she is opposed to children and adolescents receiving puberty blockers or hormone treatment. The 78 year-old performer also voiced her opposition to Victoria’s legislation that will allow transgender people […]
Tags: Carlotta, hormones, transgender, youth
21 Aug 2019 |
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Telethon Kids Institute’s Youth Mental Health team are looking for a diverse group of young people to help develop research into the mental health of LGBTIQ+ youth. The organisation is calling for LGBTIQ+ people between the ages of 12 and 25 to have their say about mental health in the LGBTIQ+ community. The team will […]
Tags: Mental Health, telethon kids, young people, youth
5 Apr 2019 |
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Locally made podcast Queer to Air is in full swing, just releasing their fourth episode. In this episode Lewis, Jacob and Max chat about a masculine perspective on body image in the first of two episodes on this topic. The podcast series created by The Freedom Centre is releasing one episode a day during PrideFEST […]
Tags: Bryan Stewart, Queer to Air, The Freedom Centre, young people, youth
6 Nov 2018 |
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A US study has shown that, for a small percentage of people, awareness of sexuality and gender occurs at a young age. Researchers at San Diego State University have found that some children are self identifying at nine and ten years old. While the majority of research to date has shown that people usually self-identify […]
Tags: Gender, San Diego State University, Sexuality, youth
16 Sep 2018 |
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A new study has revealed that many teenager boys who are gay or bisexual use hookup apps including Grindr and Scruff to make connections with their surrounding LGBTI community and meet other queer people. The study is one of the first to look into teenagers use of mobile dating apps and is published in the Journal […]
Tags: anal sex, Apps, condoms, Gringr, Health, HIV, LGBTI, mobile, phone, Scruff, sexual health, teenager, youth
21 May 2018 |
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