Hosted by the wonderful Julia Cole, the La Trobe student union and counselling department bring you a discussion on internal queer phobia.

Theme 1 -  general discussion re:  IDAHOBIT; naming Transphobia, Biphobia, Intersex-phobia; negative experiences faced by queer identifying people in our society; the role 'straight people' play in addressing queerphobia; how this all translates to the Latrobe Uni environment. 

Theme 2 - The role of schools and childhood education in addressing queerphobia, inc. through sex education

Theme 3 - Queerphobia in sport

Theme 4 - Trends in societal attitudes toward gender identity/diversity; prejudice within the queer community toward bisexual/transgender/Intersex individuals

Theme 5 - the importance of queer friendly policies, specifically those that address queerphobia in Latrobe Uni.

Theme 6 - What else needs to occur to promote greater awareness and acceptance & to address queerphobia

Close & thank you  


Panel experts:  

ADA CICADA
Ada Castle is a current La Trobe student completing her Honours in gender sexuality and diversity studies. Writing about queer, trans* and intersex content in sex education in Victorian high schools. Ada is passionate about talking LGBTIQ+ and youth issues and where they interconnect. She has been involved in activist projects over the years and loves meeting new people.
She came out in high school while very religious and how therefore internalised queer-phobia is always a very personal topic for her.

BRENDA APPLETON
Brenda Appleton has been involved with the transgender community in Melbourne for the last 15 years, firstly 
with Seahorse Victoria and for the last 10 years as Co-convenor of Transgender Victoria (TGV). Brenda was a 
phone counsellor on Gay and Lesbian Switchboard for five years and has been involved for the last three years 
with the Victoria Police training program ‘Community Encounters’. 

Brenda has attempted over many years to improve understanding and acceptance and reduce discrimination 
and disadvantage for the trans community. Brenda is retired and involved as a volunteer or director in several 
not-for-profit organisations and has chosen those involved in community, food, sustainability or trans issues. 
Brenda looks forward to contributing to the improvement of health and wellbeing of GLBTI communities in 
Victoria.

Brenda is the treasurer of Transgender Victoria (TGV). Transgender Victoria educates organisations and workplaces on how to provide better services for trans* people, and seeks ways to provide direct services to the trans* community, whether in partnership with others or independently. 

TGV also works with and for the transgender community to create positive change in human rights and policy development. We represent the transgender community in challenging discrimination and assist in the empowerment of trans* people so that they may lead full and meaningful lives.

TGV recognises the right of each and every member of the transgender community to equality in all areas of life including housing, education, work, health services and legal representation. Since we began, TGV have been pivotal in raising awareness of issues that affect transgender people; TGV remains dedicated to facilitating social and legislative change on behalf of the transgender community.

BEC THOMPSON
Bec Thompson is one of the two National queer officers for the National Union of Students (NUS). NUS has been working on campuses to build power and create change for students around issues such as Youth Allowance, Universal Student Unionism, International Student Issues and Equity in Higher Education. 
The Queer Department runs campaigns on issues including mental health and equal marriage.
Currently studying Public relations (recent campaign: We’re here to pee not to be gender stereotyped)

GEORGIA DACAKIS
Georgia teaches into the Undergraduate Speech Pathology Course and the Master of Speech Pathology graduate-entry programs. She is a certified practicing speech pathologist who has extensive clinical experience in the management of stuttering and voice disorders. Her research interests focus on speech pathology management of transsexual individuals: perceptions of gender, extra-clinical measurement of voice, voice related impact on activity and participation.

Books
Dacakis, G. (2002). The role of voice therapy in male-to-female transsexuals, Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 10 : 173-177.
Dacakis, G. (2000). Long-term maintenance of fundamental frequency increase in male-to-female transsexuals. Journal of Voice, 14 (4), 549-556.
Dacakis, G. & Oates, J.M.S. 1998). Communication Training in male to female transsexuals. Fremantle, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia National Conference Proceedings, 77-88

KARL BROWN
Member of the Ally network at La Trobe

Karl Brown  worked as Alumni Relations Coordinator for La Trobe University since I moved to Australia and my career so far has given me the opportunity to meet a wide variety of people connected with the universities, students, graduates, staff and the wider La Trobe community, and has even given me the chance for some international travel to countries such as Greece, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.


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