Resources

1. Articles and other resources
   If you are interested in finding out more about research being done in this area or issues which are being raised internationally, have a look at some of the articles below:

The Bfriend Info-Card is a pocket sized information card with clear and sensitive information about sexuality for CALD young people. If you’d like some info-cards for your organisation, please contact Bfriend on 8202 5805

‘The Family Room’ - Bfriend has collected stories from parents about their feelings and experiences of having a loved ones who is SSA. This was produced as a Radio Program by Bfriend and 5UV Radio Adelaide and was launched in July 2007. For more information please contact Truffy or Paul on 8202 5805

The Johannesburg Statement on Sexual Orientation - http://www.hrw.org/lgbt/pdf/joburg_statement021304.htm A meeting of African lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organizations, with fifty-five participants from twenty-two groups representing sixteen countries across the continent, adopted the following statement in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 13, 2004.

Respect for All! Another world is possible – for African LGBT people, too As a project manager at ILGA, a worldwide federation of LGBT groups, Stephen Barris was in Nairobi to attend the first World Social Forum in Africa, an event that coincided with the coming out of the LGBT community in Kenya. Read his report:

Where Have All the LGBT Asians Gone? - http://www.glaad.org/poc/api/api_essay.php?PHPSESSID=34669bee6a6046486af86faf7a113054 An interesting article about Gay Asian-American and their strategies of making Asian LGBT visible in the mainstream (cultural and sexual community)

Writing Themselves In Again – 6 Years On - This is the second national report on the sexuality, health and well-being of same sex attracted young people in Australia.

Coming Out/Going Home - Australian Girls and Young Women Interrogating Racism and Heterosexism – an article by Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli

Narratives, Culture and Sexual Health: Personal Life Experiences of Salvadorean and Chilean Women Living in Melbourne, Australia - An article by MT Dawson and SM Gifford. This article examines narratives about culture, gender, identity and sexual health amongst Chilean and Salvadorean women living in Melbourne, Australia.

The STEP manual is a great resource for working with young people from refugee background and young same sex attracted people. It's available for download: http://www.youthmentalhealth.org/resources/articles/step.html

‘The Only Queer from a CALD background’ is a report from GLYSSN at St George Youth Services which includes some useful personal stories from young SSA people from CALD backgrounds.

• Web links

General Organisations/Peak Bodies

Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council Inc.
http://www.agmc.org.au
The AGMC Inc is a peak body for individuals/groups from a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer multicultural background. The AGMC Inc aims to represent the interests of Australian GLBTIQ individual/groups from a multicultural background. It does this primarily by recognising the interests of GLBTIQ multicultural individuals/groups and raising their profile within the wider GLBTIQ and multicultural communities.

International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)
http://www.ilga.org
The International Lesbian and Gay Association is a world-wide network of national and local groups dedicated to achieving equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people everywhere.

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc
A US-based non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), IGLHRC works through advocacy, documentation, coalition building, public education, and technical assistance.

Human Rights Watch – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Human Rights
http://www.hrw.org/lgbt
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.

Culturally Specific Sites

The Gay and Lesbian Arabic Society
http://www.glas.org
GLAS is a networking organization for Gays and Lesbians of Arab descent or those living in Arab countries. We aim to promote positive images of Gays and Lesbians in Arab communities worldwide, in addition to combating negative portrayals of Arabs within the Gay and Lesbian community.

Grinding Tofu
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/4289
Grinding Tofu is a page that explores the existence and complexity of the queer Chinese American community.

Greek and Gay group
http://www.greekandgay.com
A Melbourne based group put together by a handful of dedicated people who are devoted to the importance of retaining and enhancing a group that we believe is vital to both the Greek and gay communities in Australia. Founded in 1996. The site is a way to contact the group.

ASWAT – Palestinian Gay Women
http://www.aswatgroup.org/english/about.php
ASWAT (English: Voices) is a courageous and dynamic group of women who have decided to organize to challenge the status quo and to improve their lives and hopefully secure these rights for the coming generations.

Bint el Nas
http://www.bintelnas.org
This site is designed to serve the needs and interests of women who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (including female-to-male and male-to-female trans people in any state of transition), and who are identified ethnically or culturally with the Arab world, regardless of where they live.

Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)
http://www.smug.4t.com
Is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that works towards achieving full legal and social equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people in Uganda. It is the umbrella organization of all homosexual organizations in Uganda.

Behind The Mask
http://www.mask.org.za Website on Gay and Lesbian issues in Africa

Gay Ethiopians
http://www.gayethiopians.com/Home.htm
This website is created for Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual and Trans-gendered Ethiopians by a group of Ethiopians who feel their community needs a proper venue to express themselves.

Safra Project
www.safraproject.org
Resource Project for lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning Muslim women. The website includes information on sexuality, gender and Islam.

Gay and Lesbians of Zimbabwe
www.galz.co.zw
The Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) was founded in 1990 for purposes of serving the needs and interests of LGBTI people in Zimbabwe and pushing for social tolerance of sexual minorities and the repeal of homophobic legislation.