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Towards Inclusive Health Services for LGBTI People

This workshop aims to present the context, challenges, and recommendations for inclusive health services for LGBTI individuals. We will gather information, share good practices, and propose new ideas to improve healthcare for the LGBTI community.

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Towards Inclusive Health Services for LGBTI People

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  1. Towards inclusive health services for LGBTI peopleAnnualconference, Turin, 2011, Sophie Aujean, ILGA-Europe

  2. Objectives of this workshop • Presentingyou the situation(context, challenges, recommendations). • Listening to you! • Gathering information (facts and figures, projects, legislation) • Identifying and sharing good practices • New proposals

  3. Contents of the workshop • The European and international context • Challenges : stigmatisation, mental healthproblems, sexual and reproductive rights, pathologisation of transidentities, harmfulmedical practices againstintersex people etc. • Our recommendations • Sharing yourideas: facts and figures, good and bad practices, successfulprojects, change in the legislation…

  4. European and international context

  5. The European and international context • A specificcontext • Europeanlevel • EU (HealthInequalities Communication, Mental HealthPact, perspectives for 2013-2020). • Council of Europe (CoMrecommendations, the Commissioner for HR positions etc.). • International level • WHO • Good practices outside Europe

  6. The European and international context • Whatdoes the right to healthmean? • Definition • « Highestattainable standard of health ». • Physical and mental health. • Linked to otherrights. • Recognition in international law • Yogyakarta principles (17&18). • UN Committee on economic, social and cultural rights. • ParliamentaryAssembly of the Council of Europe. • EU Charter of FundamentalRights (art. 35).

  7. Challenges

  8. Challenges • Stigmatisation of LGBTI people • « Overlooked and underserved » • Confidentiality issues • Recognition of same-sexpartners • Mental healthproblems • Young LGBTI people are particularlyvulnerable • Impact on physicalhealth • Sexual and reproductive rights • A conservative context, lack of information • Access to ARTs

  9. Challenges • Obstacles faced by trans people • The World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Classification of Diseases (ICD). • Relations with healthcare professionals. • Access to gender reassignment. • Medical practices againstintersex people • Unsatisfactory medical terms : Disorders of sex development (DSD). • Denial of bodily integrity.

  10. Our recommendations to public authorities

  11. Our recommendations • Traininghealthcarepracticioners on LGBTI issues. • Ensuring an inclusive environment for LGBTI patients • Liaisingwith relevant stakeholderstowardsdepathologisation of transidentities. • Putting an end to harmfulmedical practices againstintersexpeople, and in particularintersexchildren. • Promotingsex and relationshipeducation.

  12. Sharing yourideas

  13. Sharing yourideas • The floorisyour’s! Tell us: • What do youthink of thosepriorities? Is thereanyother challenge thatwas not mentioned? • Couldyou input IE’swork by providing us with more data, fact and figures? • What type of activities have youdoneso far/couldyou do in the future? • Have youliaisedwithpublic authoritiesin your country on health issues? • Whatlessonscanyoudrawfromwhatyou have been doingso far?

  14. Thankyou for your attention!Do not hesitate to contact me for anyfurther information on health issues:sophie@ilga-europe.org

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