The aim of the Youth Sexuality and Gender Diversity Network (YSGDN) is to strengthen supports and services for young people aged 12 – 25 in the ACT, who identify as Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Intersex and/or Queer (GLBTIQ); and raise the profile of GLBTIQ youth issues in the ACT.

The objectives of the YSGDN are to:

1. Identify, examine and raise the profile of issues affecting GLBTIQ young people in the ACT.
2. Improve the capacity of the youth, student welfare, AOD, mental health, family support, accommodation and community sectors to better support and engage GLBTIQ young people in the ACT.
3. Provide opportunities for workers in these sectors to be informed of GLBTIQ youth issues.
4. Provide networking and collaboration opportunities for individuals with a shared interest in progressing GLBTIQ youth issues.

Download the full Terms of Reference here.

For more information on the Network, contact the Youth Coalition of the ACT (secretariat), on (02) 6247 3540 or erin@youthcoalition.net.

Steering Committee Membership

• Carrie Fowlie, Youth Coalition of the ACT
• Erin Barry, Youth Coalition of the ACT
• Keiran Rossteuscher, AIDS Action Council
• Kobie Howe
• Lee Geyer, SCOPE Youth Service
• Megan Munro, SCOPE Youth Service
• Sophie Cazabon, SCOPE Youth Service

Steering Committee Meeting Dates

• Wednesday 8 October 2008
• Wednesday 10 December 2008

2009 meeting dates will be posted in December 2008.