UWC RCN Gender and Sexuality

UWC RCN Gender and Sexuality Official page of the Gender and Sexuality EAC at UWC Red Cross Nordic. "Like" us for news and updates on events going on at RCN.

The aim of UWC Red Cross Nordic Gender and Sexuality Group is to provide a space for the discussion of issues related to gender and sexuality. We will also try to extend these discussions into the wider community, in order to raise awareness about the human right issues connected to these topics. We will show movies, organize debates and presentations, etc. During the year, we have two theme weeks, Sexuality week (November) and Gender Week (March), as well as the Rainbow Days in May.

Last week we had our annual Sexuality Week at RCN! Our group organized a number of informative and interesting events ar...
16/11/2018

Last week we had our annual Sexuality Week at RCN! Our group organized a number of informative and interesting events around the topic of sexuality. We had a letter-writing campaign co-run with Amnesty International in support of Brazilian activist Marielle Franco, a sharing circle about sexuality and religion in the Silent House, training for all first-year students about how to be an effective ally, an evening of music and poetry performances and the annual "Ask a Q***r Person" panel discussion. This really helped to build awareness of sexuality issues at RCN! We can’t wait for next year!

20/09/2018

UWC-elever hadde regnbue-stand !

10/05/2018

If you happened to be driving to our campus last Sunday afternoon, you might have found yourself being a little confused – rightly so. The scene that car-drivers coming in our direction encountered was indeed very unusual. Around forty young people dressed in bright colours, faces painted with rai...

❤️Photo creds: Otto Garli Laish Suzair Justice Vaughn
07/05/2018

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Photo creds: Otto Garli Laish Suzair Justice Vaughn

06/05/2018

Today people from UWCRCN and the surrounding area came together in a march of solidarity for the LGBTQ+ community🌈It was a day filled with music, food and love! Thank you to everyone who took part and helped to organise❤️
Video creds: Suzair

Hey Everyone, Go give the UWCwide GAS instagram🌈❤️
26/04/2018

Hey Everyone,
Go give the UWCwide GAS instagram🌈❤️

(Some only apply to those in the UK)
01/02/2017

(Some only apply to those in the UK)

What resources do young trans and gender questioning people use to deal with poor mental health, particularly in times of crisis?

Our members shared some ideas in last week's Saturday session - the theme of the session was mental health. We'll list them below.

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#1 Trans youth recommended Young Minds UK for info and advice: http://www.youngminds.org.uk/

#2 A lot of people agreed that Juno Dawson’s books 'Mind Your Head' and 'All of the Above' helped them when they were struggling with poor mental health.

#3 Our youth group members said all Kate Bornstein’s books were useful, especially Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Su***de for Teens

#4 Our youth group members told us that Mind Out is a go to resource for mental health support and info: https://www.mindout.org.uk/

#5 For someone to listen to you, our young people recommended: https://www.7cups.com/ . DO NOT SHARE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS if you use it

#6 Silent Secret is an app for 11-19 year olds to share their thoughts and feelings anonymously (use it safely)

#7 Some members said Headspace, a mindfulness app, helped when they were experiencing bad mental health

#8 To help with stress and anxiety, another CPD and meditation-based app is Pacifica: https://www.thinkpacifica.com/

#9 People said they found it helpful to watch 'The ABC's of LGBT' on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFqLrSHWNT4

#10 Another book recommendation for those struggling with their mental health is 'Some Assembly Required':
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20759526-some-assembly-required

#11 In times of crisis, our young people also suggested contacting Childline on 0800 1111 : https://www.childline.org.uk/

#12 If you are worried about su***de, you can contact Papyrus. Call: 0800 068 41 41 Email: [email protected] SMS: 07786 209697

#13 Finding other young people at a youth group can make you feel better. We run some: http://genderedintelligence.co.uk/support/trans-youth/groups … and there are many others

#14 Finding trans-inclusive and supportive spaces can help. Young people at our group recommended Open Barbers if you live in London or near

In an emergency, call *999** or make your way to your nearest Accident & Emergency department (find your nearest A&E:http://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Accident%20and%20emergency%20services/LocationSearch/428)

Do you have any other resources to recommend that you have found useful?

04/12/2016
To be honest, a lot of this is applicable to any situation involving any trans person.
02/06/2016

To be honest, a lot of this is applicable to any situation involving any trans person.

So. You're into a trans guy? Here's some helpful advice on how to attain a second date by a man of transgender experience.

02/06/2016

Shall we all just move to Canada?

27/04/2016
27/04/2016

Press release from RFSL Stockholm about Swedish government’s plan to compensate people who underwent forced steralisation to change their gender marker before it was outlawed in 2013: —- The Swedish...

14/11/2014

The 2014 Sexuality Week Magazine is here!

http://issuu.com/annamargretsverrisdottir/docs/sexuality_week_2014_web

The magazine was an initiative of GAS and is the 3rd sexuality related magazine created at RCN. It welcomed anyone in the RCN community to contribute and together we have created a publication discussing various aspects of human sexuality.

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Today people from UWCRCN and the surrounding area came together in a march of solidarity for the LGBTQ+ community🌈It was a day filled with music, food and love! Thank you to everyone who took part and helped to organise❤️ Video creds: @Laish Suzair

Sexuality week collage
Sexuality week collage

Here you go! The movie that was intended to be screened in the last college meeting, introducing Sexuality Week at RCN. Thanks to Maria Haug and Chantal Smeland.

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