Coming OutComing Out IsolationIsolation Parental RejectionParental Rejection BullyingBullying Homophobic Hate IncidentsHomophobic Hate Incidents HomelessnessHomelessness Substance MisuseSubstance Misuse Sexual VulnerabilitySexual Vulnerability Mental HealthMental Health Sexual HealthSexual Health GALYIC develops resilience of GALYIC develops resilience of

membersmembers

A safe space where we won’t get bullied or abused. A safe space where we won’t get bullied or abused. A place where we can be ourselves. meet our peers A place where we can be ourselves. meet our peers

and not feel isolated. and not feel isolated. A place where we can access 1-1 support that A place where we can access 1-1 support that

meets our needs.meets our needs.A place where we can take part in a programme of A place where we can take part in a programme of

activities, in much the same way other young activities, in much the same way other young people can via their local youth group, which people can via their local youth group, which helps us to feel good about ourselves. helps us to feel good about ourselves.

How are other services meeting our needs?How are other services meeting our needs?

All services should be single equality impact All services should be single equality impact assessedassessed

If person unaware of needs of LGBT young If person unaware of needs of LGBT young people, how can process be successful?people, how can process be successful?

GALYIC Impact Assessment QuestionnaireGALYIC Impact Assessment Questionnaire

Table 42 : Young People's Service

05

10152025

Using ServiceOutGay-friendlyNeeds MetHomophobic

Table 45: Youth Works

05

10

152025

Using ServiceOutGay-friendlyNeeds MetHomophobic

Table 48: HX1

0

5

10

15

20

25

Using ServiceOutGay FriendlyNeeds MetHomophobic

Table 46: Social Services

0

5

10

15

20

25

Using ServiceOutGay-friendlyNeeds MetHomophobic

Table 49: Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service

0

5

10

15

20

25

Using ServiceOutGay FriendlyNeeds MetHomophobic

Table 47: Supported Lodgings

05

10152025 Using Service

Out

Gay Friendly

Needs Met

Table 44: Information Shop for Young People

0

5

10

15

20

25

Using ServiceOutGay-friendlyNeeds Met

Table 43: Calderdale & Kirklees Careers

0

5

10

15

20

25

Using ServiceOutGay-friendlyNeeds Met

Table 51: Psychosexual Health

0

10

20 Using Service

Out

Gay Friendly

Needs Met

Table 50: GU Clinic

0

5

10

15

20

25

Using Service

Out

Gay Friendly

Needs Met

Table 52: Brunswick Centre

0

5

10

15

20

25

Attend

Out

LGBT-friendly

Needs Met

Table 41 : GPs

0

5

10

15

20

25

Using Service

Out

Gay Friendly

Needs Met

Homophobic

Table 53: Accessing GALYIC

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5

10

15

20

25

FriendSchoolYouth FaxSupported LodgingsInformation ShopGPHospital

Table 54: Referrals from GALYIC

0

5

10

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20

25

GU ClinicPsychosexualSupported LodgingsBrunswick CentreCAMHS

1.1. Not all CYPS included in IMPNot all CYPS included in IMP2.2. Those working closely with GALYIC have best resultsThose working closely with GALYIC have best results

Case study groupCase study groupBoardBoardReferralsReferralsAwareness trainingAwareness trainingSecondmentsSecondments

3.3. Those not, poorest results (specialist/targeted)Those not, poorest results (specialist/targeted)Mental HealthMental HealthSubstance MisuseSubstance MisuseFamily SupportFamily Support

4.4. GU ClinicGU Clinic5.5. GPsGPs

The Regulations make it unlawful for anyone who is concerned The Regulations make it unlawful for anyone who is concerned with the provision of goods, facilities and services to the public with the provision of goods, facilities and services to the public or a section of the public, to discriminate against individuals on or a section of the public, to discriminate against individuals on grounds of sexual orientation by:grounds of sexual orientation by:– refusing or deliberately omitting to provide any service refusing or deliberately omitting to provide any service

which it offers to or provides to members of the public, or a which it offers to or provides to members of the public, or a section of the public; orsection of the public; or

– providing service of a lower (inferior) standard or quality; orproviding service of a lower (inferior) standard or quality; or– providing service in a worse manner; orproviding service in a worse manner; or– providing service on less favourable terms.providing service on less favourable terms.

ARE ANY OF THESE APPLICABLE TO YOUR SERVICE?ARE ANY OF THESE APPLICABLE TO YOUR SERVICE?

Those responsible for publicly funded services Those responsible for publicly funded services (eg hospitals; mental health services; housing (eg hospitals; mental health services; housing services; care for vulnerable people; children services; care for vulnerable people; children and young people’s services) will need to take and young people’s services) will need to take steps to ensure that the environment is one in steps to ensure that the environment is one in which lesbian, gay or bisexual people are able which lesbian, gay or bisexual people are able to access services as effectively as to access services as effectively as heterosexual people. heterosexual people.

IS YOUR ENVIRONMENT SAFE FOR LGBT YOUNG IS YOUR ENVIRONMENT SAFE FOR LGBT YOUNG PEOPLE?PEOPLE?

Staff working in publicly funded services Staff working in publicly funded services will need to treat lesbian, gay or will need to treat lesbian, gay or bisexual users as courteously and bisexual users as courteously and professionally as they do other users, professionally as they do other users, whatever their own personal views. whatever their own personal views.

HAVE YOUR STAFF HAD AWARENESS HAVE YOUR STAFF HAD AWARENESS TRAINING? ARE THEY AWARE OF THE TRAINING? ARE THEY AWARE OF THE LAW?LAW?

Commissioners/planners of services will Commissioners/planners of services will need to take steps to ensure that need to take steps to ensure that lesbian, gay or bisexual people have lesbian, gay or bisexual people have fair access to the services which they fair access to the services which they need. need.

DO LGBT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE FAIR DO LGBT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE FAIR ACCESS TO THE SERVICES WHICH ACCESS TO THE SERVICES WHICH THEY NEED?THEY NEED?

Schools should make every effort to ensure that gay, lesbian or Schools should make every effort to ensure that gay, lesbian or bisexual pupils or children of gay, lesbian or bisexual bisexual pupils or children of gay, lesbian or bisexual people, or same-sex couples are not treated less favourably people, or same-sex couples are not treated less favourably than other pupils or singled out for different treatment. To than other pupils or singled out for different treatment. To do this all policies and practices should be checked to do this all policies and practices should be checked to ensure they do not treat pupils less favourably on grounds ensure they do not treat pupils less favourably on grounds of sexual orientation, contrary to the Regulations. Schools of sexual orientation, contrary to the Regulations. Schools will need to ensure that homophobic bullying is taken will need to ensure that homophobic bullying is taken seriously and dealt with as firmly as bullying on any other seriously and dealt with as firmly as bullying on any other grounds.grounds.

ARE SCHOOLS TREATING LGBT PUPILS LESS FAVOURABLY? ARE SCHOOLS TREATING LGBT PUPILS LESS FAVOURABLY? ARE POLICIES AND PRACTICES SOUND? IS HOMOPHOBIC ARE POLICIES AND PRACTICES SOUND? IS HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING DEALT WITH AS WELL AS RACIST BULLYING?BULLYING DEALT WITH AS WELL AS RACIST BULLYING?

Is your authority spending as much money Is your authority spending as much money providing services for LGBT young people as they providing services for LGBT young people as they are for other young people, in particular other are for other young people, in particular other minority groups? minority groups?

How much is being spent on the needs of disabled How much is being spent on the needs of disabled young people? young people?

How much on the needs of BME young people? How much on the needs of BME young people? How much on the needs of young people from How much on the needs of young people from

poor backgrounds? poor backgrounds? Is 5% of the money you spend on children and Is 5% of the money you spend on children and

young people’s services going towards services young people’s services going towards services for LGBT young people?for LGBT young people?

If you are meeting the requirements of the law, If you are meeting the requirements of the law, how can you prove it?how can you prove it?

1.1. How do you know if you are meeting the needs How do you know if you are meeting the needs of LGBT youth?of LGBT youth?

2.2. Do you include sexual orientation and gender Do you include sexual orientation and gender identity in your monitoring procedures?identity in your monitoring procedures?

3.3. Do you include sexual orientation and gender Do you include sexual orientation and gender identity in your needs assessment procedures?identity in your needs assessment procedures?

4.4. Do you have a local LGBT youth group?Do you have a local LGBT youth group?5.5. Do you work closely with your local LGBT youth Do you work closely with your local LGBT youth

group?group?6.6. How many LGBT young people have you How many LGBT young people have you

successfully referred to your local LGBT youth successfully referred to your local LGBT youth group?group?

7.7. How many of your users have been referred by How many of your users have been referred by your local LGBT youth group (if appropriate)your local LGBT youth group (if appropriate)

8.8. How do you evaluate your service to ensure it is How do you evaluate your service to ensure it is meeting the needs of LGBT young people?meeting the needs of LGBT young people?

1.1. Survey of all Children & Young People’s Survey of all Children & Young People’s Services to identify Services to identify

a.a. If include sexual orientation and gender If include sexual orientation and gender identity in their monitoring and identity in their monitoring and assessment procedures (if yes, what % of assessment procedures (if yes, what % of users are LGBT?); users are LGBT?);

b.b. If all staff have had awareness training; If all staff have had awareness training;

c.c. If they work with local LGBT youth group; If they work with local LGBT youth group;

d.d. If they refer to local LGBT youth group; If they refer to local LGBT youth group;

e.e. If conducted impact assessment with If conducted impact assessment with regard to LGBT youth (if so, what are regard to LGBT youth (if so, what are results)?results)?

2. Ensure relevant strategies identify LGBT 2. Ensure relevant strategies identify LGBT young people as vulnerable with young people as vulnerable with appropriate action points, includingappropriate action points, including

a.a. Mental healthMental health

b.b. Sexual healthSexual health

c.c. HomelessnessHomelessness

d.d. Substance misuseSubstance misuse

e.e. Sexual vulnerabilitySexual vulnerability

f.f. ParentingParenting

3. Ensure LGBT youth part of Integrated 3. Ensure LGBT youth part of Integrated Children and Young People’s Children and Young People’s Services byServices by

a.a. Enabling your local LGBT youth Enabling your local LGBT youth group to feed into systemgroup to feed into system

b.b. Ensuring there is a lead Ensuring there is a lead professional conducting CAFs with professional conducting CAFs with vulnerable LGBT young peoplevulnerable LGBT young people

c.c. Ensuring other workers conducting Ensuring other workers conducting CAFs identify sexual and gender CAFs identify sexual and gender orientation issuesorientation issues

Sick mob urged boy to Sick mob urged boy to jumpjump

1.1. Issues around sexual Issues around sexual orientation?orientation?

2.2. Internalised homophobia?Internalised homophobia?

3.3. Parental response to him being Parental response to him being gay?gay?

4.4. Network of peer LGBT support ?Network of peer LGBT support ?

5.5. Attended the local LGBT youth Attended the local LGBT youth group?group?

6.6. Victim of homophobic bullying?Victim of homophobic bullying?

7.7. Victim of homophobic hate Victim of homophobic hate crime? crime?

8.8. Had Shaun been sexually Had Shaun been sexually abused or raped?abused or raped?

9.9. Was Shaun misusing Was Shaun misusing substances?substances?

10.10. Was he in a relationship?Was he in a relationship?

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