Day Two Opening Keynote Session
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Overview
8:30am – 8:40am
Offical Welcome & Housekeeping
8:40am – 9:30am
Sex Ed By Porn? Why Pornography Has Become An Issue We Can’t Afford To Ignore
Maree Crabbe, Director - It's time we talked
9:30am – 10:00am
It Is Not Who We Are, But How We Are Treated: Centreing The Healthcare Needs Of LGBTIQA+ Young
Joe Ball, CEO of Switchboard
Speaker
Maree Crabbe
Director
It's time we talked
Day Two Opening Keynote Session
8:50 AM - 9:40 AMAbstract
Readily available and aggressively marketed online, exposure to pornography is now mainstream. For children and young people growing up online, it can be difficult to avoid. Regular consumption has become normalized, particularly among young men.
At the same time that pornography has become more mainstream, it has also become more hardcore. The most popular online pornography commonly depicts sexualized aggression and violence, including gagging, choking, forced sex, hidden camera and incest themes.
Pornography is not just images on a screen; it has become a default sex educator for many children and young people. Porn is shaping their sexual imaginations, expectations and experiences – with serious implications for their capacity to negotiate free and full consent, for mutual respect, sexual health, gender equality and mental wellbeing. There is growing concern internationally that pornography is contributing to cultural conditions that support sexual pressure, coercion and assault.
Children and young people need support to navigate this new reality.
Drawing on international research and her interviews with young people, experts and pornography industry professionals, Maree will explore how pornography’s influence on children and young people has become an issue we cannot afford to ignore.
At the same time that pornography has become more mainstream, it has also become more hardcore. The most popular online pornography commonly depicts sexualized aggression and violence, including gagging, choking, forced sex, hidden camera and incest themes.
Pornography is not just images on a screen; it has become a default sex educator for many children and young people. Porn is shaping their sexual imaginations, expectations and experiences – with serious implications for their capacity to negotiate free and full consent, for mutual respect, sexual health, gender equality and mental wellbeing. There is growing concern internationally that pornography is contributing to cultural conditions that support sexual pressure, coercion and assault.
Children and young people need support to navigate this new reality.
Drawing on international research and her interviews with young people, experts and pornography industry professionals, Maree will explore how pornography’s influence on children and young people has become an issue we cannot afford to ignore.
Biography
Maree Crabbe is Director of the Australian violence prevention initiative, It’s time we talked. She is an educator, author, researcher and filmmaker who is passionate about gender-based violence prevention, and about supporting parents, schools, communities and governments to address pornography’s influence on young people.
Maree has developed and delivered programs focusing on sexual violence prevention, sexual diversity, pornography, sexting, and the prevention of sexually transmissible infections. Her contributions to public conversations about young people, sexuality and pornography include production of two broadcast documentary films, television, radio and podcast interviews, and articles in academic and news media.
Joe Ball
CEO
Switchboard Victoria
It Is Not Who We Are, But How We Are Treated: Centreing The Healthcare Needs Of LGBTIQA+ Young
9:40 AM - 10:10 AMAbstract
Every child and family deserve to have access to the care and support that they need to thrive. Yet when it comes to LGBTIQA+ healthcare responses, particularly for children who are transgender and gender diverse, the otherwise accepted needs and safety of a child are dislocated and too often dangerously replaced by political point scoring, fostering a moral panic and conflating a religious debate.
There are many historical and cross-cultural examples of diverse sexualities and genders, including in First Nations communities in this country. These examples help us understand that LGBTIQ+ young people are not an aberration but have always existed and are here to stay.
Recent studies and coronial data collection demonstrate that the suicide in LGBTIQ+ communities and specifically for LGBTIQ+ youth is significantly higher than the general population. There's nothing inherent about LGBTIQ+ people and our communities that makes us more vulnerable to poor mental health. However, a lack of support, a lack of health care, and discrimination do contribute to high rates of suicide and poor mental health outcomes.
We all have a role to play in driving down suicide and poor mental health in all our communities and when it comes to LGBTIQ+ children and young people we need to address the specific drivers and have a targeted response. Although the challenge is staggering, LGBTIQ+ communities and their families are continuously demonstrating resilience and there is a hopeful future if we can listen to those with a lived experience and prioritise the healthcare needs of LGBTIQA+ young people.
There are many historical and cross-cultural examples of diverse sexualities and genders, including in First Nations communities in this country. These examples help us understand that LGBTIQ+ young people are not an aberration but have always existed and are here to stay.
Recent studies and coronial data collection demonstrate that the suicide in LGBTIQ+ communities and specifically for LGBTIQ+ youth is significantly higher than the general population. There's nothing inherent about LGBTIQ+ people and our communities that makes us more vulnerable to poor mental health. However, a lack of support, a lack of health care, and discrimination do contribute to high rates of suicide and poor mental health outcomes.
We all have a role to play in driving down suicide and poor mental health in all our communities and when it comes to LGBTIQ+ children and young people we need to address the specific drivers and have a targeted response. Although the challenge is staggering, LGBTIQ+ communities and their families are continuously demonstrating resilience and there is a hopeful future if we can listen to those with a lived experience and prioritise the healthcare needs of LGBTIQA+ young people.
Biography
Joe Ball is a longstanding LGBTIQA+ advocate and CEO of Switchboard Victoria. Joe believes in grassroots solutions to systemic issues and draws upon LGBTIQA+ history and the work of LGBTIQA+ activists who have paved the way to guide his work. Joe is a member of the Expert Advisory Group for the federal government’s 10-Year LGBTIQ+ Health and Wellbeing Plan. Joe is a Board member of Safe and Equal and sits on the community advisory committee for 1800RESPECT.
In 2020, Joe was honoured as an award recipient in the 50 Outstanding LGBTI+ Leaders in Australia. Joe proudly identifies as a transgender man and uses the pronouns he/him. Joe works and lives on the lands of the Kulin Nation in Narrm (Melbourne, Victoria).
Keynote Presenter
Joe Ball
CEO
Switchboard Victoria
Maree Crabbe
Director
It's time we talked
Moderator
Julia Cutler
Senior Event Manager
AST Management
Rachel Dempster
Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association
Shinade Hartman
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AST Management
Session Chair
Lyn O'Grady
Community Psychologist
Community Psychologist
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