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Open Right

Living the Rainbow: Boys talk religious, cultural, sexual diversity in their lives

Session Info:

In 2012, Maria will present this address at Booked Out’s What’s Happening to Our Boys? event in Melbourne.

In this session, Maria will draw from her research with boys and young men about how religious, cultural and sexuality issues affect their lives, identities, behaviours and health. How do boys and young men navigate their sexuality and gender through the various codes and values coming from diverse religious, cultural and GLBTIQ communities, as well as the wider Australian society including its media and popular culture? How can we as adults, teachers and health workers support young men in negotiating these “multiple lifeworlds” they inhabit, and affirm their right to express the various facets of themselves in positive ways?