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Creating inclusive AOD services for gender and sexuality diverse people (Hybrid)

20 July 2022
 9:15am – 1:45pm
Rydges Sydney Central, 28 Albion St, Surry Hills, NSW
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Would you like to learn more about strengthening inclusivity for gender and sexuality diverse people, and particularly women with trans experiences, in your alcohol and other drug (AOD) work?

This forum is being organised by the NADA Gender and Sexuality Diverse AOD Worker Network. It's open to all workers who would like to learn more about inclusive AOD service provision for those who are gender and/or sexuality diverse.  

To see the event program click here [PDF]


There will be an online attendance option for the 'introduction to gender and sexuality diversity in AOD settings' session, and the panel on improving inclusivity for women with trans experiences. 


Speaker bios

Leslie Peters
Leslie (they/he) is a public health researcher based at The Matilda Centre within University of Sydney. Their research is focused on better understanding and addressing trauma, mental health and substance use among gender and sexuality-diverse (LGBTQ+) adolescents.

Naif-Jamie Martin
Naif (she/they) is a proud queer trans woman who comes from a long line of strong Wiradjuri women. She has 5&1/2 years of sobriety and attributes her recovery to the power and connection found in others. Naif is an activist and an artist, you’ll find her on a stage or at a protest. Over the years she has studied and worked as a teacher and a nurse but finally feels settled in her current peer advocacy work, using her living experience to help community.

Jack Freestone
Jack Freestone (he/him) works at ACON in Alcohol and Other Drugs Research. He is concurrently completing a PhD and his research focuses on community education needs and peer-led responses to the sexualised use of GHB and crystal methamphetamine. 

Liz Duck-Chong
Liz Duck-Chong (she/her) is a health promotion and peer worker, health researcher, freelance writer, and filmmaker, whose essays and non-fiction have been published widely. In her role at ACON she was the content and development lead for TransHub, an Australia-first health resource. 

Estelle Clarke

Estelle (she/her) is a Yorta Yorta, Wemba Wemba Trans Woman or "Sistergirl". She was born in Boorloo on Noongar Whadjuk but has resided in Gadigal Country since 2015. In 2014 she was the Western Australian Young Person of the Year as well as a National Young People's Human Rights Medal finalist. She now works at BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation as the Programs and Training Coordinator based at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Redfern.

Roxy Tickle
Roxy Tickle (she/her) is a trans woman who lives and works on Bundjalung country in northern NSW. She works for the Buttery in Corporate Services and helps out cisgender staff and transgender residents with lived experience advice where she can. She is a strong advocate for the rights of trans and gender diverse people generally. 

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