Sistergirls say: keep yourself covered (2004)

Description

The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) launched two national peer-based posters in Sydney on 30 October 2004, as a health promotion resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sistergirls. The posters were designed to: empower Indigenous Sistergirls and transgender communities by raising HIV/AIDS awareness; address underlying issues such as isolation and discrimination; and promote positive self-esteem which in turn promotes individuals to engage in safer sexual practices, such as condom usage. The posters were developed in response to the National Indigenous gay and transgender consultation report and sexual health strategy, as was the AFAO strategy for responding to sexual abuse of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gay men and Sistergirls.
The National Indigenous gay and transgender consultation report and sexual health strategy, and the AFAO strategy for responding to sexual abuse of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gay men and Sistergirls, can be accessed online at the AFAO website.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contact details

Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations
Level 1/222 King Street
Newton NSW 2042
PO Box 51
Newton NSW 2042
Ph: (02) 9557 9399
Fax: (02) 9557 9867

Links

• View report: AFAO strategy for responding to sexual abuse of young Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander gay men and sistergirls (PDF - 1.6 MB)
• View report: National Indigenous gay and transgender consultation report and sexual health strategy [report] (PDF - 206.5 KB)
• View information: ATSI Projects: sistergirl posters
• View website: Australian Federation of Aids Organisations

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