European Gay Ski Week

This years FREE launch parties are happening all over Europe:   London: Monday 5th December POPCORN - Heaven Rome: Saturday 10th December CRAZYBALL- Teatro Lo Spazio Madrid Friday 16th December SALVAJE - DVN Dance Vanguard Nation Paris Saturday 7th January CRAZYVORES - The Bataclan Dublin Friday 3rd February EUPHORIA - Button Factory London BRUT - Date TBC

We are looking for volunteers to join both our ‘Front of House’ and our ‘Ski Host’ teams   Ski Host requirements: • An expert skier or boarder. • A friendly outgoing personality, who enjoys meeting new people. • Fluent in French and English, any other language would be a bonus. • The ability to manage unexpected situations in a calm manner. • Have good communication skills.   Front of House requirements: • A friendly outgoing personality, who enjoys meeting new people. • Be happy working late nights in clubs. • Fluent in French and English, any other language would be a bonus. • Hold a valid Full European driving licence. • Remain calm under pressure and have good communication skills. • Ability to handle cash and card payments (training given)   www.europeangayskiweek.com

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This years FREE launch parties are happening all over Europe: London: Monday 5th December POPCORN - Heaven Rome: Saturday 10th December CRAZYBALL- Teatro Lo Spazio Madrid Friday 16th December SALVAJE - DVN Dance Vanguard Nation Paris Saturday 7th January CRAZYVORES - The Bataclan Dublin Friday 3rd February EUPHORIA - Button Factory London BRUT - Date TBC

We are looking for volunteers to join both our ‘Front of House’ and our ‘Ski Host’ teams Ski Host requirements: • An expert skier or boarder. • A friendly outgoing personality, who enjoys meeting new people. • Fluent in French and English, any other language would be a bonus. • The ability to manage unexpected situations in a calm manner. • Have good communication skills. Front of House requirements: • A friendly outgoing personality, who enjoys meeting new people. • Be happy working late nights in clubs. • Fluent in French and English, any other language would be a bonus. • Hold a valid Full European driving licence. • Remain calm under pressure and have good communication skills. • Ability to handle cash and card payments (training given) www.europeangayskiweek.com

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Educate & Celebrate

A quick glance at this week's queer news... Our take on the last seven days of LGBT+ news from across the globe and some exclusive Educate & Celebrate news. BUT FIRST.... IT'S THE GREAT RAINBOW BAKE OFF FINAL 2017 It's time to vote...   They have been baked, iced and embellished to perfection, but now it's your turn to have your tastebuds tantalised and vote for your favourite creation!   Hundreds of schools took part in our Edu-Cake and Cel-A-Bake competition to mark anti-bullying week. Dozens of cakes were made for the occasion and more than £500 was raised in the process! The top 10 entries will battle it out over icing sugar during the LIVE final this February.   Have a look at the marvellous creations here   "The Educate & Celebrate initiative is innovative and visionary." Ofsted, Jan 2016 From cakes to queer! Here is our weekly news round up... December 6th: It’s that time of the week when we present to you the last seven days of Queer news from around the globe! The headline that’s been getting Tweeters and Facebook users across Finland and the UK going hot at their keyboards is the news that X-Factor finalist, Saara Aalto from Finland is not only bisexual but engaged to a woman. It isn’t the fact that one of the favourites to win the singing competition identifies as LGBT+, oh no, instead it has ignited claims that X-Factor bosses kept the engagement and her sexuality quiet. While rumours of the show being a fix return week after week, messages of support have flooded the social media streams of Saara and her fiancé, and we wish them nothing but huge congratulations and luck in the final. Speaking of singers; the Queen of queer, Lady Gaga visited the Ali Forney Center in Harlem this week to speak to homeless LGBT young people as part of its Share Kindness Campaign. During the visit, Gaga spoke out about suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) herself after being raped aged 19. The international star who revealed this for the first time publicly on Monday, said: “The kindness that has been shown to me by doctors as well as my family, and my friends, it really has saved my life.” The visit has helped spread the message about the #HarlemNoHate campaign dedicated to LGBT young people in America and across the globe. From Finland to America, to Hong Kong – the rainbow really is flying here, there and everywhere! Two of China’s iconic statues have been given a rainbow makeover, sparking huge debate over whether corporations in the country should get involved in LGBT rights. The metallic lion statues that sit outside of the HSBC building have been decorated as part of the banks ‘Celebrate Pride, Celebrate Unity’ campaign in support of LGBT rights. Despite only being brightened up for a few weeks, a petition against the bank’s involvement has been signed by more than 1,800 people and groups have claimed they are unhappy as the move forces every shareholder to “endorse the homosexual lifestyle”. Of course not everyone is feeling prejudiced and blue about the colourful display, many people have praised the move which comes after 7,000 people marched through the streets to celebrate Pride earlier this year. Back in the states and all anyone is talking about is Trump. It has been said that the President Elect will repeal federal protections for LGBT workers. US representative, Steve Russell said that Trump has offered “very good assurances” that he will repeal Obama’s executive orders for non-discrimination by federal contractors. This move is thought to be a way to replace the unclear legislation introduced by Obama but campaign groups in the states have said that any organisation that wishes to terminate workers based on their LGBT identities, could be safeguarded under a faith-based exemption. Trump has not yet released a formal statement on the issue, but this comes in the same week that he appointed Ben Carson as Housing and Urban Development Secretary, despite Dr Carson’s previous claims that same-sex marriage is both a Marxist plot and comparative to bestiality. On a more positive note, Walmart which ranked THE largest company in Fortune 500, has emerged as the latest LGBT rights leader. The supermarket chain received a perfect score of 100 from Human Right’s Campaigners’ Corporate Equality Index. They were one of 517 companies to get a perfect score, a massive increase from last year. Walmart was found to have a resource group for employees called PRIDE: Promoting Respect, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity. Not too dissimilar to our very own key principles of training, policy, curriculum, environment and community. _________________________________________________________________________________________ More CPD teacher training dates added!  The practical and teacher-friendly course is designed to give you confidence, resources and strategies combined with an action plan to start delivering LGBT+Inclusivity the very next day. After CPD in September 2016 a teacher emailed to say:   'I just wanted to share that I used what I have learned following the Training Day to lead an Assembly, watched by all Staff and all our children aged from 5 to 16, not an easy audience and I was very nervous but I followed your advice and guidance and it could not have gone better; As a result of my increased confidence in discussing this topic it has improved my ability to be clear and articulate when I am asked a question, by a child and members of Staff. So thank you I feel so empowered by what you did with us that day'  Course Fee £250 To find out the dates and details click here.   BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE Watch our short film to see how together we are building cohesive communities with our partner schools Copyright © 2016 Educate & Celebrate, All rights reserved. Thank you for subscribing to the Educate & Celebrate Newsletter! We hope you enjoy our round-up of around the world LGBT+ news, as well as our own. Our mailing address is: Educate & Celebrate 1 Penton Street London, Lnd N1 9PT United Kingdom Add us to your address book

Pink Therapy

About | Find a therapist | Knowledge | Clinical Associates | Training | Accreditation IN THIS ISSUE... Last few places Gay Mental[k] Health: Pink Therapy Annual Conference 2017 23rd WAS Congress 2017 Sex Addiction: Fact or Fiction New Policy from AASECT 2017 Pink Therapy Training Courses PG Diploma recruiting New Publication: Critical & Experiential: Dimensions in Gender and Sexual Diversity Make Your Own Relationship User Guide A to Z of Sex External Workshops LAST PLACES REMAINING We have just a couple of places remaining on our Essentials in Gender and Sexual Diversity Therapy.   This three weekend course starts in January is all you need to meet the training criteria for our Standard Accreditation scheme and will greatly enhance your knowledge and practice of working with Gender and Sexual Diversities.   PINK THERAPY 5TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 Therapeutic Issues Working with Gay Men The fifth International Pink Therapy Conference, Gay Men Tal[k] Health, will take place in London, UK over two days on 24 & 25 March 2017. The first day will be a pre-conference workshop with Doug Braun-Harvey, author of Treating Out of Control Sexual Behaviour: Rethinking Sex Addiction. The second day will be an incredible array of topics and speakers which we're sure you won't want to miss! Places are strictly limited and as our previous conferences have sold out, we encourage you to take advantage of the special  Early Bird discounted fee of £150 for a single day or £250 for both days until 20 Dec 2016 and book soon. More information here! Register NOW here! 23rd Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health 23rd Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health.  Prague, Czech Republic, May 28-31, 2017.   Invitations are open to submit abstracts and/or attend this unique Congress for sexologists and those working or interested in learning more about the field of sexual health. The WAS Scientific Committee together with the Local Scientific Committee is organising a scientific programme that emphasises the multidisciplinary nature of Sexual Health/Sexual Rights covering 7 main themes: Basic Research, Behavioural, Social & Historical, Bio-medical Research, Clinical Research & Practice, Public Health & Policies, Sexual Rights, and Sexuality Education. Please join them!  Further details  on Abstract submission and Registration. SEX ADDICTION: FACT OR FICTION? Last night Dr Meg-John Barker and Dominic Davies gave a talk on Sex Addiction to the 'Sex, Love and Relationships MeetUp. For those who were unable to attend, they recorded the presentation and it will be posted to our Pink Therapy UK YouTube channel over the next day or so. NEW POLICY ON SEX ADDICTION FROM AASECT The American Association for Sex Educators, Counsellors and Therapists (AASECT) issued an important policy statement on Sex Addiction on Wednesday. You can read more about it here.  PINK THERAPY TRAININGS 2017 Registration is now open for our next Essentials in Gender and Sexual Diversity Therapy: Jan-Mar 2017, click here! You can find all our training courses here.  Pink Therapy is an Accredited Training Organisation with the National Council of Psychotherapists (NCP). DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2016 Welcome to the final Edition of Pink Therapy News for 2016: In last month's editorial I mentioned there are some significant changes afoot both for Pink Therapy and me personally. It's timely share some of these with you now as the year end approaches.  As you're probably aware I have built Pink Therapy into a well respected, internationally recognised organisation over the last 17 years but I've done this largely single handed and it's unrealistic for me to continue working at such an intense pace in all the areas we're moved into. I am planning to create Pink Therapy into a franchise and hoping to sell some parts of the business and hand over the running of some core aspects of Pink Therapy, in particular the marketing and delivery of our face-to-face trainings, to a small group of people (largely drawn from the Clinical Associate team) who will become Pink Therapy (London).  I hope they will revistalise and bring exciting new developments to the organisation.  I will remain CEO and continue to develop the Online Diploma, and promote many new stand alone CPD units for people unable to come to London and attend our Face-to-Face events but who are hungry for training.  I will also continue to co-ordinate our Annual conference and manage the Directory & Website (we're having a new one built).  Over the next couple of years, I hope to develop the 'brand' of Pink Therapy in other parts of the world and so if you're interested in forming a connection to us, let me know. Finally, on a personal note I'm about to move out of London to the South Coast (from the begining of January). I'll maintain a small private practice for 2 days a week in London. There are exciting times ahead and I've been very pre-occupied with the future of Pink Therapy and grateful for the support I've been receiving from colleagues at home and abroad. With best wishes to you for the holiday season however you may celebrate it and here's to an exciting New Year! Dominic Davies - CEO NOW RECRUITING Post Graduate Diploma in GSRD Therapy We've begun recruiting for our third cohort of students Our two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity (GSRD) Therapy will commence with a week long residential in July 2017 and the rest of the course will be followed online.  This is a unique opportunity to develop confidence and expertise in working with a wide range of clients.  This course attracts therapists from around the world.  The course is accredited by the National Council of Psychotherapists and has Advanced Specialist Training status with the National Counselling Society.  Interviews will commence in January 2017 Further details and Prospectus New Publication: Critical & Experiential: Dimensions in Gender and Sexual Diversity Critical & Experiential: Dimensions in Gender and Sexual Diversity is a multidisciplinary collection of chapters written from within the newly emerging field in gender and sexual diversity (GSD) that moves beyond the LGBTQ(IA) acronym to include non-binary and heterosexual variation.  The contributions are primarily aimed at mental health, psychology and psychotherapy practitioners and teachers, as well as those working with psychological aspects of social sciences and legal theory. The concepts of 'critical' and 'critique' are reframed throughout as experientially provoked thinking and thought. This collection provides a practical reference handbook to critique our range and styles of learning, teaching and interventions in the GSD field. However, it is also a stimulus to broader questions about mental health in the psychological organization of social and professional values that, painfully, still demand to be voiced, if not critiqued. This an exciting collection of original, cutting-edge thinking from those living and working within the newly emerging field of gender and sexual diversity (GSD). The real diversity of human nature, human experience and human histories provoke, demand and generate critical thinking. The lived experiences shared in this book stand as a testament to this diversity. Voices which need to be heard! Available for purchase at Resonance Publications. Also available at Karnacbookstore in London and on Amazon.co.uk. Free copies available for Reviewers and discounted copies available for Individuals, Institutions and Event Organisers. Please contact Resonance Publications for further information. Make Your Own Relationship User Guide Make Your Own Relationship User Guide is a newly published zine guide from Meg-John Barker and Justin Hancock. Many of us have grown up thinking that love is something that we have no control over: that if we have to work on our relationships then it's not natural and it's not real love.  We think love is a combination of something you make happen as well as it happening to you. What if we could try a more consensual and intentional way of doing relationships? That's what this zine is about.   "It's an excellent resource packed with exercises for therapists and their clients to explore the kind of relationships they want." (Dominic Davies - CEO) The zine is available to purchase here for only £2.50! A TO Z OF SEX PODCAST Dominic was interviewed for the A to Z of Sex Podcast last month. He discussed the letter G for Gay (men)  Check it out if you have time! Workshop: How to run a successful private practice: all you need to know. Friday, 17th March 2017 - 09:30 for a 10:00 start, to finish at 16:30 Council Chamber, Institute of Biomedical Science, 12 Coldbath Square, London CE1R 5HL  This is the fourth run for this popular and informative workshop from Become Psychology that will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed for running a successful private practice Cost: £135.  Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk Workshop Series: Let's Talk About Sex programme 2017 Just how can we talk about sex in our consulting rooms in order to give it meaning? The Let's Talk About Sex programme is a series of workshops and lectures from wpf therapy, intended to broaden our understanding of sexuality and help us talk about it with our clients. There will be clinically based workshops as well as some more factual or educational events. For information on the programme and individual events, click here. Dominic Davies Pink Therapy Contact: Anya Stang anya@pinktherapy.com +44 20 7836 6647

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