We already knew the Action Group gay and lesbian Loiret, for his actions STI AIDS prevention conducted on the ground since 8 years, places of meeting of the Greater Orléans.

One knows less its promotion of gay health towards homosexual (the) s, bi and trans. Indeed, Gagli 45, there are men and women who care about the well-being of youth, so young, parents who have questions around current social issues related to homosexuality, homophobia , Loneliness and isolation, suicide.

For 2 years, volunteers work with the association of professionals, form the helping relationship to be more likely to listen, to inform people who come to them, anonymously, the permanent home and listening and by telephone. A strong partnership with a national association is also established: SOS HOMOPHOBIA accompanies teams Gagli in their project.

It is a desire to speak, one would say the violence suffered at work and at school, a desire to break the isolation, an issue on sexuality, information on activities and more generally an information search on health that lead Gagli volunteers to guide people to places resources associations.

They also intend to organize full week, the second Thursday of the month, aperitifs friendly (Hours gay) to break isolation and promote exchanges in a café in the city.

Action Group for Gay and Lesbian Loiret, the stakes are high Since in this action, its President, wishes to participate actively in the life of the city and respond to public health. Homophobia and suicide are a central concern of this association with a department.

In France, young homosexuals were thirteen times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual youth. These results are the fruit of an epidemiological study conducted by the association Aremedia with the collaboration of Inserm, from ill-being discussed and measured by listeners of the line Azur.

For information, the French figures were obtained from a sample of 993 men aged 16 to 39 years. All told their trajectory "socio-biographical" by completing a lengthy questionnaire computer installed from 2000 to 2004 at three sites: the festival fight against AIDS Solidays, held every year in the Paris region, the center ' information and documentation for Youth (CIDJ) in Paris, and the center selection called contingent Blois, in the Loir-et-Cher.

However, the French figures confirm the figures come from studies of U.S., Canadian and Australian: they succeed, among homosexuals, with figures "sursuicidalité" ranging from six to three.

The initiative of Gagli 45 is now recognized by different associations whose suicide prevention network of Loiret and its partners, SOS Homophobia. The services of the state have allocated funds for public health fight against suicide for training, communication tools, the line listening.

To obtain flyers, published in 5000 copies distributed in all places open to the public (colleges, high schools, University, PIJ, Loiret of town halls, waiting rooms) please contact the association on www.groupeactiongayetlesbienloiret. org

Permanence Home anonymous every last Friday of each month.
Maison des Associations, 46 ter rue Ste Catherine in Orleans

Info Line Home, listen: 06 78 33 68 04
every Monday and Thursday from 19h to 21h.

Note that the telephone is anonymous. No names, no indication to recognize the caller will be required.

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