Research
Think of this section as like gaining access to a Yorkshire MESMAC filing cabinet, only hopefully more tidy and better organised than many of the filing systems we have…
You can find downloadable copies of research commissioned by Yorkshire MESMAC, as well as other research documents in this section. These research and policy documents help inform the way we work.
A summary of research findings related to same-sex domestic abuse.
What Can We Do for LGBQ Youth in North Yorkshire?
An assessment of service, needs and provision in the sub-region
Men and Boys- Selling Sex in the Bradford District
Drug and alcohol use among LGBT people in the city of Leeds
An archived guide from the early years of MESMAC, and a chance to reflect upon HIV prevention work new and old.
Helping your organisation meet the sexual health needs of African MSM living in the UK.
Appendices:
- Workshop Session Plan
- Workshop Scenarios
- Organisational Questionnaire
- African MSM Questionnaire
- Workshop Scenario Feedback
- Workshop Barriers and Challenges Exercise Feedback
- Focus Group Feedback
- A Bill of Sexual Rights http://www.thehumanist.org/humanist/articles/NewBillSexRights.pdf
- Uganda Anti Homosexuality Bill 2009 http://nationalpress.typepad.com/files/bill-no-18-anti-homosexuality-bill-2009.pdf
- The Equality Act http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/pdfs/u...
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
- Anthony E Varona’s 2010 Report on the 2008 and 2009 American Election Campaigns, (including a section detailing how to “Engage, instead of Circumventing, Communities of Faith”)
- Church Leaders Training Sample Session Plan
- Example Posters Used in Faith Settings
- LGB&T Friendly Churches in the UK http://www.gaychurch.org/Find_a_Church/foriegn_nations/UK.htm
- Sample Equal Opportunities Policy Statement
- Hate Crime Reporting http://www.stophateuk.org/
- Events that Promote Diversity include:
Black History Month: http://www.black-history-month.co.uk/
LGBT History Month: http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/
UK Black Pride: http://www.ukblackpride.org.uk/ - Sample Confidentiality Policy
- Sharing Experiences Exercise
- GMFA’s The Sex Course http://www.gmfa.org.uk/national/sexcourse.html
- Ice Breakers: an MSM Support Group in Manchester http://www.icebreakersmanchester.org.uk/
- Accessing Services in Community Languages Leaflet
- African Voices: HIV Podcasts in African Community Languages http://mesmac.co.uk/hiv-podcasts