The WiSE Project will be launching a new campaign called WiSEup in Spring 2014 to raise awareness about sexual exploitation for LGBT people.
The campaign, which has received funding from the Sussex Police Community Cashback aims to raise awareness about sexual exploitation as well as promote referral and reporting pathways. The campaign has been developed with youth-consultation for LGBT and non-LGBT venues.
The WiSE Project has carried out participatory workshops with LGBTU young people at Allsorts Youth Project to design innovative and interactive campaign materials and badges, which will be featured in venues across the LGBT-scene.
LGBTU young people can face additional challenges to their straight, cisgender peers. These challenges can include a lack of acceptance from family or friends or experiencing homo/bi/transphobic bullying.
In addition, many LGBTU young people do not receive appropriate education and advice around sex and relationships. These factors can compound and increase LGBTU young people’s vulnerability to sexual exploitation.
Alongside the awareness-raising campaign materials, the WiSE Project will be delivering training to people that work professionally within the night time economy, such as doorpersons, club and pub workers, hotel reception staff, in order to increase awareness of how to identify exploitative situations and report appropriately.
The project is being launched on March 28 at the Komedia in Brighton.
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