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OUR COMMUNITY: "Substance Use and LGBTQ Youth—Reducing the Risk" This program will present current information regarding the prevalence and incidence of illegal substance (drug) use in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community, outlining specific types of drugs and explaining their chemical composition, effects and the correlation between substance use and less safe sex practices. The presenters will explore the relationships between queer youth (generations x and y) and the tribal, cult, club and spiritual aspects of their substance abuse. Finally, the harm reduction and popular education models will be overviewed as methods of intervention. Presenters: Rafael Cosio is a graduate of UCSB and has been actively working in the HIV/AIDS and LGBT communities professionally for 7 years. He has spoken at various state conferences and at local schools and universities, and he has conducted various Speakers Bureau trainings, in-services, and sensitivity trainings. Maurice L. Hudson is the director of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Services and the Queer Resource Center at UCSB. He received his Master of Social Welfare from Berkeley and has worked as a clinical social worker with children, adolescents and adults, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight persons, persons living with HIV/AIDS, as well as homeless and severely and persistently mentally-challenged persons. Room: Ucen Santa Barbara Harbor |
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