Gender diversity, sex education, the fight against LGBTI-phobia and sexism and the influence of social media are some of the issues that will be covered at the talks, presentations and cultural workshops.
“Young LGBTI+ women, the future is now.” This is the motto of the new quarterly programme of activities at the LGBTI Centre. The aim of the series, which will take place online on Zoom and YouTube, is to discuss the needs and realities of LGBTI+ teenagers in the form of a varied programme of workshops, talks and cultural activities.
The workshops, which are aimed mainly at young people aged between 13 and 17, have in common the wish to work in the visual arts, music and audiovisual fields with the help of artists and creative people from the city. An example of this is the fanzine workshop prepared by Laboratorio Móvil, which will reveal the secrets of independent self-publishing by playing around with texts and images.
In addition, the female rap group La Clika Pika will get participants to work together on the production of a rap song with a gender perspective. The resulting project will be the basis for making a collaborative video clip under Las Pibas REC’s supervision.
In addition, the school Professional DJ Kids will teach participants how to mix songs from inclusive compositions that raise awareness about the reality of LGBTI and discrimination against women.
In the last online workshop, which is coordinated by the group Embossades, participants will engage in feminist artivism by painting tote bags.
The workshops will be held on Zoom, and the dates can be found in the ‘Activities’ section. You can register by sending an e-mail to info@centrelgtbibcn.org.
Analysis of sexual and emotional relationships and the role of influencers on social media
The LGBTI Centre wants to analyse the challenge of including the sexual diversity and gender perspective in the various sexual health places and resources aimed at teenagers. This will form the core pillar of a round table (4 February, 6 pm) featuring Elena Longares, coordinator of the LGBTI+ teen care service of the Centre Jove d’Atenció a les Sexualitats [Sexual Health and Education Centre for Young People]; Abel Huete, who is a teacher in the Oasis project; and Isa Duque, a psychologist, sexologist and family systems therapist.
The need to rethink eroticism moving away from a focus on heteronormativity and young people with perfect bodies will also be discussed. The reflection will be led by the creators of the Voluptas project, Lídia Sardà, Mónica Toledo, Carlota Coll and Laura Arcarons (10 February, 6 pm).
Furthermore, the LGBTI Centre has invited various influencers to reflect on the relationship between LGBTI activism and social media, as well as about their ability to alter personal relationships and create points of reference for teenagers (5 March, 6 pm). Carolina Iglesias (Percebes y Grelos), Elsa Ruiz and Daniel Valero (Tigrillo) will talk to Ainhoa León about their content creation experience and their impact as LGBTI activists and leading figures.
The talks will be available to watch on the LGBTI Centre’s YouTube channel.
Teacher training, a key element for addressing diversity in the classroom
The LGBTI Centre will offer for the first time, in collaboration with Candela, an activity aimed specifically at teachers. It is a theory and practice course (19 and 25 February) for secondary school teachers aimed at providing them with tools to include the sexual diversity and gender perspective in the classroom and address the issue of discrimination and violence in educational contexts.
Books and films will also be featured
In the area of literature, the presentation of Eternos is particularly worth highlighting. The novel, which is the lawyer and activist Ton Mansilla’s first, is set deep in the reality faced by many young LGBTI+ people living in countries in which homosexuality is a criminal offence. Participants will also learn about (h)amor6 trans, a book coordinated by Lucas Platero in which fourteen speakers for trans culture and activism answer questions about gender. The centre will also host the presentation of Mariquita. Una historia autobiográfica sobre la homofobia, a graphic novel by Juan Naranjo that recounts the author’s experiences growing up in Spain in the 1990s.
The events can be followed on YouTube, at 6.30 pm, on 24 February and on 3 and 24 March respectively.
In addition, the organisation Teleduca has selected for the LGBTI Centre a set of films on LGBTI+ teenagers from the point of view of family, friends and sexual and emotional relationships. The following titles have been selected: Summertime (23-24 January), Heartstone (6-7 February), 3 Generations (20-21 February), Fucking Amal (6-7 March) and XXY (20-21 March). The films will be available to view for 24 hours on Cinemes Girona’s digital platform.