LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care with Vanessa Bowen
On this episode of Forethought we are joined by the incredible Vanessa Bowen to discuss Identity, Sexuality and LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care.

We are lucky to be joined by the incredible Vanessa Bowen to discuss Identity, Sexuality and LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care. We unpack the impact of movie culture in the 90s and 2000s on our perception of sexuality, the impact of COVID on exploring our identity and some key things happening across Australia to increase positive representation of the rainbow community.We hope that the biggest takeaway from this episode is when it comes to positive representation there is more to be done. We encourage everyone to commit to a supportive, inclusive community free from discrimination and exclusion.You can learn more about Vanessa’s work in the affirming care space at fairywrencounselling.com

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