7 days. 40 participants.
1 unforgettable life-changing experience.
An oasis of queer joy and knowledge in the Italian summer heat.
August 13 - 20, 2022
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The Summer Youth Exchange on Queer Health was a project organized by the Treat it Queer Foundation, Fuori Orario Femminista, and Associazione Te@, with funding provided by the Erasmus+ KA2 Youth Exchange grant.
The weeklong retreat in beautiful Trentino, Italy, brought together young professionals, activists, and generally passionate individuals under 30 years old to discuss, reflect, exchange knowledge and experience, learn, network, and develop new skills relating to queer health (and, of course, enjoy the summer weather).
Over the course of a week, participants engaged with a wide variety of topics related to queer health, through non-formal education methods, including interactive workshops, and group peer-led activities.
The goal was to allow for an exchange of ideas, and for participants to reflect on the different ways in which queer health is taught, addressed, treated, etc., in different social and national contexts. Some of the workshops and activities were prepared ahead of time by the organizing foundations, while some lectures and workshops were participant-led, on-site.
Through seminars and workshops we questioned, we laughed, we cried, and we grew. Now, we are back to our communities and workplaces, stronger with the knowledge we gained, the self-confidence we found, and the support network we built. At the Youth Exchange we showed that it was possible to create the safe and welcoming environments we need within healthcare to properly care for queer people, and now, we are ready to be the care providers we always needed.
The Youth Exchange on Queer Health may now have ended, but its impact will carry on for a long time.
And now, you too can be part of the Youth Exchange’s impact and longevity. We have compiled a collection of photos taken throughout the Youth Exchange, alongside participant testimonials, in a Retrospective Booklet. Through it, we hope that you can glimpse the emotion and camaraderie that filled every moment spent at Casa dal Trozzo that week.
With it, we hope that you will be inspired to engage with the queer dimensions of health, education, activism, and community, and join us as we continue to work to spread queer joy in our spaces and networks.
