LGBTQIA+ Policy and Advocacy G (12204.1)

LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights that are crucial to the development of inclusive policy-making. Hence, this unit equips students with the essential skills to champion LGBTQIA+ rights and craft impactful, inclusive policies across Australia's diverse sectors. Through a combination of theoretical frameworks and practical applications, students explore historical contexts, current challenges, and effective advocacy initiatives, focusing on the various people and groups represented by the LGBTQIA+ acronym. The unit also highlights the importance of intersectionality, cultural humility, and community engagement in policy development. Students develop the foundational knowledge and skills needed to advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights, by taking the time to understand the diverse needs within LGBTQIA+ communities and how to prevent homogenising their experiences, ensuring that advocacy and policy-making address the nuances concerning of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). By the end, students are equipped to advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights with a deeper understanding of the complexities and diversity of LGBTQIA+ affairs.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Analyse the historical and contemporary issues affecting LGBTQIA+ communities in Australia;
2. Evaluate existing policies and their impact on LGBTQIA+ rights and inclusion;
3. Design an advocacy strategy that addresses a specific LGBTQIA+ issue within a chosen context; and
4. Create a policy proposal that promotes inclusivity and equity for LGBTQIA+ individuals in a chosen context.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.