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project
Sexu
al o
rien
tatio
n is
no
t just
ab
ou
t sex in
the p
hysic
al
sen
se; it is
ab
ou
t self-e
ste
em
,
rela
tion
sh
ips, lo
ve, a
ffectio
n,
trust, re
sp
ect a
nd
belo
ng
ing
to a
co
mm
un
ity.
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cto
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ject.o
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Th
e R
ain
bo
w
Pro
ject a
ims to
pro
mo
te th
e
ph
ysic
al, m
en
tal
an
d e
mo
tion
al
health
an
d
well-b
ein
g o
f gay
an
d b
isexu
al m
en
in N
orth
ern
Irela
nd
.
OU
R O
BJE
CT
IVE
S A
RE
TO
:• P
rovid
e d
edic
ate
d o
ne-to
-one s
upport,
pers
onal d
evelo
pm
ent g
roups a
nd c
o-c
ultu
ral
counsellin
g s
erv
ices to
gay a
nd b
isexual m
en
and th
ose u
nsure
of th
eir s
exual o
rienta
tion;
• Pro
vid
e s
afe
com
munity
spaces fo
r gay a
nd
bis
exual m
en to
meet;
• Pro
vid
e s
pecia
lised h
ealth
pro
motio
n s
erv
ices
aim
ed a
t reducin
g e
xis
ting h
ealth
inequalitie
s
experie
nced b
y g
ay a
nd b
isexual m
en a
nd
men-w
ho-h
ave-s
ex-w
ith-m
en;
• Pro
vid
e 3
rd p
arty
hate
crim
e re
portin
g a
nd
advocacy s
erv
ices fo
r gay a
nd b
isexual m
en;
• Support g
ay a
nd b
isexual m
en a
nd th
eir
pare
nts
and/o
r fam
ilies o
n is
sues a
round
sexual o
rienta
tion a
nd c
om
ing o
ut;
• Carry
out s
ocia
l researc
h in
to h
ealth
issues
affe
ctin
g s
am
e-s
ex a
ttracte
d p
eople
in g
enera
l w
ith a
n e
mphasis
on th
ose is
sues
dis
pro
portio
nally
affe
ctin
g g
ay a
nd b
isexual
men;
• Carry
out s
ocia
l polic
y d
evelo
pm
ent a
nd
lobbyin
g o
n is
sues a
ffectin
g s
am
e-s
ex
attra
cte
d p
eople
as w
ell a
s c
ontrib
utin
g to
c
ross-s
ecto
ral p
artn
ers
hip
work
ing;
• Pro
vid
e in
form
atio
n, g
uid
ance a
nd tra
inin
g to
h
ealth
and o
ther p
rofe
ssio
nals
on m
inority
s
exual o
rienta
tion a
ware
ness a
nd th
e im
pact
of h
om
ophobia
and h
ete
rosexis
m o
n h
ealth
a
nd a
ccess to
main
stre
am
health
serv
ice
pro
vis
ion;
• Carry
out a
ctiv
ities th
at in
cre
ase
unders
tandin
g o
f sam
e-s
ex a
ttractio
n a
nd
pro
mote
good re
latio
ns b
etw
een p
eople
of
diffe
rent s
exual o
rienta
tions w
ithin
NI s
ocie
ty.
HE
ALT
H A
ND
WE
LL
-BE
ING
The R
ain
bow
Pro
ject (T
RP
) use
s the S
ocia
l
Model o
f Health
in its a
ppro
ach
to
addre
ssing th
e h
ealth
inequalitie
s
exp
erie
nce
d b
y gay a
nd b
isexu
al m
en in
North
ern
Irela
nd. T
his m
odel e
mphasise
s
the im
pact th
at fa
ctors in
the e
nviro
nm
ent
can h
ave
on th
e h
ealth
of in
divid
uals. In
line
with
this m
odel T
RP
consid
ers th
at th
e m
ain
health
inequalitie
s exp
erie
nce
d b
y gay a
nd
bise
xual m
en a
re th
e re
sult o
f
hete
rose
xism* a
nd h
om
ophobia
in b
oth
socie
ty and m
ain
stream
health
pro
motio
n &
service
delive
ry.
Rain
bow
there
fore
delive
rs service
s to
individ
ual g
ay a
nd b
isexu
al m
en w
here
main
stream
health
service
s are
not
acce
ssible
or su
itable
. It also
lobbie
s for a
bette
r understa
ndin
g o
f the h
ealth
needs o
f
sam
e-se
x attra
cted p
eople
and p
rom
ote
s
good re
latio
ns b
etw
een p
eople
of d
iffere
nt
sexu
al o
rienta
tions.
*Hete
rose
xism re
fers to
the a
ssum
ptio
n o
f
hete
rose
xuality a
nd th
e re
sultin
g in
visibility
of g
ay, le
sbia
n a
nd b
isexu
al p
eople
and
their n
eeds in
socie
ty as w
ell a
s in so
cial
policy a
nd sta
tuto
ry/volu
nta
ry service
pro
vision .
WE
AR
E M
AN
AG
ED
BY
:
A v
olu
nta
ry B
oa
rd o
f Dire
cto
rs.
OU
R S
TA
FF
TE
AM
IS M
AD
E U
P O
F:
• Dire
cto
r
• Fin
an
ce
Offic
er
• Fo
yle
Ce
ntre
Ma
na
ge
r
• Co
un
se
lling
Ma
na
ge
r
• Yo
uth
Wo
rke
r
• Co
un
se
llor
• Ph
ys
ica
l & S
ex
ua
l He
alth
Su
pp
ort
Offic
er
• Me
nta
l He
alth
De
ve
lop
me
nt O
ffice
r
• Eq
ua
lity O
ffice
r
• Ad
vo
ca
cy
Offic
er
WE
AR
E F
UN
DE
D B
Y:
Th
e H
ea
lth &
So
cia
l Ca
re B
oa
rd, th
e
De
pa
rtme
nt fo
r He
alth
, So
cia
l Se
rvic
es
& P
ub
lic S
afe
ty, C
om
ic R
elie
f, BB
C
Ch
ildre
n in
Ne
ed
, the
Jo
se
ph
Ro
wn
tree
Ch
arita
ble
Tru
st, th
e B
ig L
otte
ry F
un
d,
the
PS
NI, th
e N
orth
ern
Irela
nd
Ho
us
ing
Ex
ec
utiv
e, B
elfa
st C
ity C
ou
nc
il an
d
do
na
tion
s fro
m th
e p
ub
lic.