Naiara Martínez Gómez

ABSTRACT

Despite the legislative and social advances of the last decade in the affective-sexual sphere, both sexual orientation and identity still represent a source of discomfort and discrimination for a large part of the society. Facing this panorama and in line with international agreements such as the Shanghai Declaration (World Health Organization, 2016) or the Sustainable Development Goals (2015), the Jaume I University of Castelló also joins the challenge of strengthening the institution as a well-being promoter environment, favouring the LGTBI population inclusion, in addition to preventing and eradicating any discrimination situation. From this point, the program of “Actions to work on affective-sexual and gender diversity” of the Jaume I University is developed, reflected in the II Equality Plan. This program includes four action lines: (1) training the entire university community in sexual and gender diversity matters, (2) psychological care and discrimination attention through the Violet-Rainbow Point and the care protocol in cases of LGBTI-phobic discrimination, (3) promoting student participation through the UJIPRIDE group, and (4) promoting research on sexual diversity; as well as the social commitment integration and university extension through raising awareness in our society. In conclusion, the program experience validates an action proposal that enhance the Jaume I University as a promoter of the LGBTI community inclusion. Thereby, our university is aware of the importance that the participation of the entire university community has to achieve an inclusive university model in LGTBI matters.

FILIATION

Naiara Martínez Gómez, general health psychologist, is currently working in her private psylogocial cabinet “Gomma psicólogos”. She has specialised in Sexual and Gender Diversity (Official College of Psychologists). Nowadays, she is working as a research technician in the “Actions for affective-sexual and gender diversity” UJI’s project. She is also a member of the Salusex research group of the UJI, where she is teaching, researching and giving psychological support in the “Punto Violeta-Rainbow” service. Her main research filed is the study of the affective-sexual and gender diversity. As a result of this work, she has collaborated in the spread of scientific knowledge through several papers publication and different communications in national and international conferences.