Supporting Your Loved One
A big part of a person’s identity journey is the support of their loved ones. We have compiled some key resources that can empower you to walk alongside them.
Tamariki and Rangatahi
Be There is a new national initiative by the Youth Sector Rainbow Collective, a collaborative effort between the organisations across Aotearoa that serve our rainbow (LGBTQIA+), gender and sex diverse rangatahi.
Research and Reports
Counting Ourselves is an anonymous community-led health survey for trans and non-binary people living in Aotearoa New Zealand. The survey was live from 21 June until 30 September 2018.
The ‘Honour Project Aotearoa’ investigated Kaupapa Māori strengths-based understandings of health and wellbeing in relation to takatāpui/Māori LGBTQI-plus communities.
WaQuY worked alongside Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura – Outing Violence (HTRK – OV) to co-develop a project designed to support healthy relationships for young people in Rainbow communities.
“Community is where the knowledge is.” Made up of at least 13,800 people, Aotearoa’s LGBT+ South Asian community’s collective traumas, adversities, triumphs, and self-awareness are revealed in the Adhikaar Report.