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
A 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.
Storm Clouds and Rainbows
This resource offers insights from a parent perspective on how best to support a transgender child. It is based on international research and interviews with parents in Aotearoa.
Research and Reports
Counting Ourselves 2018
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.
Counting Ourselves 2022
The sequel to the 2028 report. With more than twice as many participants for the second survey, this report provides strong data on the new and persistent challenges faced by Aotearoa’s trans and non-binary communities.
The Honour Project Aotearoa
An investigated Kaupapa Māori strengths-based understandings of health and wellbeing in relation to takatāpui/Māori LGBTQI-plus communities.
The Adhikaar Report
“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.
Getting into the Weeds of Medicinal Cannabis
A resource aimed at transgender people in Aotearoa who use cannabis, to support a shift from illegal to legal medicinal cannabis use. It’s designed with a harm-reduction framework, grounded in publicly available legislation, clinical evidence, and health policy.
Healthy Relationships and Consent
RHW (at the time called 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.
Elder Voices
RHW worked alongside Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura – Outing Violence (HTRK – OV) to find out what life is like for Takatāpui and Rainbow elders.
Other Rainbow Organisations and Services
