Griffith University Pride

Check out all the fantastic activity happening on your campus for Pride Week this week! 🥳🌈

✨🌈PRIDE WEEK IS COMING!🌈✨

Griffith is about to get a whole lot more colourful and a whole lot more PROUD!

There will be a bunch of fun activities and workshops on offer:
💃 Live Drag Show
✨ FREE Face Painting
🍬 FREE Giveaways
💚 FREE Creative Workshops
🍔 Food Trucks
🎶 Live Music
🫂 Support Services
🛍 Market Stalls

Plus, we have an awesome FREE mail out and downloadables on our website
🌈 Pride tote bag mail out
📚 Pride book club
🗣 Support Services

🤙A reminder that you can attend any campus! Attend them all if you wish!
📌Save the date and we shall see you then!

https://www.griffith.edu.au/whats-on/pride-week

Excited for Pride Week on Campus! 🎉🌈

✨🌈PRIDE WEEK IS COMING!🌈✨

Griffith is about to get a whole lot more colourful and a whole lot more PROUD!

There will be a bunch of fun activities and workshops on offer:
💃 Live Drag Show
✨ FREE Face Painting
🍬 FREE Giveaways
💚 FREE Creative Workshops
🍔 Food Trucks
🎶 Live Music
🫂 Support Services
🛍 Market Stalls

Plus, we have an awesome FREE mail out and downloadables on our website
🌈 Pride tote bag mail out
📚 Pride book club
🗣 Support Services

🤙A reminder that you can attend any campus! Attend them all if you wish!
📌Save the date and we shall see you then!

https://www.griffith.edu.au/whats-on/pride-week

Looking for a rally that’s actually worth attending?

✨ Join Griffith at the Brisbane Pride Rally and March on Saturday 20 September! ✨

This is your chance to march with a positive purpose- and it’s not just fabulous people having a fabulous time (though yes, also that). It’s about visibility, solidarity, and showing our unwavering support for our LGBTQIA+ staff, students, and allies.

👣 Rally kicks off at 9am
🌈 March starts at 10am from Queens Gardens, Brisbane CBD
📩 RSVP with Griffith and get updates: https://forms.office.com/r/Hyu1V0usn2

Wear your pride, walk with friends and colleagues, and stand with a crowd that actually wants everyone to feel safe, welcome, and included ❤️

💜 Happy Wear It Purple Day! 💜

💜✨ BOLD VOICES, BRIGHT FUTURES✨💜

This year’s theme Bold Voices, Bright Futures is brought to life through the incredible artwork of Lee Evatt (he/they), a transgender and q***r artist based on Ngunnawal Country.

Lee’s design is inspired by performers and activists across generations, representing the power of community and the bright futures we’re building together. 🌈

Today, we wear purple to stand with LGBTQIA+ young people, to show them they are seen, supported, and celebrated for exactly who they are. 💫

Artwork by
***rArt

🌈🎆 Why visible support matters 🎆🌈

Today is Wear it Purple Day! A day to celebrate and show support for LGBTQIA+ young people.

Wearing purple might feel like a small act, but to someone struggling with acceptance or belonging, it can mean everything ☂️

💜 It’s a signal of safety – A purple shirt, badge, or ribbon tells young people, “You’re supported here.”
💜 It creates visibility – When many people stand together, it’s a reminder that no one is alone.
💜 It sparks conversations – Symbols of support open the door to education and empathy.

By choosing to wear purple today you’re not just putting on a colour, you’re helping create a campus and community where everyone feels seen, safe, and celebrated.

💜 Visibility saves lives. Inclusion changes them. 💜

In a world where many LGBTQIA+ people continue to face discriminatory policies, social exclusion, and structural inequality, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

In moments like these, it can be comforting to pause and remember that we are all from and remain interconnected with nature. Nature doesn’t just accept diversity, it relies on it. From thriving ecosystems to resilient communities, diversity is what makes life strong, balanced, and beautiful.

💜 Q***r is natural.
🌈 You are part of that diversity.
🫶 You are never alone.

***rIsNatural

Early Wear It Purple day celebrations on campus tomorrow! 💜

Bold voices, Bright futures 💜💜💜

Join us on Monday 25 August for an early Wear It Purple Day event at Brisbane South (Nathan) and Brisbane City (South Bank) 11am - 2pm

There will be activities, snacks, giveaways and more!
See you there!

In Australia, LGBTQIA+ people face mental health challenges at much higher rates than their peers.

🌈 Gender Diverse young people are 7x more likely to be diagnosed with depression.*
🌈 74% of LGB+ people experienced a mental disorder, compared to 41% of heterosexual people.*

For all our LGBTQIA+ and ally staff, students and partners, here are some important reminders:
❤️ You don’t have to be out to be valid.
💛 Who you share your gender or sexual identity with is your choice.
💚 Your life is YOURS, your journey is YOURS, your timeline is YOURS.
💙 There is no shame in privacy and safety.
💜 Wearing purple this Friday will help to show LGBTQIA+ people they are 👀 seen, 👍 accepted, and 🫶 safe

*Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2024, February 27). Mental health findings for LGBTQ+ Australians. ABS. https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/mental-health-findings-lgbtq-australians

🌈 LGBTIQA+ people use different words to describe sharing their identity. Some say “coming out,” others prefer “inviting in” to highlight choice and trust, and some use “disclosure” as a more neutral term.

Disclosure can be empowering when shared with supportive people 💜 but it can also bring risks like invalidation, conflict, or discrimination 🚩🚩

Many LGBTIQA+ people choose when and where to be open, balancing safety and authenticity, but not everyone has this choice. Everyone’s journey is personal, and all experiences of sharing identity deserve respect, safety and understanding. 🌈

💡 Find more information at: https://kidshelpline.com.au/teens/issues/coming-out-and-disclosure