Voicing Pride

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Kiwi authors of LGBTQ children's book hope it will bring 'kindness' The new book follows two women who fall in love at sea.

Answer two questions and have your say in the Inquiry into Mental Health & Addiction!

are seeking contributions from the LGBTQIA+ community and will present these to the Mental Health Inquiry Panel.

Out Loud Aotearoa is a project inspired by , in response to the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction.

A “‘broad-brush’ approach [to bullying] is akin to bailing out water on a leaky boat”

Our founders have been reflecting on Pink Shirt Day. Check out their thoughts on bullying in NZ featured in their guest post on the Spinoff!

Well put, team 🌈👊

Bullying in schools is a crisis for q***r students, and 'be nicer' is no solution The bullying and su***de rates among q***r youth are dramatically higher than than for non-q***r youth. Joel Bateman and Henry Yuen on how NZ schools can provide targeted support for LGBTQ+ students. The years of growing up and stepping through adolescence are a turbulent time for young people wr

"Why not make people's lives easier...?"

Words to live by 👌❤️🌈

Catering for gender diversity isn't that hard – just look at how businesses are handling it Stats NZ's decision to exclude s*x, gender and s*xuality from its upcoming census has come in for criticism from the q***r community. But it turns out businesses in New Zealand – most recently Southern Cross Health Society – are already well ahead of the curve. Despite announcing back in 2015 th...

Excited to see this book published! Let’s make it happen 👍🌈⛵️ click the link below to support the Kickstarter page!

New children's book putting the spotlight on same-s*x female relationships Chaz Harris' book Maiden Voyage tells the story of the love between two young female characters.

Awesome to see EGGS making a difference 👏 even more awesome to see students supporting other transgender students - Trans Tea Time, you're a bunch of legends! 🌈🌻

'We are another s*x' - school welcomes transgender students An exclusive Auckland girls school is supporting a group of seven transgender students transition into boys.

Beautiful story of a school supporting its teachers and overcoming adversity. Must read! Thank you Lisa 🙌🏼🌈

Lisa (Hobsonville Point Schools) - Voicing Pride I was 21 years old when I first began teaching and was still figuring out my identity and s*xuality. I was the typical over-achiever, trying to be perfect and in terms of s*xuality, fit the mould of what I thought my parents expected and what was deemed then socially acceptable.

Grab a quick couple of minutes to give this a read. Props to Rae for speaking out about gender fluidity and bullying. You're a cool human!

Gender fluid teen on a quest to end hurtful criticism Rae Hunter is not "confused" as some say, and wants to be known as "just a person".

Love this work!! We are huge supporters of encouraging and providing help to schools so that they can take ownership of creating a safe environment for all students!

A set of guidelines has been updated for schools to help them create a safe and affirming environment for all students. 🤩

http://ppta.org.nz/news-and-media/affirming-diverse-s*xualities-and-genders-in-schools/?1

Affirming diverse s*xualities and genders in schools PPTA rainbow taskforce convenor and secondary school teacher Shawn Cooper says, “There have always been students with diverse gender identities and s*xualities, that’s not new. What is new is we’re now calling on schools to develop safe and affirming practices to help these students thrive!”

Our friend's across the ditch are about to vote on something very important! Let''s do this Australia!. 🌈🌈🌈

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/23/the-answers-in-the-post-australian-marriage-equality-vote-explainer

The answer's in the post – Australian marriage equality vote explainer Everything you need to know about why Australia is planning to have a postal survey on same-s*x marriage