National transgender housing support service, which includes support with accessing council housing, support with access to emergency housing, and the national LGBTQI+ Rainbow Housing NZ online group. Continue reading Transgender and Rainbow Housing NZ
Check out some key activities we did in 2020 below, or see our 2020 Annual Report for all the juicy details. Our Core priority areas for 2020 1. Wrap around support.2. Healthcare.3. Housing.4. Identity Documents.5. Connectedness. Despite the global pandemic, we had a very successful year across all five of these areas. Continue reading 2020-2021 Annual Report
Where Do You Sleep at Night? Transgender Experiences of Housing Instability and Homelessness 2020 – GMA Housing Report [Wellington] Continue reading Where Do You Sleep at Night? Transgender Experiences of Housing Instability and Homelessness 2020
Gender Minorities Aotearoa met with the UN Spacial Rapporteur who is currently conducting an independent report on Housing in New Zealand. Continue reading UN Special Rapporteur on Housing
Counting Ourselves transgender health research found elevated stigma, discrimination, violence against trans people. Continue reading Landmark Trans Health Report Shows Widespread Disparity
All about the BDMRR Bill and changing gender markers on birth certificates Continue reading Accurate Birth Certificates: BDMRR 101 Primer
Vinegar Hill rainbow camp was beautiful! We sold hot dogs, vegetarian nachos, ice blocks, and soft drinks, and we raised $409 Continue reading Hot Dog Fund Raising@ Vinegar Hill
15% of trans people run away from home or are kicked out because of their gender. Those rejected by whaanau are twice as likely to have experienced homelessness (40%) as those who were not rejected (22%). Continue reading End Transgender Homelessness
Last week we joined other takataapui and rainbow community orgs and met with Wellington’s Mayor Justin Lester and the Wellington City Council city planners, to talk about how to make Wellington more rainbow friendly. Continue reading Wellington City Council Rainbow Community Consultation
Please take time this weekend to fill in the Counting Ourselves survey that we helped to develop, so we have large scale national data on takataapui, trans, and intersex people’s health. Continue reading Trans Health Surveys
