The transgender guide to sex and relationships is a free online course designed to provide interesting, fun, insightful, and practical information for transgender adults. It aims to assist you in exploring ideas around your body and sense of self, what you like and don’t like, your needs and limits, communication, sex, and relationships. The course … Continue reading The transgender guide to sex and relationships
This sexuality workbook for transgender adults is from our upcoming course The transgender guide to sex and relationships. It is designed for transgender adults, and may not be suitable for younger viewers. You can read and download the workbook here, and you can print it and fill in in if you like.You can also download … Continue reading Feeling Myself – a sexuality workbook for transgender adults
In November 2022, we will be launching a free online course on relationships and sex for transgender adults. Whats in the course The course will cover foundational knowledge, our relationships with ourselves and our bodies, communication, relationships, safer sex, and better sex. It has around 12 hours of content, including videos, workbooks, and articles. It … Continue reading Upcoming course on relationships and sex for transgender adults
Check out some key activities we did in 2021 below, or see our 2021-2022 Annual Report to find out more. Core priority areas for 2021 1. Wrap around support.2. Healthcare.3. Housing.4. Identity Documents.5. Connectedness.6. Sexual violence prevention. We provided 1:1 peer support over 2,000 times, and there were over 600 visits to our Wellington drop … Continue reading 2021-2022 annual report
Sometimes our relationships have dynamics which are unhealthy, harmful, or even abusive. This article talks about signs that something may not be working, identifying unhealthy dynamics in a relationship, and dealing with common scenarios for trans people. It touches on working through some issues, or leaving a relationship which may be difficult or dangerous to leave. Continue reading Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship Dynamic
If a relationship is unhealthy or abusive, it may be very difficult to end it amicably. Your partner may not accept that you want to end the relationship: they may try to make you feel guilty, afraid to leave, or worried that they will not cope. They may even threaten to hurt you, your loved ones, or themself. Even if they do not accept that the relationship is ending, you do not have to stay in the relationship. Continue reading Ending an Abusive Relationship
One aspect of having healthier, safer, and more productive arguments is planning how to argue. Partners can choose a time when there is no stress and argument to be had, and sit down together to talk about how they can have better arguments. Continue reading A Good Argument: how to fight without fighting
If a person has experienced trauma in the past, such as being the victim/survivor of sexual violence, they may have very strong emotions such as anger or fear which are associated with an element present when the initial trauma happened. This element – or trigger – can be anything from a smell to a certain word or phrase, it could be a particular sexual activity or position, or any number of other elements. Continue reading Triggers: Past Trauma Memories and How to Discuss Them
Respect looks different to each person, and the things that feel respectful to one person may feel disrespectful to another. Use these tips to start a conversation about respect. Continue reading Dating a Trans Person 101: Respect
Showing at Penthouse Cinema 22 Nov 2020, the film ”Ambisexuality: Seeing More Colour in the Rainbow” was advertised to include a panel discussion by GMA National Coordinator Ahi Wi-Hongi, Dame Catherine Healy DNZM, Georgina Beyer MNZM, and director James Watson. Gender Minorities Aotearoa explains it’s position on the concepts the film discusses, and why Ahi … Continue reading Ambisexuals or Chasers?
