This workbook discusses different kinds of communication, and provides tools for listening and responding in different types of situations. This resource for transgender adults is from our online course The transgender guide to sex and relationships. You can download an interactive version from inside the course, which you can fill out on your device. Continue reading Listening – the right tools for the job
Today Sport NZ released “Guiding Principles – for the inclusion of transgender people in community sport.” We’re really happy to see that they did a great job of hearing what sports players, governing bodies, and transgender people want, and affirming that everyone should be able to play community sports. It’s great to see clarity that … Continue reading Sport NZ releases transgender guidelines
It’s so critically important that we have good data on what transgender people’s experiences are, so we can push for change and be heard. As an individual, it can be really hard to be listened to. But when we have research which shows 100, or 1,000 trans people share an experience, that’s hard to ignore. … Continue reading Your experiences matter – Counting Ourselves survey
Rainbow Support Collective is holding a series of free online workshops as part of it’s Be There awareness campaign for whānau. If you are a parent or whānau member of a rainbow young person, these workshops are for you. You will learn tips from Gender Minorities Aotearoa and other Rainbow organisations, and have the opportunity … Continue reading Free online workshops for parents and whānau
Today marks the launch of Te Aorerekura – the government’s National Strategy and Action Plan for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence. The strategy was launched by The Honorable Marama Davidson – Green Party Co-leader and Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and Sexual Violence, together with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and … Continue reading National strategy to eliminate family violence and sexual violence
Nau mai, haraemai ki te Well being and te moana: a snorkel event for trans youth in Te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui – Taputeranga Marine Reserve Wellington, Feb 2022. Join Gender Minorities Aotearoa and Mountains to Sea Wellington for an opportunity to connect, find calm, feel good, and have a heap of fun! … Continue reading Well being and te moana: a snorkel event for trans youth
Depo-testosterone (testosterone cipionate) unavailable until September 2022 Due to Covid-19 disruptions, Pfizer, the company that makes the Depo-Testosterone injection, will be unable to supply Depo-Testosterone to New Zealand from late October 2021 until September 2022. This means that Depo-Testosterone will be unavailable in New Zealand during this time. Alternatives There are alternatives to the Depo-Testosterone … Continue reading Depo-testosterone unavailable
Submission on the Inquiry into Supplementary Order Paper 59 on the Births Deaths Marriage Relationships Registration Bill We support the intent of this Bill, as amended by Supplementary Order Paper 59. This SOP reflects the preferred option outlined in the Regulatory Impact Statement and its assessment of mana motuhake / Self- determination of sex. However, … Continue reading Our BDMRR submission
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
