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24.01.2022 We’ve got the best stall spot @Pride! Lots of shade under the trees! Hope to see you all tomorrow! #brisbanepride

22.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC Week Australia! Rainbow Families Qld sends special love and respect to all our First Nations parents.

21.01.2022 It’s been a big week. Yesterday a Bill was introduced into the ACT parliament to make it against the law for anyone to try and change someone’s sexual orientati...on or gender identity AND the Queensland parliament passed a Bill that will outlaw conversion practices by health service providers. The Queensland Government will allocate funding for an integrated education and research project which will, among other things, identify appropriate supports for survivors. These developments follow a commitment made by the Victorian Premier to outlaw conversion practices, and the South Australian Labor Opposition signalling it will introduce a private members bill later this year. The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute is also conducting an inquiry into possible legislation in Tasmania. There have been many positive steps, but we need more action to make sure these damaging practices are stamped out once and for all. Can you take a minute to sign the petition and tell our leaders that LGBTQ+ people deserve to live their lives without harm or fear that they need to be fixed and end harmful LGBTQ+ conversion? https://equalityaustralia.org.au/endconversionpractices/

19.01.2022 Due to COVID Mardi Gras will be a ticketed event at the SCG next year :(

19.01.2022 We are absolutely chuffed and honoured to win the Community Social Group of the Year award at the 60th Queens Ball! Thank you to all involved and we will continue to advocate and serve Rainbow Families in Queensland.

18.01.2022 It’s International Pride Day and marks 52 years since the Stonewall Riots sparked a world-wide LGBTIQ protest movement. Here in Australia that protest movement led to the Marriage Equality rallies of 2017. This photo is taken from the Brisbane rally held on 10 September 2017. People of all ages came together to show support for marriage equality. We celebrate their victory along with commemorating the Stonewall Riots today on International Pride Day. See more images from the... 2017 Marriage Equality rally in Brisbane here: http://ow.ly/bq7p50Fc3FQ 31233 Brisbane Marriage Equality Rally photographs, State Library of Queensland #LGBTIQ #InternationalPrideDay #StonewallRiots #MarriageEquality #Protest #LoveWins

18.01.2022 The dominoes are falling! Canberra bans gay conversion therapy with new criminal penalties http://www.abc.net.au//act-bans-gay-conversion-th/12600956

16.01.2022 FREE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT The Queensland Council (QC) for LGBTI Health (formerly QUAC) has received funding from the Brisbane North PHN for mental health services for LGBTQIAP+ people living in Brisbane north. These services include the LGBTI BMind program and National Suicide Prevention Trial (NSPT). The BMind program at QC provides up to 12 fully funded counselling services to LGBTIQ/Sistergirl/Brotherboy people who are experiencing financial, social and/or environment...al barriers, which impact them accessing other psychological and mental health support services. The NSPT provides short term (2-3 months) fully funded counselling services to LGBTIQ/Sistergirl/Brotherboy people (12 years and up) who are experiencing suicidal thoughts or impacted by suicide. In addition to counselling, NSPT participants will also have access to case work supports to provide assistance with practical barriers to wellbeing. BMind referrals can be completed through your GP, or you can self-refer via this link: https://phnbnws.redicase.com.au/#!/referral/create NSPT referrals can be completed via this link: [email protected] The QC Mental Health team also continues to offer bulk billed services under Medicare Mental Health Care Plans, individual counselling services under NDIS, and for the Brisbane Southside equivalent of BMind, the Wesley Mission Queensland Psychological Therapies program. Feel free to contact QC for LGBTI Health on (07) 3017 1777, for additional information. We look forward to hearing from you! The QC Team See more

16.01.2022 We’ve got a big stack of new colourful kids and adult shirts, bumper stickers, and groovy badges ready to sell at Brisbane pride festival tomorrow!! Saturday 10-3. Tickets $10 online or $20 at the gate. This is a cash free event due to covid so bring your cards! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/brisbane-pride-fair-day-202

15.01.2022 reposted from Trans Pride Australia: Trans Pride Australia are reaching out to you - our community, friends, families, lovers, allies and all that believe in equality and respect. We are dealing with a dangerous problem. Mark Latham has introduced The Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020; a bill that will impact every LGBTIQ+ student in NSW, denying their existence and denying the teachers and school support staff including councillors the right to supp...ort and prepare students to live their best possible life. Below is a letter TPA has sent to the Premier, Deputy Premier, Education Minister, Opposition Leader, and Shadow Education Minister requesting they stop this harmful Bill. What can you do to help? We are asking you to step up and send you opposition to this bill through Equality Australia. https://equalityaustralia.org.au/ignoranceineducationbill/ See more

15.01.2022 Buy a ticket (drawn tomorrow!!!) to help Rainbow Families Qld keep running and you could win a Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art membership and book pack worth $245.00! https://www.raffletix.com.au/org?org=xvz The QAG/GOMA Prize pack features a 1-year Family QAGOMA Membership and four Children’s Art Centre publications. See the world from a new perspective at QAG/GOMA. Together, the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art offer compelling experiences that ...will move and surprise you. Our Members come from wide-ranging backgrounds, all with a common interest in engaging with art and ideas. PRIZE The QAG/GOMA Prize pack features a 1-year Family QAGOMA Membership, giving you access to year-round discounts at the stores, cafes and award winning GOMA Restaurant; a wide range of programs, events and tours, as well as a subscription to Artlines, the quarterly Gallery magazine Members experience the very best on offer! You will also receive four of our favourite Children’s Art Centre publications: activity books Draw, Make, Create; 10 Ways to Make Art; and Pattern Power by Jemima Wyman; and Sadik Kwaish Alfraji’s story, Ali’s Boat.

13.01.2022 What does the Biden victory mean for LGBTQ+ people in the USA?

13.01.2022 Love makes a family...

13.01.2022 Another rainbow family! https://www.abc.net.au//sam-stosur-becomes-mother/12452206

13.01.2022 We're dusting off our rainbows for SE Qld Pride tomorrow!!!

12.01.2022 Today is International Non-Binary People's Day. Non-binary is a spectrum of gender identities that are not exclusively masculine or feminine. At ECU we love when everyone feels included. Here are 5 ways to be gender inclusive with language.

10.01.2022 Check out the awesome badges we've made for Pride Festival this Saturday! Come say hi at our stall and win a prize with our treasure hunt. Tickets $10 online or $20 at the gate. Kids very welcome!!! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/brisbane-pride-fair-day-202

10.01.2022 FIGHT THE STIGMA Both men and women suffer from toxic masculinity. It happens every day, both online and offline. Sometimes it is taught, and sometimes it is learned through observation. That is why we must learn about it. What does toxic masculinity look like? Here are some examples.

08.01.2022 Lounging by the hotel pool after a hot but also very heartwarming Brisbane Pride, the four year old approaches a person in the jacuzzi and says we’ve just been to the Rainbow Families festival. When the four year old didn’t get much of a response he asked in surprise, Are you straight?? And was amazed when the person answered yes, very. A cute story, but this is why it’s so important to take our kids to Pride and Rainbow Families Qld eventsit normalises their families and makes them so proud of them too!!

08.01.2022 More wonderful news!!! https://www.starobserver.com.au//queensland-bans-co/197161

07.01.2022 Can't make Pride this year? Check out QC's (formerly QuAC) livestream!!

07.01.2022 Did you know the mandatory Inclusive Education Policy is for more than students with disability? Is every student succeeding at your school? #InclusionQLD2020 www.qcie.org https://education.qld.gov.au/students/inclusive-education... Supports for students from diverse backgrounds: Students with mental health needs Students in out-of-home care Refugee, culturally and linguistically diverse students Students with disability Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students Rural and remote Gifted and talented students LGBTIQ+ students

07.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/theguardian/videos/10155743360806323

06.01.2022 Trans Awareness Week is a chance to take the time to celebrate the Trans and gender diverse community, but as allies it’s also our job to make sure we make time... to educate ourselves on the diverse trans experience and take real action to advocate for Trans lives. Today’s education resources are brought to you by TransHub who have just launched a new section to their award winning resource centre, TransHub101. This is your one stop shop for the LGBTIQ+ community, allies and health professionals seeking to better understand Trans identities and experiences. You can view their resource centre here: https://www.transhub.org.au/ The Trans community is strong and resilient. However, our community is strongest when we look after ourselves and one another. One of the most powerful things we can do as allies is take ownership of our continued education and understanding of the Trans experience. This small gesture can ensure that we are there for our community in the way they need it the most. While we understand there is a lot to celebrate this week, we also know that this time of year can be challenging for those in our community. If you are experiencing distress or unwelcome thoughts and feelings, we want you to know that there is always somewhere or someone to turn to. You can access these resources on our website. If you are experiencing significant distress the below organisations are here to help QLife Australia 1800 184 527 Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 headspace 1800 650 890 Lifeline 13 11 14

06.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//victoria-moves-to-ban-gay/12851294

05.01.2022 Christmas present idea for young adults: We found a book with a trans dad character! Melbourne writer Andrew McNamara has written a series of Middle Grade novels (for kids aged 8 to 12) called Sybilla Dankworth and her Unusual Uncles. It’s a humorous spy/adventure novel with code breaking and a focus on family. The lead character has two queer family members (one of her adopted dads is trans) but there is no coming out they are accepted and loved as part of the family.... Available at queer bookshops in Melbourne and Sydney and also online through The Bookshop Darlinghurst (Sydney). The store has a well-run postal capability. Link: https://www.thebookshop.com.au//sybilla-dankworth-and-her/ Sybilla Dankworth and her Unusual Uncles (Books 1 - 4) - The Bookshop Darlinghurst We’re only halfway through the first book so RFQ can’t vouch for all the content yet but it is confusing at the beginningif you start reading with the knowledge that she’s being raised by two adopted uncles who aren’t in a relationship, and that one of them is trans, it helps! There’s also a scene where the family get a visit from social services and the trans dad dresses up as a woman. We raised this with the author and he explained that the dad does this because he’s scared they’ll be transphobic but it turns out that they’re not at all. We don’t feel this is made clear so we suggest navigating this part alongside your child, but on the whole, so far it’s a positive representation of queer parenting.

05.01.2022 Today we show our support for all those across not only QLD but all throughout the world that are living with HIV or AIDS, and stop to remember and commemorate all those who have passed. Now more then ever. QC (formerly QuAC) website- https://www.lgbtihealth.org.au/ World AIDS day website- http://www.worldaidsday.org.au//publishing.nsf/Content/Home... Qlife Support website- https://qlife.org.au/

05.01.2022 HAPPY PRIDE, SE QLD!!!!! See you at our stall at Pride Festival today!

04.01.2022 THIS THURSDAY 10AM, JULY 9: Rainbow Families Storytime on Larrikin Puppets Facebook Live. Enjoy two stories from 'We Can't All Be The Same (and it would be boring if we were)' by Glenn Martin. Join the event at www.facebook.com/events/669030650614472 Larrikin Puppets Rainbow Family Storytime Puppet Show is a colourful, fun and interactive presentation of puppetry and children’s stories for audiences 3-7 and their families who are part of, actively support or want to learn more about LGBTIQ communities. The show supports and encourages empathy, diversity, equality, acceptance and love. More info on the stories in the Facebook event and at www.larrikinpuppets.com.au/free-weekly-online-storytime-pu/

03.01.2022 Brissy Fairday is set to be Queensland’s first COVID safe festival with dancing officially approved!

02.01.2022 The Gay Community Periodic Survey is happening online this year, and we want to make it bigger than ever. If you are gay or bisexual and identify as a man, and live in Queensland, you can complete the survey by either scanning the QR code or using this link; https://gcpsonline.net

01.01.2022 We're delighted to announce that the Brisbane City Council petition to ensure BCC continue to run Drag Story Time events at Council libraries and venues has been approved! Thank you to all our supporters for your work on this. In summary the Council has said: Drag Queen Storytime is one of hundreds of different events held in Council libraries each year that foster a diverse and inclusive city. Council remains committed to its values of inclusion, tolerance and diversity and ...will continue to offer Drag Queen Storytime in libraries as part of the range of events offered in response to community needs. Many many thanks also to the LGBTI Legal Service for their work for justice regarding the homophobic petitions that were lodged on the BCC Website regarding Drag Storytime earlier this year. Councillor Kara Cook gives a brilliant speech on this and in support of Rainbow Families Qld and Drag Storytime below. https://www.youtube.com/watch You can read the decision at: https://www.epetitions.brisbane.qld.gov.au/petiti//pid/814