Tue 5 May 2015 In: New Zealand Daily News View at Wayback View at NDHA
A new resource has been published which provides information and contacts for in lgbti people in abusive relationships. RainbowYOUTH has worked with the Ministry of Social Development’s ‘It’s not OK’ campaign to provide a booklet about healthy relationships for the queer, takataapui and gender diverse community. You, Me, Us contains information about sex and consent, identifying and preventing abuse, and asking for help, alongside positive role models from the rainbow community. The groups say everyone deserves to be in healthy and violence-free relationships, and it’s also vital that people in marginalised communities have easy access to information and support for when things go wrong. “Watching different areas of the community come together to collaborate on this resource was hugely exciting, and gives me confidence that the resource produced will provide accurate, up to date and accessible information for many queer, gender diverse and takatāpui people in our communities on healthy relationships, identifying unhealthy behaviours and accessing support,” says RainbowYOUTH’s General Manager Duncan Matthews. The booklet contains contacts for support available nationwide from social services and groups with expertise working with people in queer relationships. The It’s not Ok campaign team says “Everyone deserves to be in relationships that are healthy and violence-free. It’s important that people in lgbti relationships don’t get isolated and feel ok asking for help when things go wrong. “You, Me, Us provides practical advice on what people can do when they need support and where to go for help. The It’s not OK campaign was pleased to support the update of the booklet to keep it relevant. It was designed for and by the lgbti communities and will be made widely available.” You can download the booklet and request copies for your organisation here RainbowYOUTH has thanked all those who helped, including Women’s Refuge, Help Auckland, and those featured in the resource as faces for positive relationships within the rainbow community.
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First published: Tuesday, 5th May 2015 - 8:51am