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Supporting LGBTIQ+ individuals and communities in WA for over 40 years
About us
Living Proud has provided support to LGBTIQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and other sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse) people and communities in WA for over 40 years. We are the longest running organisation of our kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
We provide peer-support, information and resources.
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WADSA - Disability Inclusion in Sport and Recreation
Bookings are essential, please book here to reserve a place:
events.eventzilla.net/e/inclusion-in-sport-and-recreation--wadsa-2138584672
Delivered by the West Australian Disabled Sport Association (WADSA). This will be an in-person training for members of the LGBTIQ+ community. Organised by Living Proud as part of the Queer & Accessible Project.
WADSA empowers people living with a disability through meaningful participation in sport, recreation and a range of fun disability services across WA.
LGBTQIA+ Community Consultation Opportunity:
Perpetrators of intimate partner and family violence use different methods to control family and partners via “coercive control”. New legislation to prevent coercive control is being proposed. Have your say at these workshops.
RSVP at coercivecontrol@justice.wa.gov.au
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![LGBTQIA+ Community Consultation Opportunity:
Perpetrators of intimate partner and family violence use different methods to control family and partners via “coercive control”. New legislation to prevent coercive control is being proposed. Have your say at these workshops.
RSVP at coercivecontrol@justice.wa.gov.au
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Today is International Non-Binary Peoples Day! It is a day to celebrate and raise awareness for the Non-Binary members in our community! To learn more visit www.lgbtiqhealth.org.au/international_non_binary_people_s_day #lgbtiq+ #non-binary
To find out more go to [Image description: an info graphic with a purple background. In the top left of the image is text in a dark purple. The text reads "Happy International Non-Binary Day". On the top right of the text is a cartoon hand holding the non binary flag (this flag is yellow white purple and black stripes). At the bottom of the image 8 people of different ethnicity, clothing style and hair type are all holding hands.]
Jae Holmes ❤️❤️❤️
Easy English Quick Wins
People with intellectual and cognitive disability are often overlooked in the pursuit of website accessibility.
This workshop will help your organisation to optimise its content for readability, provide guidance on language support within the WCAG standard and provide specific guidance on wording choices to significantly improve access to information.
Registration is essential. Please register at
events.eventzilla.net/e/easy-english-quick-wins--cfaa-2138584679
Required training documents will be emailed to participants prior to the session, Zoom details can be found below.
Join Zoom Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/87354459369?pwd=VVNpNEM1QXlZNThlUnkwNGxhN1F3Zz09
Meeting ID: 873 5445 9369
Passcode: 707347
This is an online training for members of the LGBTIQ+ community organised by Living Proud as part of the Queer & Accessible Project.
Web and App Accessibility
This workshop will provide a basic overview of accessibility concepts and how they apply to different organisational roles.
Registration is essential. Please register at
events.eventzilla.net/e/web--app-accessiblity--cfaa-2138584676.
Required training documents will be emailed to participants prior to the session, Zoom details can be found below.
Join Zoom Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/86891892265?pwd=OTFwM291TCt5TFNSeHJDVDd1SkY1UT09
Meeting ID: 868 9189 2265
Passcode: 947307
This is an online training for members of the LGBTIQ+ community organised by Living Proud as part of the Queer & Accessible Project.
Join us for free sessions with some of WA’s best disability training providers!
starting in June and continuing through to September, with the intention of encouraging LGBTIQ+ groups to consider accessibility when planning events for PrideFEST 2022.
Up first is the Youth Disability Advocacy Network with Engaging With Disability & Creating Inclusive Spaces!
Find the registration in the link below!
linktr.ee/LivingProud
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LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awarenes Foundation
www.dvafoundation.org
Helping end domestic and family violence and intimate partner abuse (DFV) within LGBTQ communities, by increasing visibility through an annual awareness campaign.
Today is Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day! It is a day to celebrate and raise awareness for pansexual or panromantic members in our community!
To find out more go to www.papyrus-uk.org/pan-visibility-day/
[Image description: an infographic with a black background. In the centre of the post is the heart with the pansexual colours inside of it in stripes (pink, yellow and blue). Above the heart are three smaller hearts also in the pansexual and panromantic colours. Inside the heart is the main text displayed and layered evenly in black. The Living Proud logo is on the bottom left corner and the date "May 24" is listed on the bottom right corner in pink. The text reads "Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day. May 24.".]
#panromantic #pansexual #lgbtqia
