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Living Proud โ€“ LGBTIQA+SB Community Services of WA

Living Proud has provided support to the LGBTIQA+SB community in WA since 1974.

LGBTIQA+SB stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Asexual, Sistergirl and Brotherboy. The plus sign represents other sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions not specifically covered by the other letters.ย The terms Sistergirl and Brotherboy acknowledge the trans women and trans men within many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Each letter in the acronym represents a distinct community. Each community has its own unique culture and experiences. The acronym aims to be inclusive of a wide range of identities within the community. We acknowledge the diversity of people’s experiences of gender and sexuality.

Living Proud is the WA partner of QLife. QLife is the national LGBTIQ+ telephone and web chat peer-support and referral service. We also run health and wellbeing initiatives and community capacity building.

We offer a number of training options including our Opening Closets Mental Health training. We also offer other full or half day workplace trainings to improve accessibility for LGBTIQA+SB people.

Constitution

You can read more about us in the Living Proud Incorporated Constitution.

Child Safety

Living Proud follows the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.

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Join us this Sunday at the annual Rainbow Picnic hosted by the City of Vincent! Come and join us for a fun and chilled celebration with a range of free activities to enjoy including mini golf, bubbles, face painting, craft activities and musical and sensory play. Don't forget the Dog Show too!!๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ Bring along a picnic rug and enjoy something from the food vendors, connect with local LGBTQIA+ providers, clubs and organisations. For information on transport and more, go to the City of Vincent website - www.vincent.wa.gov.au/events/rainbow-picnic See you there! ๐ŸŒˆโœจ #pridefest #rainbowpicnic #lgbtiq

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On Intersex Awareness Day here are a few things you can do to support our Intersex community friends: ๐Ÿ‘‰ Educate yourself: What does Intersex mean? ๐Ÿ‘‰Attend an event ๐Ÿ‘‰Watch a video that tells you about someone's lived experience. ๐Ÿ‘‰Sign the Darlington Statement that Visit https://interaction.org.au/ for all of this and more! #IAD #DarlingtonStatement #Intersex #Intersexawrenessday

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Whether you prefer he/him, she/her, they/them, or something different, we respect your identity. Pronouns are a natural part of everyday language, and we use them constantly. Using someoneโ€™s correct pronouns is an easy way to show respect and make people feel safe and included in our community.๐ŸŒˆ A great place to start is adding your own pronouns to your bio, or simply asking, "What pronouns do you use?" when meeting someone new. After all, using a little pronoun never hurt anyone! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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๐ŸŒˆ Join our QLife Volunteer Peer Support Team! Living Proud is hosting a QLife Volunteer Information Session for community interested in becoming a QLife Volunteer Peer Supporter. This session is a great opportunity to learn more about the QLife service and whatโ€™s involved in becoming a volunteer. ๐Ÿ“… Thursday, 12 November โฐ 6:00pm - 7:30pm ๐Ÿ“ Details will be emailed once your registration is confirmed. Interested in volunteering? Register Here! https://events.humanitix.com/qlife-peer-support-volunteer-information-session For more information, contact volunteerco@livingproud.org.au #QLife #LivingProud #LGBTQIA #PeerSupport

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This is a significant event for community in WA. It's the biggest overhaul of the state's anti-discrimination laws in more than 40 years and will bring WA more in line with the rest of the country. Under this proposal, religious schools and institutions will no longer be able to discriminate against people based on their sexuality and protections for others has also been widened. The bill will be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday and we will be watching. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ "Hate is not OK in WA." ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ (Premier Roger Cook) Roger Cook Dr. Tony Buti MLA Hannah Beazley MLA

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What a great AFLW Pride Round! Thank you Fremantle Dockers AFLW for hosting us and thank you to all the amazing community members we got to meet! It was a pleasure talking to so many of you and to see those pride flags on display! Pride Round is about safety and inclusion for everyone in sport - players, supporters, club members and employees. No matter who you are - Safety Is For Everyone!! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’œ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ AFL Women's #AFLWPride

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