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Press Release – Ara Institute As New Zealand launches into Pride Week 2021, Grae Meek is busy at her day job but she’s also launching into pre-production for her first short film – appropriately enough, a story about a transgender woman returning home for a potentially tense reunion dinner with her family. Grae identifies as a trans woman, and her passion for story-telling and film is matched by her drive to promote understanding of and empathy for the LGBTQIA+ community, and to combat li...

Posted: Mar 10, 2021 7:04 PM MT | Last Updated: March 11 Members of Red Deers LGBTQ community protested outside the school division office last week after the board of trustees rejected Pride Week in favour of Diversity Week. (Heather Marcoux/CBC ) CBC Edmonton and CBC Calgary have teamed up to launch a pop-up Red Deer bureau to help us tell your stories from central Alberta. Reporter Heather Marcoux will bring you the news from Red Deer and the surrounding area. Story ideas and tips can be sen...

All of New Zealand, except Auckland, is now back in Covid-19 alert level 1.

Joseph Johnson/Stuff Andrew Turner is the deputy mayor of the Christchurch City Council and identifies as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. For Stefanie Rixecker, chief executive of Environment Canterbury, the process of coming out as a gay woman was something she described as “perpetual”. “While I may have said it once, the next person I bump into will not know, and I will have to come out again. “I live my life as I am, but I either encounter barriers, or support, depending on how p...

Bigo Live, ANTRA and The Equality Project celebrate Mardi Gras and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ communities in Australia News provided by Share this article SYDNEY, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  As part of the Mardi Gras celebrations in Australia and in partnership with ANTRA and The Equality Project, livestreaming app Bigo Live hosted "Together We Rise", a panel discussion echoing the theme of this years event, "RISE" and focusing on the platforms diverse community. Multi-People Room feature, a fun...

Turner said it had been heartening to see the supportive comments, donations, and chalk messages, but there were more direct ways to show support. “We’ve got the first Pride Week in Nelson coming up, so now is the perfect time to show support,” she said. Turner said there were some promising signs, as in the lead up to the decision and since its announcement, Q-Youth had been approached by now more than one councillor, wanting to keep the community in the loop or to find out more about...

Pride Week: Long lunch brings out the bright and the beautiful in Whanganui 28 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read The Dublin St Bridge walkway provided a perfect picnic spot for diners enjoying the Whanganui Pride Week Long Lunch on Sunday. Photo / Lewis Gardner The Dublin St Bridge walkway provided a perfect picnic spot for diners enjoying the Whanganui Pride Week Long Lunch on Sunday. Photo / Lewis Gardner Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nz...

In a joint statement with the airport, Novak said a safe space was one where the LGBTQI+ community can freely express themselves without fear. It does not guarantee 100 per cent safety, rather, it’s a space that “has your back” if an incident (violence, bullying, or hate speech) were to occur, he said. SIMON OCONNOR/Stuff Artist Shannon Novak started the Safe Space Alliance, a website with a register of places across the globe that are recognised safe spaces for the LGBTQI+ community. ...

Measles vaccine pop-up visits Whanganui River Markets; more pop-ups planned 25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read Whanganui District Health Board immunisation co-ordinator Bruce Jones (right) gave Barnaby Smith a measles vaccination at the Whanganui River Markets. Photo / Supplied Whanganui Chronicle Vaccination stalls are popping up around the Whanganui region as part of the nationwide measles immunisation campaign. Immunisation co-ordinators and registered nurses were at the Whanganui River...

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