Respect Victoria encourages family support for LGBTIQ+ people
April 14, 2021 9:38
Respect Victoria is showcasing the significance the support of a family member can have on an LGBTIQ+ person in realising and celebrating their identity.
The Shannon Company managing partner, Michael Daddo, said: “Throughout our extensive consultation with stakeholders the need came through incredibly strongly to demonstrate what support for LGBTIQ+ family members looks like, and the impact that even subtle negative responses can have.
“In our research we found very little public positive role modelling and really wanted to create a campaign that had the audience thinking ‘I can relate to that situation’ and ‘I could do that next time I see disrespect happening.
Childcare fees are stopping these families from working. Here s what could help
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Jana Firestone and her partner pulled their children out of childcare when fees increased to an impossible figure.
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Mother of two Jana Firestone says she isn t asking for handouts. We don t expect to be given a free ride, she tells ABC RN s Life Matters, but says her childcare centre s fees became simply impossible to pay when they were increased earlier this year to $157 per child, per day.
She and her partner reluctantly pulled their children out of childcare, dropping a day of work each to care for them.
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