Press Release – Qtopia We understand that the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern is set to announce $4 million dollars to support rainbow young people and their mental wellbeing, with the bulk of that funding going towards rainbow community organisations. We expect Ardern to make this announcement at the Big Gay Out on Sunday 14th February, as part of Auckland Pride – a popular event for previous governments to make announcements about the rainbow community. Recent research shows that Aotearoa’s rainbow communities, especially our rainbow young people, are underserved and over represented in negative health and wellbeing outcomes. Qtopia welcomes this funding and the recognition from the government of the front-line work our rainbow community organisations are doing.