We welcome you.
If you are a member of the LGBTIQ+ communities, you are welcome at Uniting.
We are working for an inclusive community .
LGBTIQ+ inclusion.
We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people at all of our services.
- We pledge to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory services.
- We are members of the Pride in Diversity and Pride in Health + Wellbeing.
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We measure our inclusive practice through the Health + Wellbeing Equality Index each year.
LGBTIQ+ advocacy
We advocate on issues impacting LGBTIQ+ people including:
- Submission to development of the Victorian Government LGBTIQ+ Strategy
- Statement on the Victorian Change & Suppression (Conversion) Practices Bill 2020.
Community consultation
- Uniting’s Rainbow Working Group, made up of LGBTIQ+ community members and allies from our workforce
- LGBTIQ+ Consumer Consultants, made up of service users who identify as members of LGBTIQ+ communities
- LGBTIQ+ networks including Rainbow Health Victoria, Rainbow Network, Rainbow Tick Community of Practice, HEY Partners, Transgender Victoria, Pride in Diversity and Pride in Health+Wellbeing.
Welcoming all communities
We work in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s First Peoples and as the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We celebrate diversity and value the lived experience of people of every faith, ethnicity, age, disability, culture, language, gender identity, sex and sexual orientation. We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people at our services. We pledge to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory services.
The work we do is all about giving people the support they need to live happy and meaningful lives. We are committed to being people-focused and rights-based.
We have worked alongside local communities across both states for over 100 years.
A message from the CEO
UPDATE: New Equal Opportunity laws.
Advocacy in action
As one of Victoria’s largest faith-based not-for-profit community services organisations, Uniting Vic.Tas, we’re extremely disappointed there is not unanimous support for the Victoria Government’s proposed reforms to the Equal Opportunity Act (Religious Exceptions Bill).
This is an issue that should be above politics – it’s about respect, fairness and equality,”
In the community
New Equal Opportunity laws.
Advocacy in action
A major step towards a fairer and more equitable Victoria.
We believe these new laws strike the right balance between protecting people from discrimination and supporting the rights of religious organisations to practice their faith."
A message from the CEO
Uniting supports new state Equal Opportunity laws.
Advocacy in action
Uniting Vic.Tas, one of Victoria and Tasmania’s largest community services providers, fully supports the equal opportunity legislation which will be introduced by the Victorian Government later this year.
Nobody should have to hide who they are or pretend they’re somebody they’re not to keep their job or to receive the vital support services
Hear the real story
Uniting Vic.Tas recognised at 2021 Australian LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards.
Advocacy in action
Uniting Vic.Tas, one of Australia’s largest community services providers, has been acknowledged as a national leader on inclusion.
“For many years, as an organisation, we’ve demonstrated a whole of organisation commitment towards improving LGBTIQ+ inclusive practices."
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