We welcome you.
If you are a member of the LGBTIQA+ communities, you are welcome at Uniting.
We are working for an inclusive community
LGBTIQA+ inclusion.
We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary, intersex, queer and asexual (LGBTIQA+) 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.
LGBTIQA+ advocacy
We advocate on issues impacting LGBTIQA+ people including:
- Submission to development of the Victorian Government LGBTIQA+ Strategy
- Statement on the Victorian Change & Suppression (Conversion) Practices Bill 2020.
Community consultation
- Uniting’s Rainbow Working Group, made up of LGBTIQA+ community members and allies from our workforce
- LGBTIQA+ Consumer Consultants, made up of service users who identify as members of LGBTIQA+ communities
- LGBTIQA+ 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, queer and asexual (LGBTIQA+) 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.
Hear the real story
Uniting Vic.Tas connecting queer youth across regional Victoria.
Going to that group on a regular basis, like being surrounded by other queer young people, it just makes me feel so safe to be myself, like I don’t have to pretend to be anyone.
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Uniting’s advocacy in support of legislation to ban sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts in Tasmania.
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Better mental health for youth.
We’ve had some great results with young people who’ve used the tool so far. Most have found it very valuable.
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A big step towards a fairer and more equitable Victoria.
Advocacy in action
Nobody should have to hide who they are or pretend they’re somebody they’re not to keep their job or receive the help they need."
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