Pride month is a time to celebrate the LGBTIQA+ community, a time to share awareness of diverse experiences, and to acknowledge ongoing challenges still present today.
What is Pride Month?
Pride month started in 1970 and recognises the first anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in New York, an important civil movement for LGBTIQA+ equality. While there has been some progress, the LGBTQIA+ community continue to be discriminated against with stigma still prevalent around the world. Taking time to understand diverse experiences and perspectives will help you to become an active ally and create inclusive workplaces and support services.
Discriminating against someone on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics or disability is illegal under state and federal laws. We want everyone to feel safe and included and feel like they belong.
LGBTIQA+ people with intellectual disability have many people in their lives who can impact how and when they can express or share their experiences. We all play an important role through our everyday interactions so that the LGBTIQA+ community feel included, respected and celebrated.
Creating inclusive workplaces and support services
Historical attitudes that are unsupportive of the LGBTIQA+ community have had a significant impact as to whether someone feels safe accessing our services or seeking employment. Consider how you can demonstrate clear and supportive signals at your site that can have a positive impact to someone’s wellbeing:
- Display visual signage such as posters or flags Our Rights Poster; LGBTIQA Flags Information
- Support LGBTIQA+ events such as International Day Against Homophobia and Biphobia, and other special diversity days
- Add your pronouns to your PeopleSoft and Microsoft 365 profile.
- Complete our Working with LGBTIQA+ participants training module in engage
- Advocate for inclusive language – Minus18 and Trans101
- Increase your understanding of the experiences of the LGBTIQA+ Community with intellectual disability – Our Rainbow Lives (Detail and Easy Read Information)
- Check out Endeavour Foundations intranet pages on Inclusion and LGBTIQA+ for support resources
Community Support
Below is a list of contacts available to provide further community support:
- Spectrum Intersections Self-advocacy group for LGBTIQA+ neurodivergent people
- Intersex Peer Support Australia Australian Intersex peer support, information and advocacy group
- Rainbow Rights and Advocacy Self-advocacy Group Self-advocacy group for LGBTIQA+ people with intellectual disability
- Australian GLBTI Multicultural Council (AGMC) National support and advocacy body for LGBTIQA+ people from multicultural communities
Useful resources from LGBTQIA+ services
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