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Queer services and resources

Folk within the queer community and its allies have expressed desire to better understand the range of research, activities, and organisations running across the motu.

As part of developing the Queerness in Aotearoa Special Collection, we’ve brought together a list of organisations and resources.

If you’re part of, or know of a resource which isn’t listed, please feel free to pass it on to us.

Research & development

Adhikaar Aotearoa is a charity that provides education, support and advocacy services for and on behalf of queer and trans people of colour, especially South Asians, in Aotearoa.
Charlotte Museum Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearoa is a museum, gallery, research library and document archive based in Auckland collecting, preserving and exhibiting Lesbian Sapphic herstory and cultural experience and the cultural heritage of Rainbow+ Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura – Outing Violence offers free, confidential, mana-enhancing support and recovery services for Takatāpui and Rainbow survivors of sexual harm.
Kawe Mahara Queer Archives Aotearoa (formerly LAGANZ) are housed in the Alexander Turnbull Library of the National Library of New Zealand, Wellington. They collect, preserve and make available for research the records and personal papers of queer and takatapui people and organisations in Aotearoa.
LILAC (Lesbian Information, Library and Archives Centre) is a membership-based lending library based in Wellington for same-sex attracted women. It has the largest accessible collection of lesbian books and materials in the country.
Te Ngākau Kahukura works across a range of kaupapa and sectors to build understanding, embed rainbow-competent practice and grow the capacity of people who are making change.
Takatāpui.nz is a resource hub for takatāpui and their whānau. It is administrated by Tīwhanawhana Trust and RainbowYOUTH.
Toitū Takatāpui seek to advance the safety and inclusion of LGBTTQIA+ people in workplaces across Aotearoa by advising and evaluating existing workplace cultures and supporting workplaces to create safe and inclusive workplaces. It is part of wider work being done by Kāhui Tū Kaha.

Community kaupapa

Adhikaar Aotearoa is a charity that provides education, support and advocacy services for and on behalf of queer and trans people of colour, especially South Asians, in Aotearoa.
Ethnic Rainbow Alliance promote holistic wellbeing encompassing physical, mental, and social dimensions by cultivating inclusive spaces where cultural diversity is celebrated, with workshops and free fun events.
F’INE works towards promoting the social, cultural & spiritual development of Pasifika, MVPFAFF+ & LGBTQIA+ identifying people’s in Aotearoa, NZ. It provides Whānau Ora navigational services.
Gender Minorities Aotearoa is New Zealand’s leading transgender organisation. It provides nationwide information and support services to transgender people of all ages and their whānau, and advocates for the health, safety, and human rights of all trans people.
Indian Origin Pride works with Indian community leaders and organisations in New Zealand to ensure the community is inclusive and safe. They provide peer support and organise social events.
InsideOUT Koaro works with youth, whānau, schools, community groups, youth services, government agencies and other relevant organisations to provide safer schools and communities for young people of minority sexualities, sexes and genders.
Intersex Aotearoa is an intersex-led non-profit organisation that aims to create a safe and supportive society where intersex people are able to be visible and thrive. It provides information, education and training for organisations and professionals who provide services to intersex people and their families.
Rainbow Path is an advocacy and peer support group for the rights of Rainbow refugees and asylum seekers living in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is led by Rainbow refugees and asylum seekers, with support from other Rainbow human rights defenders.
RainbowYOUTH is a registered charity that works with young rainbow youth aged 13-27 and provides holistic peer support. It’s about fostering safe, inclusive, accepting and diverse spaces. Its services, groups, events and organisation are made for youth, and led by youth.
Same Same But Black is a collective working for black, indigenous, and people of colour within the LGBTTQIA+ community in Aotearoa.

Regional

Want to find out what's in your rohe? The I'm Local Project includes a region-by-region map of LGBTQIA+ support groups for young people in Aotearoa. Pick your region and find your whānau! The project focuses on contacting high schools, medical centres, hospitals, libraries, marae and community centres in more rural or isolated area of Aotearoa and supplying them with free resources about gender and sexuality.

Te Ika-a-Māui / North Island

Gender Dynamix offers a range of support to meet the mental health, transitional, & community needs of the transgender, non-binary and gender diverse community of the Bay of Plenty.
Nevertheless is a Māori, Pasifika & Rainbow+ Mental Health Charity based in Heretaunga, Te Matau-ā-Māui. Their vision is to empower people to be free to be seen, heard and their authentic selves. They organise Manioro, a 3-day festival that celebrates Māori & Pasifika Rainbow+ excellence across Aotearoa.
Rainbow Hub Waikato creates spaces and works alongside communities to embrace, celebrate, and support diversity and identity, where all people thrive and feel empowered to be themselves. They offer support services and educational services.
Pride Taranaki provides a community for the LGBTQIA+ people in the Taranaki region. They also lead projects to preserve the LGBTQIA+ history and heritage across the region.
Tīwhanawhana Trust is a takatāpui community group based in Wellington that welcomes Māori of diverse sexualities and gender identity.
The Village Collective's Rainbow Fale is an Auckland-based programme drawing on Pasifika understandings of va, identity, culture, and wellbeing, to create culturally affirming spaces where young people can safely explore who they are while strengthening connections to community, leadership, and self-determination.

Te Waipounamu / South Island

Mana Tipua are a kaupapa Māori takatāpui rōpū in Ōtautahi - a Christchurch based group for Māori LGBTQIA+ young people.
Moana Vā - Navigators of Pacific Pride provides support, advocacy, and mentorship to uplift and empower Pacific Rainbow+ communities, including LGBTQIA+ and MVPFAFF+ identities, in Canterbury and beyond.
Q Youth is a by-youth, for-youth charitable organisation providing support, advocacy, information, and community for LGBTQIA+ & Takatāpui rangatahi and their whānau in the Nelson/Tasman region.
Qtopia is an advocacy, social change, and social support service for the whole LGBTQIA+ rainbow community, based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, and working throughout Waitaha Canterbury and Te Waipounamu the South Island.
Coming soon! Rainbow Hub Ōtautahi will be a welcoming place to work, meet, access support, or just hang out. This project is being organised by Ōtautahi Rainbow Spaces Collective - a new organisation that brings together existing rainbow orgs and community members.

Health & wellbeing support

Body Positive Inc. is a peer support organisation, founded by and run for, all people living with HIV in New Zealand. It offers support services for people living with HIV, helping to break down isolation and building a sense of community, while advocating on behalf of people living with HIV at a national level.
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa has a vision of an Aotearoa with zero HIV transmission where people living with or affected by HIV flourish. Their mission is to prevent transmission, reduce stigma and maximise the well-being of those most affected by HIV.
Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura – Outing Violence offers free, confidential, mana-enhancing support and recovery services for Takatāpui and Rainbow survivors of sexual harm.
OutLine Aotearoa is an all-ages Rainbow, MVPFAFF+ and Takatāpui mental health organisation that offers a nationwide, free and confidential support line and online chat support service between 6pm-9pm every day. Call 0800 688 5463.
Rainbow Violence Prevention Network (RVPN) is a nationwide collective of organisations and individuals who work in various stages of violence prevention. Our membership includes not-for-profit social services that work directly with and for the Rainbow community and mainstream organisations.
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