Learn more about rainbow homelessness
In Aotearoa, rainbow people are more likely than their peers to experience homelessness, unsafe housing or unstable living situations.
This can include being without shelter (like sleeping in streets or parks), couch-surfing, living in cars, or staying in temporary places like motels and hostels, unsuitable places like garages or sheds, or at shelters or services for people without homes.
Homelessness and housing instability can be driven by a range of factors including family rejection or being kicked out of home, violence, discrimination in accessing housing (for example, being denied a rental property because of being trans), employment discrimination, inadequate income and poverty.
It can be hard for rainbow people to find housing support services that are accessible and safe for them. Many professionals haven’t been supported to learn about rainbow competence, and organisations may not have inclusive environments and policies that ensure the services being provided are safe, effective, gender inclusive and culturally appropriate.
