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Listen to lived experience stories
This page shares stories of rainbow people in Aotearoa who have faced homelessness and housing insecurity. It also shares experiences from rainbow community organisations that are working on addressing the issue of rainbow homelessness.
Stories about rainbow homelessness
Why 1 in 5 transgender people experience homelessness and Woman evicted with 3 hours’ notice for being transgender were part of the Here We Are article series from RNZ, about transgender mental health.
K Rd Chronicles, episode 4, highlights housing issues for young trans people, and shares one young person’s story.
Discrimination in housing market leading to takatāpui and LGBTQI homelessness shares some of the stories from Dr Brodie Fraser’s PhD research
LGBTI homelessness: Auckland's most vulnerable rough sleepers shares some of the issues for rainbow people sleeping rough in Auckland.
Young queer and trans people face growing housing barriers in level 3 – outlines some of the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected rainbow young people’s access to safe housing.
Addressing rainbow homelessness
Homelessness in the Queer, Gender-Diverse & Intersex Community - a fact sheet from RainbowYOUTH.
End Transgender Homelessness – information from Gender Minorities Aotearoa about trans homelessness in Aotearoa and ways people can help to address the issue.
Homelessness is not just living on the streets: 5 housing workers explain why - our project lead Nyx, and others working in homelessness support services, talk about what youth homelessness looks like.
This interview with RainbowYOUTH support workers talks about the factors that make it harder for rainbow young people to find safe housing.