Transgender Awareness Week is a week when transgender people and their allies take action to increase positive visibility of trans people and their contributions at work and in the community, and to address issues of prejudice and discrimination.
On November 20, the week is closed out with Transgender Day of Remembrance—a solemn day, during which those who have lost their lives to transphobic violence and discrimination are honoured and remembered.
Queensland Government employees are encouraged to show your support. Wear rainbow to show your support and increase awareness. Find out more about trans inclusion or consider participating in a vigil to show your support. The Queensland Human Rights Commission publication Trans@work is also a great source of information that can be shared within your agency.
Queensland Government employees can get involved by hosting morning teas, or contacting the LGBTIQ+ Steering Committee for information on webinars and online resources.
For information on how Queensland Government employees can get involved, subscribe to the Queensland Public Sector LGBTIQ+ and Ally Employee Network.
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Organiser: LGBTIQ+ Steering Committee
Email: lgbtiq@psc.qld.gov.au
A celebration and recognition of the LGBTIQ+ community of Brisbane, Pride Month includes the long-standing Pride Rally and March where community members and allies take to the streets to show support.
National Coming Out Day is an annual celebration that honours and celebrates the bravery of LGBTIQ+ people who come out and live openly, recognising that in doing so, many LGBTIQ+ people around the world still face discrimination and threats to their personal safety.
Asexual Awareness Week runs annually in the last full week of October and helps to educate and give voice to the often overlooked and misunderstood 'A' in LGBTQIA+.
Intersex awareness day is designed to highlight the challenges and human rights issues facing intersex people globally, and to encourage visibility, education and inclusion.
