Rainbow Territory present at UN Youth Assembly NT as part of IDAHOT

Last Saturday two Rainbow Territory members Alex and Gail were involved in the United Nations Youth Assembly Human Rights Summit on LGBTQI issues, held at Charles Darwin University. The Summit was one held in most state and territory capitals around Australia, as part of the weekend of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Aimed […]

People Power! Stories and strategies from NT law reform campaigns

How do you go about changing unfair laws that affect you and your community? Come along to Brown’s Mart to hear our panellists discuss their own experiences of participating in grass roots law reform campaigns. Panellists will include: 1.Caitlin Perry, Darwin Community Legal Seevice, Treatment of LQBTIQ communities under NT law. 2. Jonathon Hunyor, North Australian […]

Rainbow Territory community stall @ Nightcliff Seabreeze festival

Rainbow Territory is having a community stall at the Seabreeze festival in Nightcliff, in the Community Village area. Please drop by to say hi, have a chat, and meet other community members. If you would like to volunteer to help out on the day with Rainbow Territory please email outnt@outnt.info with the subject line Seabreeze festival. […]

Rainbow Territory process workshop

The promise of cake was the only way to get people to turn up on a Saturday to talk about processes. On Saturday the 21st of February, close to 15 Rainbow Territorians met at NTAHC Darwin to discuss decision-making processes within the group. The group analysed a range of decision making models including consensus, majority and delegation, […]

Darwin drag queens showcase Top End’s queer tropical lifestyle in Sydney Mardi Gras parade first

NICOLE CRIDLAND, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, MARCH 07, 2015 12:00AM http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/darwin-drag-queens-showcase-top-ends-queer-tropical-lifestyle-in-sydney-mardi-gras-parade-first/story-fni0cvc9-1227251876956

Cake to share

Cake to share is a random section of the newsletter where people can share something with others. Not all cake suits all tastes, so please sample or skip as you wish. Email your cake to share to outnt@outnt.info Rainbows in the top end Article: LGBTI Indigenous people offered a rainbow to follow. Black Rainbow, the first mental health […]

Community survey nearing 100 respondents

Over the past three months, the Rainbow Territory Community Survey has been a great success with 95 Territorians participating. There is still time to let us know what you think about living, as a LGBTIQ person, in the NT. What laws would you like to see changed? Have you experienced discrimination? Would you like to […]

OUT NT newsletter 3: Cake to share

Cake to share is a random section of the OUT NT newsletter where people can share something with others. Not all cake suits all tastes, so please sample or skip as you wish. Email your cake to share to outnt[at]outnt.info What’s on Just across the ditch: the 3rd Asia Pacific Outgames were in Darwin in May 2014, […]

Reflecting on achievements, planning for action: Rainbow Territory

Rainbow Territory has had a busy few months since forming in September 2014: Wrote a letter to the NT Minister for Health commending the governments inclusion of LGBTQI people in their Suicide Prevention Strategy, and have been invited to have ongoing dialogue with the government on this issue; Held an equality rally and launched the OUT NT website outside […]