We have a bold goal: to map LGBTIQA+ life across rural Australia. With seed funding from Rainbow Giving Australia, we completed six community-mapping visits across Tasmania and Victoria in 2024. To the communities who partnered with us in our pilot, thank you for showcasing rural and regional LGBTIQA+ life at its best. We’re equally grateful to our state-wide partners and local groups who trusted us to convene conversations that connected with others across their state and the country. We’re actively raising funds and pursuing new grants to continue and expand this work.
We want to transform the national narrative about everyday LGBTIQA+experiences outside the big smoke, and put the best of regional, rural and remote LGBTIQA+ life onm the map. Local LGBTIQA+ people across regional, rural and remote communities tell us they are most likely to thrive if these five factors are going well.
Positive visibility of LGBTIQA+ people in everyday life and signs of LGBTIQA+ hope such as flags, stickers and events.
Not only individual safety, it’s also the collective safety of other LGBTIQA+ people in their communities, highlighting connections to others.
How safe LGBTIQA+ people feel to access the mainstream services and spaces they need in their own community, and not having to go elsewhere for support and care.
The inclusion of LGBTIQA+ people with multiple identities, such as First Nations, disability, multicultural, older and neurodiverse communities.
How productively LGBTIQA+ leaders, groups and organisations work together, and how effectively mainstream leaders, groups and organisations work with the
local LGBTIQA+ community.
Navigate through states to discover regional inclusion, safety and LGBTIQIA+ experiences. If you don't see your region, have your say and request a mapping.
We partnered with Launceston’s Working It Out staff, LGBTIQA+ community members and their allies to find out how they rated themselves across the key five rural LGBTIQA+ factors for LGBTIQA+ people to feel most safe, supported, welcome and included.
Before arriving in Launceston, Rural PrideAustralia was fortunate to talk with Kentish Regional Clinic (thanks Sharon andJo), Working It Out (thanks to Garry, Andrew, Liv and Simone-lisa), EqualityTasmania (thanks to Rodney and Rowan), TasPride (thanks to Phoebe) and SocialSolutions (thanks to Nairn Walker).
We partnered with NorthWest Pride committee, LGBTIQA+ community members and their allies, staff fromWorking It Out, Kentish Regional Clinic and Equality Tasmania, local education leaders and local health professionals to find out how they rated themselves across the key five rural LGBTIQA+ factors for LGBTIQA+ people to feel most safe, supported, welcome and included.
Before arriving in Devonport and Burnie, Rural Pride Australia was fortunate to talk with Kentish Regional Clinic (thanks Sharon andJo), Working It Out (thanks to Garry, Andrew, Liv and Simone-lisa), Equality Tasmania (thanks to Rodney and Rowan), TasPride (thanks to Phoebe) and SocialSolutions (thanks to Nairn).
We partnered with Huon Valley Rainbow Fruits,Far South Pride, PFLAG, Cygnet Community Hub and Huon Valley Alphabet Mafia, as well as LGBTIQA+ community members and their allies to find out how they rated themselves across the key five rural LGBTIQA+ factors for LGBTIQA+ people to feel most safe, supported, welcome and included.
The Great Plains are a key agricultural region, contributing significantly to the economy.
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The Pacific Northwest is a model for sustainability and environmental stewardship.
We partnered with Goulburn Valley Pride, community members and partner organisations to find out how they rated themselves across the key five rural LGBTIQA+ factors for LGBTIQA+ people to feel most safe, supported, welcome and included.
The Northeast is a blend of history, culture, and modern innovation.
The Southwest is a dynamic region with a rich cultural tapestry and economic potential.
Would you like to make a difference across Australian communities? Contact us about joining the RPA team, and us connecting you with local, regional and national opportunities.