Workshops and webinars
For parents and whānau of rainbow young people in Aotearoa
Workshop for parents and whānau of rainbow young people.
In 2024, we’re running a second series of Be There workshops for parents and whānau of young people who are trans, non-binary, takatāpui, queer, fa’afafine, have other rainbow identities or are still figuring out their gender and sexuality.
Facilitated by InsideOUT Kōaro's education team, these free workshops are designed to help you feel more confident supporting your rainbow whānau, with pointers on where you can go if you need more information or advice.
Ōtautahi / Christchurch
Thursday, April 11, 6:15 – 7:45pm
Tūranga Central Library, 60 Cathedral Square, in the Auaha Hīhī / Spark Place meeting room.
(register for Christchurch)
Tāmaki / Auckland
Wednesday May 1, 6:30-8PM
Epsom Community Centre, 202 Gillies Ave, Epsom
(register for Auckland)
Online workshops
These free workshops will be held online via Zoom, and are open to parents and whānau anywhere in the country. Register to receive the link.
Wednesday May 15 6.30pm-8pm (register for May 15)
Wednesday June 19 6.30-8pm (register for June 19)
We made this video to share highlights from the workshop. We hope it’s useful for whānau and caregivers to build confidence around supporting rainbow young people, and to know where to go for more support.
(Accessibility note: we’ll add closed captions to this video soon)
Learn more:
Webinar for parents and whānau of intersex young people
In 2022, we hosted a free webinar for parents and whānau of young people who are intersex, or who were born with a variation of sex characteristics.
Our aim with this discussion was to help you feel more confident to support the intersex young person in your whānau, and to know where you can go if you need more information or advice. We shared some insights from intersex adults about what they wish their whānau knew when they were growing up. The session was presented by Intersex Aotearoa, an intersex-led non-profit organisation that provides support, education, advocacy for intersex people and their whānau, with support from Te Ngākau Kahukura.
Note - we know not every whānau uses the word intersex to talk about who their loved one is. Some might use terminology like DSD, condition or variation. Intersex can be a helpful umbrella term but doesn't sit right for everyone and we appreciate that.