{"id":50927,"date":"2021-08-27T11:16:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T01:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/?p=50927"},"modified":"2021-08-27T12:03:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T02:03:38","slug":"we-wore-purple-to-show-were-here-for-rainbow-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/we-wore-purple-to-show-were-here-for-rainbow-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"We wore purple to show we\u2019re here for Rainbow youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Advance Diversity Services (ADS) staff and volunteers dressed in PURPLE clothes and accessories to support Wear It Purple Day (WIPD) on August 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Despite being in lockdown in Sydney, we wanted to celebrate diversity and young people from the Rainbow community,\u2019 said Corporate Services Manager, Michael Cheung. \u2018We were keen to do this because we know 75 per cent of LGBTIQA+ youth experience some form of discrimination due to the lack of acceptance of their sexuality or gender identity.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff and volunteers took selfies or got household members to snap them in their purple finery, he said, which was a public affirmation of WIPD\u2019s aims and a sign they want Rainbow young people to feel safe and supported when using ADS services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018WIPD is also a great way to show we <em>really<\/em> mean what we say in our inclusivity statement \u2013 that <em>all<\/em> are welcome,\u2019 said Mr Cheung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-1-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-1-980x693.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.advancediversity.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1-1-480x339.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wear It Purple was founded in 2010 in response to young people taking their own lives after experiencing bullying and harassment. LGBTIQA+ people have the right to express themselves in public without fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Australia, 11.2 per cent of young people identify as attracted to the same sex. However, when compared to the general population, LGBTIQA+ people are far more likely to have thoughts of suicide, or attempt suicide in their lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018We wore purple for WIPD to send a strong message to young Rainbow people that we support them and that ADS is a safe place where they can find acceptance and belonging,\u2019 Mr Cheung said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Although many ADS staff are working from home, we are still available to talk with LGBTQ+ young people to help them find the support they need to handle any difficulties they\u2019re facing.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are an LGBTIQA+ young person who needs support please call 9597 5455. 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