About the Rainbow Support Collective
The Rainbow Support Collective (RSC) connects peer-led LGBTQIA+ organisations who provide lifespan service delivery and peer-support services in Aotearoa.
RSC acknowledges the strength gained when our organisations collaborate, and this collective seeks to remedy the inequity of voices currently within the sector by challenging and redirecting power imbalances and creating systemic change for LGBTQIA+ people within Aotearoa.
RSC is a unique collective that looks beyond competitive models and provides an access point for external stakeholders to intersect with our organisations as a whole.
Internally, RSC allows for essential community building by providing relational development and through deepening the connections between our organisations.
Collectively RSC demands a revolutionary future for LGBTQIA+ human rights in Aotearoa.
RSC member organisations currently include OutLine Aotearoa, Te Ngākau Kahukura, InsideOUT Kōaro, Gender Minorities Aotearoa, RainbowYOUTH, Rainbow Hub Waikato, Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, Q Youth, Dunedin Pride, Qtopia, Moana Vā, Mana Tipua and Intersex Aotearoa.
The illustrations on this website are by Pounamu Wharekawa (IG: @pounamu.pounamu). Pounamu (Ngai te Rangi, they / themme / ia) regularly explores the kaupapa of inclusivity and self sovereignty in their mahi, making their work perfect for the Rainbow Support Collective.
The Rainbow Support Collective is grateful to have received funding support from the Rainbow Funders Rōpū (including Wayne Francis Charitable Trust, JR McKenzie Trust, DV Bryant Trust, Clare, Len Reynolds Trust, Foundation North, Rātā Foundation), The Tindall Foundation, Rule Foundation and Weave.