Short film about engaging with tāngata whai ora from the rainbow community
Te Pou, in collaboration with InsideOUT, has developed this short film for people providing support to tāngata whai ora from the rainbow community. Through the power of storytelling, members of the rainbow community share the positive impacts of affirming interactions with kaimahi when seeking mental health and/ or addiction support.
Key points
- Respect. You don’t need to understand everything about a person’s experience to be respectful of them.
- It’s ok to get things wrong! What’s important is putting in the effort and practising.
- Take your cue from rainbow tāngata whai ora and the language they use.
- Engage with stories and research about the rainbow community to deepen understanding.
- Remember the power of your own words and actions.
Resources to learn more
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Supporting Aotearoa’s Rainbow People - a guide for supporting and affirming rainbow, takatāpui and intersex communities, designed for mental health professionals.
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Honour Project Aotearoa - research about rainbow Māori and takatāpui people’s hauora and experiences with health services in Aotearoa
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Manalagi Survey - community research about Rainbow Pasifika people in Aotearoa
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Counting Ourselves - 2024 report on trans and non-binary people’s experiences within Aotearoa. Pages 66-96 in particular
