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Purple: A Colour That Unites
Purple: A Colour That Unites
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7 Ways Your Workplace Can Celebrate Wear it Purple Day - 25.08.23
7 Ways Your Workplace Can Celebrate Wear it Purple Day - 25.08.23

By participating in Wear it Purple Day you are demonstrating to your employees, clients and wider network that you are committed to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community in tangible and meaningful ways.

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Brenna Harding10 July 2023 Comment
IDAHOBIT Day 2023
IDAHOBIT Day 2023
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Why Arts and Culture is essential to fostering LGBTQ+ acceptance
Why Arts and Culture is essential to fostering LGBTQ+ acceptance
Wear It Purple11 February 2023
Chelsea's Wear it Purple Journey
Chelsea's Wear it Purple Journey
Wear It Purple16 January 2023
Transgender Awareness Week 13th to 19th November 2022
Transgender Awareness Week 13th to 19th November 2022
Wear It Purple15 November 2022
Why do we need Bisexual+ Awareness Week?
Why do we need Bisexual+ Awareness Week?
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Wear it Purple x Arts and Culture
Wear it Purple x Arts and Culture
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LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Healthcare
LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Healthcare
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A Week in Reflection - Reconciliation Week 2022
A Week in Reflection - Reconciliation Week 2022
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Writing Rainbows
Writing Rainbows
Wear It Purple31 May 2022
A Statement on Recent Times
A Statement on Recent Times
Wear It Purple28 April 2022
The "Issue" of Transgender Women in Sport
The "Issue" of Transgender Women in Sport
Wear It Purple8 April 2022
Why the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 is still dangerous for the Rainbow Community
Why the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 is still dangerous for the Rainbow Community

As a Rainbow Community, we have a lived understanding of the impact of discrimination and support the principle that all people, including people of faith, should be protected from discrimination.

Unfortunately, the bill does a lot more than protect people of faith from discrimination. In fact, the bill empowers people of faith to discriminate against us.

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Wear It Purple7 March 2022
The Importance Of LGBTQI+ Diversity In Film
The Importance Of LGBTQI+ Diversity In Film
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The History of the Sydney Mardi Gras
The History of the Sydney Mardi Gras
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How a lack of representation led to becoming a visibly LGBTQ+ educator
How a lack of representation led to becoming a visibly LGBTQ+ educator
Guest User6 January 2022
Being a Trans-ally
Being a Trans-ally
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Queer Life and Body Image
Queer Life and Body Image
Guest User17 August 2021
The Importance of Queer Role Models in Mainstream Media
The Importance of Queer Role Models in Mainstream Media
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🌈 Wear it Purple are proud to be supporting GiveOUT Day on Thursday 17 October. 

GiveOUT Day is Australia’s annual day of giving to LGBTQIA+ not-for-profit organisations and initiatives, with 100+ participants of all sizes, regions and focus
Wear it Purple and our team are growing, Volunteer applications are open now πŸ’œ

🌈This post includes information on our Youth Action Council and how to get involved to keep supporting our Rainbow Youth all year-long!

#WearItPurple2024 #WearItPurple
Our team would like to share how grateful we are for another massive, successful and pride-filled Wear it Purple Day πŸ’œ

Another thank you to the schools, universities, community groups, not-for-profits, organisations and government departments that
🌟 We are beyond thrilled to announce the winners of the Wear It Purple Queer Icon Awards! 🌟

This year, we were absolutely blown away by the sheer volume and extraordinary quality of applications from young queer people across the country. We creat
🌈HAPPY WEAR IT PURPLE DAY 2024

πŸ’œEMPOWERING LGBTQIA+ YOUTH TO DREAM BIG AND SHARE “YOUR PASSION, YOUR PRIDE” WITH THE NATION

Today is ‘Wear It Purple Day’ when we unite LGBTQIA+ youth and allies to shine a glorious light on
Introducing the Queer Icon Award Finalists from ACT…

πŸ’œ Alice Groenhout for PHOTOGRAPHY
πŸ’œ Michael Allan for COSTUME
πŸ’œ Lacey Rose for ART
πŸ’œ Chloe Yan for ART

The Queer Icon Awards are our way of celebrating and rewarding everyday LGBTQIA+S
πŸ“£Just ONE Day Left - More Stallholders Announced!!
This year for Wear it Purple Day, we’ve teamed up with 1 Elizabeth to host a Market Day, showcasing amazing work by young rainbow artists and creatives. In celebration of our theme of “Y
Introducing the Queer Icon Award Finalists from QLD…

πŸ’œ Vex Mulvaney for ADVOCACY
πŸ’œ Pris Iles for ADVOCACY
πŸ’œ Leah Ayres for COMMUNITY WORK
πŸ’œ Lola Ryan for ART

The Queer Icon Awards are our way of celebrating and rewarding everyday LGBTQIA
 
 

Wear It Purple acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia, their diversity, histories, knowledge and their continuing connections to land and community. We pay our respects to all Australian Indigenous Peoples and their cultures, and to Elders past, present and emerging.

 
 
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