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Welcome to the Rainbow Families blog, where we share resources, thoughts, and news about everything going on in the Rainbow Families community!
Supporting LGBTIQA+ families in their human milk feeding and lactation journeys
28.11.2018
In November Rainbow Families and the Australian Breastfeeding Association met to discuss piloting a human milk feeding and lactation education program for LGBTQIA+ families. This exciting project i...
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Life after death: social media in the afterlife
28.11.2018
Dowson Turco Lawyers’ Nicholas Stewart sets out the rules for social media in the afterlife My partner came to me upset the other night when he saw a Brazilian “friend’s” Instagram post and the com...
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25.11.2018
Rainbow Families recently made a submission on behalf of our community to the Senate Inquiry into Legislative exemptions that allow faith-based educational institutions to discriminate against stud...
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Trans and Gender Diverse Parents Guide - Update
25.11.2018
Work on the crowd-funded All Families resource for Trans and Gender Diverse (TGD) parents and their families that so many members of our community generously contributed to is nearly complete! T...
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Rainbow Families bingo
23.11.2018
This month saw the first Rainbow Families Bingo fundraiser - and what a successful and fun afternoon it was. The fabulous Penny T generously gave up her time to host the event, and run ...
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Volunteer profile
05.11.2018
Hayley Todd - Curran's Hill Playgroup coordinator My wife and I have been together for 13 years and have a 2-year-old son, Nixon and fur child Lexi. After moving a few times, we have set up our ...
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Our community won't tolerate discrimination
02.11.2018
A group of Anglican schools, many of them very prominent schools in Sydney, have written an open letter to Parliament, wanting to retain the right to expel children and young people who are same ...
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Illawarra Playgroup for LGBTIQA+ parents and their children
15.10.2018
We have a new Rainbow Families playgroup starting in the Illawarra!!! Its for LGBTIQA+ parents and carers and their children birth to six years and its free to attend!Playgroup will run each week t...
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Big Brighter Sparkly Days Camp 2018
15.09.2018
As the sun was fading over the Hawkesbury River, some 50 children and their families arrived at the old fishing village of Brooklyn to catch a ferry to the “Big Bright Sparkly Days” event, a Rainbo...
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18.08.2018
From $200 in a sock drawer to a healthy financial organisation Like many grassroots organisations, Rainbow Families started with a humble kitchen meeting, phone call to networks, and lots of pa...
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