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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!
Trans parenting, journey of gay dads, and children tell their story
17.01.2019
Rainbow Families presents at Better Together Conference We are so proud of our work to support trans and gender diverse parents. Jac Tomlins has been researching and collating stories for a soon to...
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Penrith Playgroup
11.01.2019
Western Sydney Parents get ready for a new Rainbow Families Playgroup in Penrith! The Penrith Rainbow Families Playgroup runs from the Emu Heights Nehigbourhood Centre and provides parents and car...
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Erskineville Playgroup is moving
20.12.2018
When someone in our community first becomes a parent, a Rainbow Families playgroups is often their first connection to the community. Some families may be isolated or not know many other parents,...
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Rainbow Families 2018 Annual Report
20.12.2018
The Rainbow Families 2018 Annual Report is a great way to catch up on all of the wonderful things we have achieved this year. Hear about the playgroups and regional catch ups we support, the 7 subm...
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Self care during the festive season
29.11.2018
The summer break is a big one. Many kids are home from school or studies for at least 6 weeks and families are having to juggle parenting, child care and employment. On top of that you have the pre...
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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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