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Equality Minister Harriet Shing and Greater Dandenong resident Aminui hoist the rainbow colours on IDAHOBIT Day in Harmony Square, Dandenong. 407401
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Rainbow nations By Cam Lucadou-Wells
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LGBTIQA+ asylum seekers and refugees in the South East may be set for more support as part of a funding announcement in Dandenong on Friday 17 May. Equality Minister Harriet Shing announced recipients from the new funding program LGBTIQA+ Sector Strengthening during a rainbow flag-raising at Harmony Square on Friday 17 May.
It was Greater Dandenong’s fifth year of raising the rainbow flag as part of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). And part of the council’s ongoing efforts to lift flagging support in the region for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex, queer and asexual (LGBTIQA+) equality. Many Coloured Sky (MCS) will use the grant to expand its support for asylum seekers and refugees in outer suburbia and
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regional Victoria. Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia were among the front-runners for the expanded service’s three new regions, chief executive Ian Seal said. Other options were Melbourne’s North, Melbourne’s West, Greater Shepparton and Greater Mildura. “The core of our work is to have safe, social spaces for members to come together where they can make friends, raise concerns and share
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their dreams,” Seal said. “Sadly the majority of our members have become cut off from their own families and broader cultural communities. “They may not have the means or feel safe to access mainstream LBGTIQA+ services. They’re stuck in a hard place.” Activities include peer-mentoring sessions and fortnightly drop-in dinners, as well as casework support. Continued page 6
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