ACT Office of LGBTIQA+ Affairs

28/08/2026

💜Today, on Friday 28 August, we wear purple 💜

Canberra supports young LGBTIQA+ people so much even our public art is wearing purple tonight!

Are you in the city tonight? Snap a pic with the Illumicube in all its purple glory.

27/08/2026

💜💜💜Happy Wear it Purple Day Canberra! 💜💜💜

This year's theme is Colours of Courage. We celebrate the courage to be authentic and the courage to create change.

Wear purple to show your support and be part of a more inclusive future.

26/08/2026

SBLGBTIQA+ folks living with disability and/or chronic illness - WWDACT wants to hear from you! 📢

Help design a new peer group for SBLGBTIQA+ adults with disability and chronic illness by completing the below survey.

🔗Complete the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2SZHKHG

🌈 Are you SBLGBTIQA+?
♿Do you live with a disability or chronic illness?
📣 Help us design Canberra’s new Peer Group for SBLGBTIQA+ adults with disability! — Seriously, we want to hear from you!

🔗Take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2SZHKHG

Tell us what you want the group to look like, including:
✅ What kinds of activities and events you’d like
✅ How the group should run
✅ What access, support and sensory needs we should consider
✅ How often we should meet and where
✅ What would help you feel welcome, safe and connected

🌈♿ This peer group is being designed by us, for us — and your input will help shape it.

Please share this survey with other SBLGBTIQA+ adults with disability in Canberra and the surrounding region.

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25/08/2026

Connection and belonging improve the wellbeing of all families no matter the shape or size 👨🏾‍👩🏿‍👧🏽‍👦🏾👩🏻‍👦🏼🧑‍🧑🏽‍🧒🏽👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

That is why we have established the Parents, Carers and Children Stream of the Supporting and Strengthening LGBTIQA+ Communities Program.

A total of $118,000 over 2 years will be available for one organisation through a competitive grant process to deliver services which:
✅increase belonging and social connection for LGBTIQA+ families
✅improve wellbeing and resilience of LGBTIQA+ parents, carers and their children
✅improve understanding of the needs and experiences of LGBTIQA+ families to ensure inclusion across services

Applications will open on 2 September 2026.

Further information including the grant guideline will be available on our website shortly: https://www.act.gov.au/directorates-and-agencies/health-and-community-services-directorate/office-of-lgbtiqa-affairs

18/08/2026

🌈Today marks an important milestone for LGBTIQA+ equality in the ACT.

The Second Action Plan (2026-28) of the Capital of Equality Strategy has been launched. It sets out 36 actions to improve the lives and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ Canberrans.

We are:
✅ increasing visibility and understanding of LGBTIQA+ people and experiences
✅ making systems and services better for LGBTIQA+ people
✅progressing legal and policy reforms to ensure equal rights
✅empowering safe, resilient and sustainable LGBTIQA+ communities.

Together, we're building a Canberra where every person is safe, valued, respected and able to thrive.

🔗Read the plan now.: www.act.gov.au/open/capital-of-equality-strategy-2024-2029

12/08/2026

Know a young LGBTIQA+ person making a difference in Canberra?

🏆Nominations are now open for the 2026 Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Awards.

The Awards recognise young people aged 12 to 25 years who are making a positive contribution to the ACT community through leadership, community service, advocacy, creativity, environmental action and personal achievement.

Young people can nominate themselves or be nominated by friends, family, teachers, employers, coaches or community members.

📅Nominations close at 5 pm on Tuesday 1 September 2026.

🔗Nominate now: https://dhcs.smartygrants.com.au/YCCY2026

29/07/2026

🤓📋 Less than 2 weeks until Census night.

🙋🤔Get some of your questions answered.

14/07/2026

Thanks for riding with pride this month!

June has been Pride Month, and at Transport Canberra we acknowledge and celebrate our LGBTIQA+ communities 🌈 To celebrate pride month, we displayed The Unsaid Says a Lot campaign posters to help everyone become better allies.

Sometimes it’s not what’s said out loud that matters most.

A look, a gesture or a moment of inclusion says a lot.

We’re committed to creating a transport network where everyone feels safe, welcome and respected, every day.

Because small actions, seen or unseen, help build a more inclusive Canberra.

09/07/2026

📢 Report out now: For Us, By Us: Culturally Led Solutions for Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SBLGBTIQA+ People.

🖤❤️☀️ A Huge congratulations to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQA+ Advisory Group on the release of their report.

💚💙🤍🖤 Formed in 2024, the Advisory Group brought together the strength, resilience and collective wisdom of q***r mob to co-design solutions that improve wellbeing and build thriving communities.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ This report is the outcome of that work. It centres community voices and leadership to shape practical, culturally grounded solutions.

🔗Read the report: https://www.act.gov.au/open/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-lgbtiqa-advisory-group

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06/07/2026

🖤❤️☀️ This NAIDOC Week, we celebrate the strength, resilience and leadership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples across generations. 💚💙🤍🖤

We also proudly recognise and celebrate the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SBLGBTIQA+ people, whose identities, cultures, stories and communities enrich our nation and strengthen the fight for equality, self-determination and belonging.

💚💙🤍🖤 NAIDOC Week: 50 Years Deadly
🖤❤️☀️ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: 65,000+ thousand years deadly

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Stay tuned for a special announcement on Thursday 9 July 📢

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