Rainbow Youth Centre
281 Karangahape Road, Newton, Auckland Central
(Opposite NZ Post Shop/Artspace, between Heroes Comics & Newton Pharmacy)
10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
(Sometimes the Centre is closed during these hours, if staff are out of the building at meetings. If you’re traveling in specially to see us, give us a call first so we can make sure we’re here.)
(09) 376 4155
(09) 368 5596
A reclaimed word that represents sexuality and gender diversity. We use it to encompass lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, fa'afafine, and takataapui identities, as well as everyone in between and not sure. This word is used by many people, but it is also appreciated that it is not the preferred term for everybody.
Rainbow Youth uses the word 'trans*' as an umbrella term for gender-diverse people, including for example; whakawahine, tangata ira tane, FtM, MtF, transsexual, fa'afafine, transgender, whakawahine, transmen, transwomen, akava'ine, leiti, genderqueer and gender-neutral people.
