The SA government has just announced it will introduce a bill banning conversion practices. Survivors have fought long and hard for this reform, which goes some way towards protecting LGBTQA+ people from practices that seek to change who they are…
Counting LGBTIQA+ Australians in 2026 Census
SARAA endorses the LGBTIQA+ Health Australia (LHA) and Equality Australia (EA) statements on the 2026 Census. SARAA stands firm to endorse that all LGBTIQA+ people need to be counted in the 2026 Census. Not only has the government missed an…
SARAA’s New CEO Announced
Dear SARAA Members, Partners, and Supporters, We are thrilled to announce that Varo (they/them) has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance (SARAA). Varo has been an integral part of the SARAA…
Conversion practices in Parliamentary Question Time
The Hon Robert Simms MLC has called on the Government to progress it’s commitment to ensure conversion practices do not occur in South Australia. Noting the federal government’s failure to properly count LGBTI Australians in the Census, Simms queried whether…
Letter to Police Minister RE Anti-LGBTQIA+ Protestors
A recent Rainbow Storytime event in Salisbury Council Library held on 15 July 2024 was ambushed by protestors who were permitted (in presence of SAPOL Officers) to intimidate attendees with a megaphone, yelling and held up signs making abhorrent statements…