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So, um, I'm here with sexual abuse prevention network, and we're sharing a story with Wellington rape crisis. So we're two agencies that work collaboratively together. Um and, um, sexual abuse prevention network does work around preventing sexual violence. So we do a lot of consent education in schools, um, educating about healthy relationships and unhealthy relationship ships. And what abuse is what it looks like, How you can intervene, Um, and how you can support someone if they do experience sexual violence and Wellington [00:00:30] rape crisis works with people who have experienced sexual abuse in their friends, family and whanau. Do you have any specific workshops or policies around Rainbow LGBTI communities? Yes. So at sexual abuse prevention network in our education programmes, we talk a lot about gender and sexuality diversity. So we see that as really important as part of the way to prevent sexual violence. Queer communities experience really high rates of sexual violence higher than other communities, [00:01:00] and which is a really awful shocking thing. And, um so we see it as really important to educate people about diverse genders and sexualities, um, have a greater awareness and understanding. And, um yeah, and that's sort of part of that picture of preventing sexual violence and having a sort of happier, healthier society as a whole. Yeah. So you're saying that there are higher rates. Do you know why that is? I don't know why that is, um, specifically, but I sort of have some ideas around [00:01:30] that, I guess I think that, um, sexual abuse is often about power. And so I think that people, if there are, um, minority groups that often people can take that opportunity to abuse someone by, um, if a group is already marginalised or, um, sort of seen, Yeah, is seen as other then that can lead to, um, the unhealthy power dynamics that can lead to unhealthy relationships and abuse. Um, yeah, I think also, there's been less sort of research and understanding [00:02:00] around the dynamics of sexual violence within queer relationships and queer communities. And there's much more of an analysis and more research around, um, relationships where men abuse women. So, um, I think it's an area that definitely needs a lot more, um, research and understanding. Yeah. Are you aware of any, um, projects coming up that kind of will address that, um, there are there are bits and pieces of work happening. Um, I can't think of something off the top of my head. Um, but definitely [00:02:30] a lot of the organisations that work in rainbow communities, um, like rainbow youth inside out. Um, and lots of com groups like that do do work aro around this area and collaborate with agencies like ours as well. I just find it amazing to think that what What would happen if some something like Rainbow Youth or inside out weren't there? Because, I mean, how how how would you get to those communities? I think, um, we do a lot of work like in schools. So we're working in mainstream communities and being really aware that there are, of course, LGBT Q I identifying [00:03:00] people within those groups, um, and definitely like being able to talk to groups like inside out, um, Rainbow Youth and network with those groups is a really great way to be able to reach communities. Um, we have in the past run workshops specifically with those groups or collaborated with them, or they've helped bring people along. Um, and so that is yeah. I think those groups are, like, incredibly valuable in terms of, um, bringing communities together and people having a place to go and, you know, friends and people to talk to about shared [00:03:30] experiences. Um, but also, yeah, so that there's They also hold a lot of expertise within those communities as well. So that's really valuable to feed into the work that we do. Yeah. Why is it important to to be out here today? Um, I think it's really important still to raise people's awareness of the issue of sexual abuse. Um, in all communities, Um, but including in LGBT Q I communities, I think, um, it's still quite poorly understood as an issue, and also, people often don't realise [00:04:00] quite how widespread it is. So actually, we are still at a stage where we do need to increase the visibility of that issue, Um, and make people aware that it does actually happen and that it happens a lot. Um, I mean, the stats in New Zealand are really, really high. So, um, that some of the research we have shows that it's estimated one in four women, one in 6 to 10 men and one in two trans people will experience sexual abuse in their lifetime. Um, which is, of course, um really [00:04:30] high, far too high in any of those stats, but particularly the Trans Stat is like, really shocking. Um, and so I think a lot of people aren't aware of that. So, actually, just sort of being out here and letting people know that, um, it's an issue of being able to talk about it and let people know that they can come and have a chat with us. Um, there are support services available. If if that's something that that's a road they want to go down. Um, and also that there is education, and there's hope for prevention because it is absolutely preventable. Yeah, that, um, transgender [00:05:00] stat is shocking. Yeah, really Appallingly high stat. Um, yeah. I find that one incredibly shocking to hear. Yeah. Yeah. So on a personal note, what is it like for you being here today at out in the park? Um, I'm really enjoying it. It's really it's a really nice event. Um, I think something I really enjoy doing this work is like coming to events like this that are like a festival and a positive because, you know, it's easy to kind of feel really bad [00:05:30] and down when you're working on a really serious and awful topic. Um, but coming here is great and seeing a celebration that is also a really important part of the prevention picture. Um, increasing visibility for LGBT Q I people and celebrating that is so important in terms of getting rid of those things I was talking about before with sort of marginalisation and, um, that kind of thing sort of normalising, diverse genders and sexualities Bringing them together and celebrating them is really important. Yeah, you home.
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