The title of this recording is "Jenny Rankine". It was recorded in Wellington Town Hall, 101 Wakefield Street, Wellington on the 16th March 2011. Jenny Rankine is being interviewed by Jim Whitman.  Their names are spelt correctly but may appear incorrectly spelt later in the document. The duration of the recording is 4 minutes. A list of correctly spelt content keywords and tags can be found at the end of this document. A brief description of the recording is: In this podcast Jenny Rankine from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference. The content in the recording covers the 2010s decade. A brief summary of the recording is: In a recorded interview at Wellington Town Hall, Jenny Rankine discusses their experiences and insights from a human rights conference, with a particular focus on advocacy for LGBTQIA+ rights in the workplace and educational environments. The conversation, facilitated by interviewer Jim Whitman, highlights critical themes of activism by trade unions and the role of media. Recorded on March 16, 2011, this four-minute segment illuminates the discussions and workshops attended by Rankine, including an examination of making schools safer for LGBTQIA+ students and the need for systemic changes to educational structures that tend to marginalize these students rather than merely creating support groups which can lead to further segregation. Specifically, Rankine reflects on a session that emphasized the importance of shifting the gaze from supporting individual students towards addressing the heterosexist structures within schools. They share insights on how the creation of safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ students often fails to challenge the status quo, effectively maintaining a discriminatory environment. Addressing such institutional biases was noted to be crucial. Additionally, Rankine speaks about their involvement in a planned workshop on LGBTQIA+ representation in the media. They express concerns about the misuse and potency of media, likely discussing how media portrayal can influence public perception and consciousness regarding LGBTQIA+ issues. Recognizing the power of media in shaping narratives, Rankine signifies the need for responsible and accurate representation. The interview also delves into the thoughts and initiatives for advancing diversity and inclusion within trade unions. Rankine brings up the potential development of a kit for unionists to better tackle issues affecting LGBTQIA+ workers, indicating that some unions show resistance to even acknowledging these matters. They identify the necessity for unions to support LGBTQIA+ employees to foster significant workplace changes. A personal element is also intertwined with Rankine's narrative, as they discuss providing feedback on the "Tamaki Lesbian News", a publication with which they are linked and that enjoys a national readership. The importance of intersectionality is underscored as Rankine suggests that various trade union issues are interconnected and that resistance within some unions poses a significant hurdle to supporting workers discriminated against based on sexual or gender identity. Additionally, Rankine shares experiences of attending a well-organized sports meet, specifically the Asia Pacific Outgames. Rankine expresses satisfaction with their personal athletic performance, having achieved a personal best, and praises the overall event, including the performances of unaffiliated athletes and the significant representation from LGBTQIA+ swimming teams. Irrespective of sexual orientation, participants like Kirsty Cameron, who broke three records, contributed to the inclusive nature of the competition. The full transcription of the recording follows.  It includes timestamps every thirty seconds in the format [HH:MM:SS].  The transcription begins:  So the two sessions that, um, you attended, um, I went to the, um, a workplace. One which was really interesting. I came in at the end of that, and it was talking. Um, they were talking about out at work. Um, and, um, and different unions, you know, the, um, raising queer issues and different unions. Um, And then I went to, um, a very good one about, um, making schools safer for, um um GL BT I students. And, um, it [00:00:30] was really clear that you needed to put the gaze and focus your change on the structures of the school. Not on supporting the students, you know, because you can, uh, one of the things that was clear was you have the support groups and the students, but they get ghettoised, and the structure of the school stays the same. Very hetero, sexist. So that was really interesting and useful. And, um, I'm giving a workshop on lesbian media. Well, I'm part of a work I'd like to attend. That obviously [00:01:00] Yeah, media is very powerful, isn't it? But also very misused. Um, yeah, that's interesting. So what do you think you're likely to take away it perhaps too soon. But what would you like to take away personally yourself from? Well, um I had a discussion with one of the out at work people about developing a kit for unionists. Who, um, you know, GP T a unionists who want to do something to, um, raise [00:01:30] issues, Um, that we're concerned about in the unions in their workplaces. Um, and I would really love to see that, um, take a step closer to being developed, so that would be great. Um, and I'm also keen to get feedback on the Tamaki lesbian news set, which I'm involved in in Auckland. But we have quite a national readership, and I'll be talking about that at the workshop. Is there one particular trade union issue that you've identified? [00:02:00] Or is it do they inter relate interlock, um, all the issues into lock, But there's quite a lot of resistance, um, among some unions to even raising the issue at all. Um, and therefore unions are those unions are almost completely useless as support to workers who are discriminated against that work because of, um, their sexual identity or gender [00:02:30] identity. And, um, so you've got to start at home to change things. So, um, workplaces won't change. Um, very fast. Unless the unions support GL BT I workers. And that's, uh, that's a long running thing, isn't it? That that swimming for the conference to take away as well, I think that's great. Thank you. Do you want to ask me about the how did the It was really well organised. It was a very well organised meet. The volunteers were terrific. [00:03:00] Um, a lot of them had never run or been involved in a competition before, but the organisation trained them up, and they did really well. Um, and it ran to time. And the, um, announcer was great, and, um and the teams were very successful. Um, we had, um the three biggest teams were from Australia, Melbourne first in Sydney, then Brisbane. And the fourth biggest team was Auckland. So, um, Wellington was sort of like the fifth biggest [00:03:30] group. Um, and there were a lot of unaffiliated people, including, um, Kirsty Cameron, who broke three, um, records. And she's not gay. So that was that got into the paper and not the fact that all their wonderful gay swimmers, you know, had personal best and stuff. I got a personal best in my 53. I shaved two seconds off my time and I was absolutely stoked with that. And, um and I'm in Team Auckland. And, um, we did really well and we had several people who'd never competed before, and they had a really good time. So all of us [00:04:00] had a great time. It was a really, really good swimming competition. The full transcription of the recording ends. A list of keywords/tags describing the recording follow. These tags contain the correct spellings of names and places which may have been incorrectly spelt earlier in the document. The tags are seperated by a semi-colon: 2010s ; Asia Pacific Outgames (2011) ; Auckland ; Australia ; Brisbane ; Jenny Rankine ; Melbourne ; Out at Work Network ; Pacific ; People ; Stuff ; Wellington ; Wellington Town Hall ; change ; code ; competition ; conference ; gay ; gender ; gender identity ; human rights ; identity ; lesbian ; love ; march ; media ; queer ; records ; resistance ; running ; school ; sexual identity ; support ; swimming ; time ; unions ; work ; workshop. The original recording can be heard at this website https://www.pridenz.com/apog_jenny_rankine.html. The master recording is also archived at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand.  For more details visit their website https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.1089458. Jenny Rankine also features audibly in the following recordings: "Charlotte Museum". Please note that this document may contain errors or omissions - you should always refer back to the original recording to confirm content.