IDAHOBIT 2020

Download our Pride in Action Network IDAHOBIT Zoom background to promote International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia and spark conversations. (Here are instructions on changing your Zoom background – it's ok if it looks mirrored to you! It's the right way for everyone else 😉)

Monday 18th May, 1pm – 2pm

The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning & the University of Melbourne’s Pride in Action Network present 'Holding Space and Place: IDAHOBIT in COIVD-19’, an online panel discussion about the unique ways LBGTIQA+ students, staff and graduates are balancing study and work during the unprecedented daily pressures isolation in the COVID-19 lockdown period.

Our panellists talk about queer experiences holding space in the home, navigating public space and socialising in a pandemic, how the Stay-At-Home orders affect queer and trans people and chosen families, and how our communities are organising to provide support.

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Panellists: Simona Castricum (educator and PhD candidate in ABP), Soon-Tzu Speechley (ACAHUCH PhD scholar), Oscar Gao (recent University of Melbourne graduate); Facilitator: Megan Sharp (Co-Chair of the University of Melbourne’s Pride in Action Network; Academic MDHS)

Download and print off our Pride in Action Network rainbow colouring-in sheet, a mindful activity for people of all ages and easy way to take part in the window rainbow trail.

Print it off, pop it up at your desk or on your window, and take a photo with it to share on social media using the hashtags #IDAHOBIT #UniMelbPride.

Have another look at our resource on allyship and how becoming an ally affirms a commitment to kindness and inclusion for everyone.

Our dedicated page of resources relevant for LGBTQIA+ communities and their allies – please share and encourage people to reach out if they need support.

Add your own favourites and have a dance break to our IDAHOBIT Spotify playlist.

Put a few hours aside to make this sweet rainbow dream cake! We recommend listening to the Nancy podcast while you bake.

ABC iView

• First Day: As a 12 year-old transgender girl, Hannah has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school, and find the courage to live as her most authentic self.
• Transblack: Follows the day-to-day life of four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander transgender men and women.
• Killing Eve: The critically acclaimed thriller follows Eve and Villanelle, addicted to each other but now trying desperately to live their lives apart.
• High Fidelity: A reimagining of Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel, High Fidelity follows Rob, a record store owner, as she revisits past relationships through music and pop culture, while trying to get over her one true love.
• You Can't Ask That: Includes episodes on being HIV positive, intersex, and children of same-sex couples.
• LGBTQI Pride Collection: Insightful, joyous, and empowering; stories that shine a light on the LGBTQI+ community, diversity, and belonging.

Netflix

• Special: A young gay man with cerebral palsy branches out from his insular existence in hopes of finally going after the life he wants.
• Pride: During the 1984 Welsh mineworkers' strike in England, gay and lesbian activists forge an unlikely alliance with the striking miners' families.
• Please Like Me: Melbourne resident Josh comes to the realization that he's gay while dealing his mother's suicide attempt and best friend Tom's relationship drama.
• Sex Education: Insecure Otis has all the answers when it comes to sex advice, thanks to his therapist mom. So rebel Maeve proposes a school sex therapy clinic.
• The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson: As she fights the tide of violence against trans women, activist Victoria Cruz probes the suspicious 1992 death of her friend Marsha P. Johnson.
• The Half of It: A shy, introverted student helps the school jock woo a girl whom, secretly, they both want.
• Feel Good: Comedian Mae embarks on an intense relationship with George, but they both hold back important parts of themselves.
• The Miseducation of Cameron Post: After getting caught with another girl, a headstrong teenager clings to her self-identity when she is sent to a Christian conversion camp.

Stan

• Gayby Baby: Heartfelt documentary getting to know four kids, whose parents all happen to be gay, as they each wrestle with the challenges of oncoming adolescence.
• Holding the Man: Moving Australian film of the 15 year love affair between Timothy Conigrave and the boy he fell in love with at high school, John Caleo.
• The Bisexual: Raw, funny and unapologetic take on the bisexuality and the prejudices, shame and comic misconceptions that surround it.
• The L Word Generation Q: Follows a diverse group of self-possessed LGBTQIA+ characters as they experience love, heartbreak, setbacks and success in L.A.
• Work in Progress: Abby is a 45-year-old self-identified 'fat, queer dyke' whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship.