Wollongong gay community
Join the UOW Pride Network
Who are the UOW Allies?
What we do
Our goal is to ensure that every member of the UOW Pride Network, whether you're a student, staff member identifying as LGBTIQ+, or an Ally supporting the LGBTIQ+ community, can love a sense of security, happiness, and friendship.
Our network:
- Provides a secure, accessible, and respectful environment for all LGBTIQ+ staff and students to flourish.
- Promoting understanding of LGBTIQ+ lived experience and leading cultural change within the UOW community.
- Promoting inclusivity and equity of LGBTIQ+ people in the UOW community and combat all types of discrimination and bias.
- Providing LGBTIQ+ members of the UOW community and their allies a platform to raise any concerns.
- Celebrate annual LGBTIQ+ dates of importance
Pride Network Advisory committee
UOW Pride Network is managed by the Pride Network Advisory Committee (PNAC). This Committee is responsible for the success and development of the UOW Event Network, and to promote UOW as a higher education sector leader in gender, sex and sexuality equity. PNAC meets bi-monthly to discuss key policy areas and make changes/improvements to current practice.
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Rainbow South Coast aims to facilitate social connections for the LGBTQIA+SB community of the NSW South Coast, covering the Local Government Areas of Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama, Shoalhaven, and Wingecarribee.
We run events for our community; collaborate with local rainbow-owned businesses and organisations; and are a leading advocate on issues relevant to, or affecting, the local LGBTQIA+SB community.
We are pledged to providing an inclusive environment in which our members can participate free from discrimination and harassment.
Acknowledgement of Country
Rainbow South Coast acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we meet, live, affection, and play, and pay our respects to the Dharawal and Yuin and Gundungurra Elders, past, present, and emerging. We recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters, and recognize them for protecting this coastline and its ecosystems since time immemorial.
Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.
Acknowledgement of Elders
We pay our respects to those amongst the female homosexual, gay, bisexual, transitioned, and intersex communities who have worked to support the improved health and w
LGBTQIA+ Communities
We work to craft Wollongong a welcoming, supportive and inclusive city for everyone, including our woman loving woman, gay, bisexual, transgender, homosexual, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) communities.
Council runs a range of specific programs for our local LGBTQIA+ communities.
Wollongong Youth Services
Wollongong Youth Services delivers the Rainbow League programs weekly in academy term, working with sex, gender and sexuality diverse people to provide encourage, social opportunities and connectedness.
Rainbow League is a organization for people aged 15 - 24.
If you possess a young person aged 12 - 15 who needs support, please contact out to the Youth Services team.
Wollongong City Libraries
Our libraries hold inclusive events and talks during Identity festival Month, and at other times throughout the year. Visit the libraries' website to find upcoming events.
Wollongong Living Books
Wollongong Living Books gives people the opportunity to have a conversation with people (the 'books') about their life experiences. Several of the 'books' in this program debate their lived experience within LGBTQIA+ communities.
Welcome Here project
Wollongong City Libraries and Wollongong Youth Services
Allsorts– Wollongong University Queer Collective.
Bisexual+ Community: Illawarra Rainbow Collective - A group for bisexual+ people in the Illawarra.
Illawarra LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Network – A group of LGBTIQ+ community members, allies, local service providers, and government representatives working together for LGBTIQ+ communities of the Illawarra.
Illawarra Rainbow Community - A group for LGBTIQA+ people and allies in the Illawarra.
Illawarra Shoalhaven Gender Alliance (ISGA) Community Group - ISGA's Social pages to hold in touch with events and news for the TGD Community
Men and Masc of The Illawarra Rainbow Community - A collective for all male and masculine identifying folks including cis men, binary transitioned men, non-binary masculine people, and other people who have masculinity as part of their gender.
Queer Cosmos - Arts and fun events for LGBTIQA+ people in Wollongong.
Queers Down South - A Meetup organization for LGBTQIA+ folks and their allies on the South Coast.
Rainbow Families: Illawarra Rainbow Community - A team for single mothers, fathers, same-sex couples, and all thos
Student Queer Collective
The Allsorts Queer Collective is a social and support group jog by queer people for queer people. Allsorts strives to provide a shielded and comfortable territory for LGBTQI+ students (and staff) at UOW by hosting events, providing sustain and resources, and overall increasing the queer presence on campus.
The Allsorts’ crown jewel is our Queer Space in Building 11 room 209 on Wollongong campus, located in the Student Alliance Network (ST.A.N), usable by the elevator across from the unishop on level 2. The Gender non-conforming Space is a designated Safe Room for queer and questioning members of UOW - where you can join new friends, access resources, study, or get away from the business of campus with a board game session. Allies are welcome but please knock and let a member welcome you in.
Watch a documentary on the history of the Homosexual Space on YouTube.
In the Queer Vacuum, the Allsorts Lgbtq+ Collective has a large selection of queer literature, board games, sexual health and menstruation products, informational resources and of course, the wonderful people who fill the room.
In addition to the Queer Space, Allsorts runs regular events. We have weekly meetings
Rainbow South Coast aims to facilitate social connections for the LGBTQIA+SB community of the NSW South Coast, covering the Local Government Areas of Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama, Shoalhaven, and Wingecarribee.
We run events for our community; collaborate with local rainbow-owned businesses and organisations; and are a leading advocate on issues relevant to, or affecting, the local LGBTQIA+SB community.
We are pledged to providing an inclusive environment in which our members can participate free from discrimination and harassment.
Acknowledgement of Country
Rainbow South Coast acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we meet, live, affection, and play, and pay our respects to the Dharawal and Yuin and Gundungurra Elders, past, present, and emerging. We recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters, and recognize them for protecting this coastline and its ecosystems since time immemorial.
Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.
Acknowledgement of Elders
We pay our respects to those amongst the female homosexual, gay, bisexual, transitioned, and intersex communities who have worked to support the improved health and w
LGBTQIA+ Communities
We work to craft Wollongong a welcoming, supportive and inclusive city for everyone, including our woman loving woman, gay, bisexual, transgender, homosexual, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) communities.
Council runs a range of specific programs for our local LGBTQIA+ communities.
Wollongong Youth Services
Wollongong Youth Services delivers the Rainbow League programs weekly in academy term, working with sex, gender and sexuality diverse people to provide encourage, social opportunities and connectedness.
Rainbow League is a organization for people aged 15 - 24.
If you possess a young person aged 12 - 15 who needs support, please contact out to the Youth Services team.
Wollongong City Libraries
Our libraries hold inclusive events and talks during Identity festival Month, and at other times throughout the year. Visit the libraries' website to find upcoming events.
Wollongong Living Books
Wollongong Living Books gives people the opportunity to have a conversation with people (the 'books') about their life experiences. Several of the 'books' in this program debate their lived experience within LGBTQIA+ communities.
Welcome Here project
Wollongong City Libraries and Wollongong Youth Services
Allsorts– Wollongong University Queer Collective.
Bisexual+ Community: Illawarra Rainbow Collective - A group for bisexual+ people in the Illawarra.
Illawarra LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Network – A group of LGBTIQ+ community members, allies, local service providers, and government representatives working together for LGBTIQ+ communities of the Illawarra.
Illawarra Rainbow Community - A group for LGBTIQA+ people and allies in the Illawarra.
Illawarra Shoalhaven Gender Alliance (ISGA) Community Group - ISGA's Social pages to hold in touch with events and news for the TGD Community
Men and Masc of The Illawarra Rainbow Community - A collective for all male and masculine identifying folks including cis men, binary transitioned men, non-binary masculine people, and other people who have masculinity as part of their gender.
Queer Cosmos - Arts and fun events for LGBTIQA+ people in Wollongong.
Queers Down South - A Meetup organization for LGBTQIA+ folks and their allies on the South Coast.
Rainbow Families: Illawarra Rainbow Community - A team for single mothers, fathers, same-sex couples, and all thos
Student Queer Collective
The Allsorts Queer Collective is a social and support group jog by queer people for queer people. Allsorts strives to provide a shielded and comfortable territory for LGBTQI+ students (and staff) at UOW by hosting events, providing sustain and resources, and overall increasing the queer presence on campus.
The Allsorts’ crown jewel is our Queer Space in Building 11 room 209 on Wollongong campus, located in the Student Alliance Network (ST.A.N), usable by the elevator across from the unishop on level 2. The Gender non-conforming Space is a designated Safe Room for queer and questioning members of UOW - where you can join new friends, access resources, study, or get away from the business of campus with a board game session. Allies are welcome but please knock and let a member welcome you in.
Watch a documentary on the history of the Homosexual Space on YouTube.
In the Queer Vacuum, the Allsorts Lgbtq+ Collective has a large selection of queer literature, board games, sexual health and menstruation products, informational resources and of course, the wonderful people who fill the room.
In addition to the Queer Space, Allsorts runs regular events. We have weekly meetings