Minus18 Foundation Inc

Our Mission

The Minus18 Foundation is Australia's youth driven charity for LGBTIQ youth. For over 20 years, Minus18 has been running high impact LGBTIQ events, education and consultation programs to create peer-support, safe spaces and inclusive environments, across Australia. Every year: Deliver more than 100 workshops, keynotes and presentations More than 10,000 people attend Minus18 events and workshops Distribute more than 50,000 Rainbow Pride merchandise across Australia More than 500,000 people engage with education and resources online.

You might know us from our events, such as the Queer Formal which we take across the country, where young people aged 13-19 can bring a same-sex partner, express their gender identity and meet link-minded young people. We work together with local community groups to engage queer youth with their services, engage with opportunities and have an unforgettable evening of celebrating their identity.

In 2018, we also ran the first-of-its kind Queer Ideas Festival, where we consulted with 120 LGBTIQ young people around what they want to see from the Government, Community and Organisations, which was then captured in our Young & Queer Report.

Minus18 also delivers LGBTIQ Inclusion Workshops which develop empathy and understanding of LGBTIQ people, and equip participants with the tools they need to develop a culture of inclusion, acceptance and allyship within schools, organisations and communities. We've taken these across the country, with a focus across 2019-2020 to deliver subsidized opportunities to Regional and Rural areas.

Our Events and Workshops wouldn't exist through the donations and support received through our campaigns such as IDAHOBIT, Wear it Purple Day and Trans Week of Awareness. These help us educate, create visibility and build opportunities, allowing Minus18 to work with communities and organisations to help drive our work - with 100% of proceeds from donations and all our Rainbow Pride resources going to LGBTIQ youth programs.