Vine is a proud supporter of 2025 ‘Out on the Shelves’

This June marks the 7th year of the Out on the Shelves awareness campaign, which provides an important opportunity for libraries throughout Aotearoa New Zealand to uplift and celebrate Rainbow people and their stories.

While Vine is not a traditional community library, we are proud to support this important kaupapa. We are committed to showcasing the resources we have gathered to support LGBTQIA+ | Takatāpui and all members of Rainbow communities to live lives free from violence and to enhance Rainbow wellbeing.

Highlighted resources for Rainbow communities from our library include:

• Takatāpui: Part of the whānau (Elizabeth Kerekere, 2021). “Learn the history of the term 'takatāpui' as well as the key elements that make up takatāpui identity. This resource is for takatāpui, their whānau and communities, and shares stories and information about identity, wellbeing and suicide prevention.”
• Takatāpui voices on what is needed for bright futures: A Youth19 brief (Tatyana King-Finau and the Adolescent Health Research Group, 2023). This brief shares the words, the taonga, that have been provided by Takatāpui rangatahi Māori in the Youth19 survey.  The emphasis is on being strengths-based. This information can support whānau, schools, and communities to develop strategies for supporting rangatahi Takatāpui.
• Kids and gender: Support kids to be themselves. A toolbox for parents (Sandra Dickson and Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence, 2024). This toolbox is for parents and caregivers. It will help you support your kids to be themselves.
• "kōrerorero nui" "முக்கியமான உரையாடல்கள்" "mukkiyamāṉa uraiyāṭalkaḷ" "kahalagahan ng komunikasyon" "important conversations" (Adhikaar Aotearoa, 2024) – an online resource for all who want to keep Rainbow children safe in Aotearoa New Zealand.
• Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura – Outing Violence has a wealth of research and resources dedicated to building Takatāpui and Rainbow communities in Aotearoa New Zealand free of all forms of violence. This includes resources for Takatāpui and Rainbow elders.

If you prefer to access information by video or podcast, check out these resources:

• A series of videos using New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) including one explaining that: “when someone says or does things to make you feel bad about or hide your gender/sexual identity, this can also be seen as abuse” produced by Deaf Aotearoa to support Tāngata Turi and the Deaf community.
• The Insider’s Guide: family violence in takatāpui and rainbow communities is a podcast in The Insider’s Guide series available on the areyouok.org.nz website. There are more resources for Takatāpui and rainbow communities on the website.
• 16 Uplifting Takatāpui & Rainbow elder voices – Tukua kia tū takitahi ngā whetū o te rangi podcasts from Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura – Outing Violence.
• In Pūrakau | Digital stories, twelve Takatāpui people talk to the Honour Project Aotearoa about their lives. “They are rangatahi, mātua, kaumatua, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, aunties, uncles, mums, dads, nannies, koros, students, teachers, artists, managers, researchers, and leaders in their communities. All are respected members of whānau, hapū and iwi.”

For our full collection of research and information see our LGBTQIA+ | Takatāpui Quick Topic Search.

There is more information on the Vine website. Contact our Information Specialist for help finding the information you need.

InsideOUT have curated reading lists for the Out on the Shelves, including books for children and young people and stories told by LGBTQIA+, Takatāpui and MVPFFAF+* people. More booklists curated by InsideOUT are on the Out on the Shelves website.

Booklists:

• Autobiographies
• Non-fiction
• Pacific (MVPFFAF+)
• Takatāpui

*MVPFAFF+ is an acronym used to encompass the diverse gender and sexuality expressions and roles within Pacific cultures. It stands for Mahu (Tahiti and Hawaii), Vaka sa lewa lewa (Fiji), Palopa (Papua New Guinea), Fa'afafine (American Samoa, Samoa and Tokelau), Akava'ine (Cook Islands), Fakaleiti/Leiti (Tonga), and Fakafifine (Niue), and the "+" symbol indicates that other Pacific Island cultures may have additional terms for describing gender identities, gender expressions, and sexualities. (InsideOUT).