Now, we all know that despite all of the years of progress that we have made in Aotearoa in the past 35 years since law reform, many in our rainbow communities still find it difficult to come out and live their authentic lives. The 2021 Youthline health and wellbeing survey of 36,000 students led out of Auckland University and Victoria University of Wellington reported that just over half—53 percent—of same-sex or multiple-sex - attracted students reported significant depressive symptoms. Half said that they had self-harmed in the past year. More than one in 10 had attempted suicide. Only 42 percent of rainbow rangitahi Māori report good wellbeing. More than half report symptoms of depression, and close to half report serious thoughts of suicide in the last year. Just over half—52 percent—of Pasifika rainbow young people report good wellbeing. Close to half report clinically significant symptoms of depression and over 40 percent report serious thoughts of suicide in the last year. 