Education
Educational Materials
The Impact of COVID-19 on SOGIE-Diverse People in Vanuatu: Research Study
This study was carried out by VPride at the end of 2022 and the early beginning of 2023, with financial support from United National Development Programme (UNDP). The main question asked by the study is how COVID-19 impacted SOGIE-diverse people in Vanuatu. This...
Improving Vanuatu SOGIE Inclusive Health Care
In Vanuatu and the Pacific region, there are very few resources to address SOGIE inequities in health...
Sexual Orientation Gender Identity & Expression
The SOGIE booklet seeks to raise individual and community awareness about differences In sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, using an affirming, human rights-based approach to advocate for inclusion. The booklet provides information on...
A SET OF PROPOSED INDICATORS FOR THE LGBTI INCLUSION INDEX
The UNDP LGBTQ Inclusion Index provides the global standard for human rights-based inclusion of SOGIE diverse people. This booklet - A SET OF PROPOSED INDICATORS FOR THE LGBTI INCLUSION INDEX - describes the index itself and its context and provides a set of...
SOGIE Diversity in Vanuatu Preliminary Study
This research report presents the first ever study of people of diverse Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGIE) in Vanuatu .Supported by a grant from Kaleidoscope Trust and the Commonwealth Equality Network, it presents global research, along with findings on...
GENDER AND LGBTQI+ POLICY AND PROGRAMMING IN VANUATU
Gender inequality is a persistent development challenge for Vanuatu. This Oxfam report focuses on the Vanuatu National Gender Equality Policy ( NGEP and NGEP 2). Based on an exploration of the experiences, attitudes and insights of individuals and institutions whose...
A Guide for Humanitarian Agencies in Vanuatu and the Pacific
This Disaster Inclusion Guide presents comprehensive research and a set of detailed guidelines for humanitarian actors to ensure effective inclusion of SOGIE diverse people in times of disaster. Supported by Kaleidoscope Trust and the Commonwealth Equality Network,...
VPRIDE STRATEGIC PLAN 2020-2025
This first ever VPride strategic plan shows the mission, vision, and strategic goals of VPride. It was built around the UNDP LGBTQ inclusion Index. [button link="https://vpride.invanuatu.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2023/06/VPride-Strategic-Plan-Final.pdf"...
Definitions
LGBTQ+ / SOGIE
Diverse Terms
One of VPrides goals is to inform those, that are confused about things surrounding LGBTQ+ or SOGIE Diverse People, as such it is useful to understand certain terms used in the community.
LGBTQ+
This is an acronym that stands for: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and the + stands for other sexualities. Other forms of this include Intersex and Asexuality; LGBTQIA+.
Sexuality / Sexual Orientation
This is how an individual identifies in relation to the gender or genders in which they are attracted to.
Gender Identity
An individuals personal sense of being or having a certain gender.
SOGIE
This is an acronym that stands for: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression. This term was made as a replacement to the previous LGBTQ+ term.
Gay
This is a sexuality by which an individual is attracted emotionally and sexually to other individuals of the same sex exclusively.
Lesbian
This is basically another name for gay but exclusively used when looking at Women that are emotionally and sexually attracted to other women exclusively.
Bi-Sexual
This is a sexuality by which an individual is emotionally and sexually attracted to individuals of either sex, most instances excluding transgender individuals.
Pan-Sexual
This is a sexuality who does not factor in gender in there relations instead are attracted emotionally and sexually to anything, including trans individuals. Often confused with Bi-Sexuality.
Queer
This is an umbrella term for sexuality, not specifying what they are attracted to however is only used if one is not heterosexual.
Transsexual
This is a person who has undergone medical procedures, transitioning his or her biological sex to the one which they identify as.
Intersex
This is person who was born with both female and male sexual organs and other sexual characteristics.