Paige Horrigan on creating safe and inclusive spaces for LGBTQIA+ people in the top end

In this week’s episode, Josh chats with Paige Horrigan who was the Winner of the Spirit Super Create Change Award at the 2022 Northern Territory Young Achiever of the Year. In 2019, Paige was the victim of a hate-motivated assault while at school and no one was held accountable. This sparked their passion to highlight LGBTQIA+ issues and create positive change for queer young people in the Palmerston and surrounding communities. They have worked for organisations like Rainbow Territory to help in the fight against discriminatory legislation and advocated for the creation of safe spaces dedicated to LGBTQIA+ young people. “People need to step up and speak up” “I'm proud to be an LGBTQ person, and I'm proud to be an active member in the community. I wish there was things we didn't have to fight for. I wish it was just basic human rights, that we had the same as everyone else. But just because of our gender identity or our sexual identity, it means we have to work harder to be respected or have the same rights as others”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.