Melbourne High was the venue for LGBTI students and their allies to gather for the second Stand Up, Stand Out Day. Attending from schools from across Victoria, students attended a range of workshops delievered by the Safe Schools Coalition and Minus18.

Daniel Witthaus, author of Beyond ‘That’s So Gay!’ and Beyond Priscilla, Founder and CEO of the National Institute for Challenging Homophobia Education (NICHE), delivered workshops where students shared their own experiences at their school and considered how they’d continue to respond to everyday homophobia and transphobia. The day was a unique opportunity for students to gather and discuss their school experience, given many reported the isolation they could sometimes feel in their own school community.