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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>The Rainbow Spectrum Group: May - Online Meeting (13 May 2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Pictures/Queer%20Flag.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="274" height="190" style=""&gt;&lt;img src="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Pictures/Zoom%20Meeting.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="282" height="190" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;The Rainbow Spectrum Group: May&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;- Online Meeting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;About our Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Rainbow Spectrum Group&lt;/strong&gt; is a safe, inclusive, and affirming peer support space for Autistic individuals who identify within the LGBTQIA+ community. This group celebrates the diversity of both Neurodivergent and Queer identities, recognizing that everyone’s experience is unique and valid.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We offer a welcoming environment where members can share experiences, build connections, and support one another without judgment. Whether you're looking to talk, listen, learn, or simply exist alongside others who understand, The Rainbow Spectrum Group is a place where you can be your authentic self.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You belong here—exactly as you are.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You are also welcome to attend our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18133"&gt;Adults Group&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;our &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Women_and_NB_Folk_Group" target="_blank"&gt;Women &amp;amp; Non-Binary Folk Group&lt;/a&gt;, our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18132"&gt;Young Adults Group&lt;/a&gt;, or all three!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; font-family: Arial; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;This group is facilitated by our Rainbow Spectrum Group Leader&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All AV volunteer group leaders are peers of their group participants and welcome new attendees. All AV group leaders have a Working with Children Check.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volunteers Needed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#212529" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;We’re looking for volunteers to help out as Group Assistants. If you’re interested, please&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://bttr.im/gmwsd" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;complete our online volunteer application&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#212529" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;or&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:engagement@autismvalued.org.au"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;contact AV admin&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#212529" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;for more information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#802081"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$5&lt;/strong&gt; for AV members, &lt;strong&gt;$10&lt;/strong&gt; for non-members. &lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt; for holders of a&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;+Groups Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;and for first-time attendees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lJuBtSPVUqqx1RjeyPLQso62UFlTkylf70p3IQMvskY/edit#"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#1155CC" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;Community Guide: About our free* first-time attendee ticket&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/page-18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Become an AV member today&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to access discounted tickets for activities, members-only programs and interest groups, and to support the work our AV team do for our community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;If cost is a barrier, please&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Sys/PublicProfile/SendEmail/42020285"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;contact our AV admin team&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;or fill out our &lt;a href="https://forms.gle/MKoowiG9GaVZLrBu9" target="_blank"&gt;Hardship Fund&lt;/a&gt; application form.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Anyone wishing to attend an AV activity must register before attending.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For online events, you will need to register to receive the Zoom meeting link.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;First-time attendee tickets must be requested at least 24 hours before the meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Unregistered attendees may incur an admin fee of up to $10.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Community Guides (step by step information to support our community)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12LQFha42-t9SJNH-UTLWWwFLPDJ_eEsWk3hX3MeQ9dE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#1155CC"&gt;How to access an AV Zoom Activity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#222222"&gt;(includes tips on Zoom etiquette)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Documents/Zoom_Intro%20Aspergers%20Victoria.pdf"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#1155CC"&gt;AV Zoom Guide&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#222222"&gt;(includes details of in-Zoom features)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Peer_Support_Groups_FAQs/"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Peer Support Groups - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font face="Arial"&gt;(includes answers to the most common questions about AV peer support groups).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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