This summary describes the abuse and neglect in State and faith-based care experienced by Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ survivors during the Inquiry period (1950 to 1999).
Chapter 2 is an executive summary.
Chapter 3 provides the context for this summary, including the number of Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ survivors who registered with the Inquiry, and the historical and social context most relevant to Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ communities during the Inquiry period.
Chapter 4 describes the circumstances that led to Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ survivors entering care during the Inquiry period. This chapter explains how negative societal attitudes and discrimination played a particular role in many Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ survivors entering psychiatric care.
Chapter 5 discusses the nature and extent of abuse and neglect experienced by Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ children, young people and adults in State and faith-based care. It sets out the targeted abuse focused on Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ survivors’ identities. Chapter 5 also describes how Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ survivors were subjected to conversion practices in psychiatric and faith-based care settings.
Chapter 6 describes the impacts of the abuse and neglect that Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ survivors suffered in care, particularly due to faith-based attitudes and discrimination and conversion practices.
Chapter 7 explains the factors that contributed to Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ survivors being abused and neglected in care. It focuses on the factors that had specific effects on Takatāpui, Rainbow and MVPFAFF+ survivors. These were the societal and faith-specific factors of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and other forms of discrimination against people with diverse sexualities or gender identities.
