Chelsea Hendra

FORMER Board Member - Executive YAC

‘00 | Bisexual | She/Her

We were lucky to have gained Chelsea as a Youth Action Council member in 2018 shortly after she celebrated her first Wear It Purple Day at her school in Year 12.

Chelsea began her advocacy work whilst she was in school and felt so passionately about creating safe spaces for rainbow young people that she joined the team!

Chelsea’s biggest strength is her commitment to staying authentic and telling her story at schools and other public speaking opportunities.

“Wear It Purple means support and acceptance. I remember my first Wear It Purple Day at school and feeling so happy seeing many of my peers, friends, and teachers wearing purple to show their support of the LGBTQI+ community. I'll never forget walking into school and seeing the pride flag being flown. As someone that didn't always have support at home, Wear It Purple Day truly meant a lot to me and inspired me to advocate for the community”.