PRISM: Human Rights issues relating to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) in Aotearoa New Zealand - A report with recommendations due to ethnicity, class, education, and privilege; and manifest as lateral violence.93 For example, bisexual people can experience invisibility of their identity; when in a relationship with a same-gender partner they are often assumed to be homosexual (gay/lesbian), and when in a relationship with a different-gender partner, often assumed to be heterosexual.94 RECOMMENDATIONS: Amend section 21(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1993 to explicitly include gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics as specific prohibited grounds of discrimination; Update hate speech provisions to effectively address hate speech based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics; Collect data about crimes motivated by hostility towards people with a diverse SOGIESC, including through research and effective police and justice sector recording processes; Provide comprehensive resources to employers, educational institutions, government agencies, sports bodies, housing rental agencies, health, aged care, and other service providers outlining how people with a diverse gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics are fully protected from discrimination under section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993; Ensure that anti-violence strategies, policies, and services developed or funded by government specify and address the experiences and needs of SOGIESC-diverse persons and communities, as identified by them. 93 94 20 Lateral violence is directed sideways (laterally), meaning the aggressors are peers. The oppressed become the oppressors and those who are victims of a situation of dominance turn on each other instead of confronting the system that oppresses them. Gloria Fraser Supporting Aotearoa’s rainbow people: A practical guide for mental health professionals (Youth Wellbeing Study and RainbowYOUTH, Wellington, 2019) at 41.