LGBTIQ communities

Find resources to support LGBTIQ communities in the context of family violence.

For more information and resources about working with LGBTIQ communities in the context of family violence visit w/respect or Rainbow Health Victoria.

Practice Resources

Opening Doors: Guide for Practitioners
Distills the findings of the Opening Doors research report and case studies to identify key implications for policy, organisational change, LGBTIQ community engagement, workforce training and clinical governance. (ARCSHS, 2022)

Supporting Trans Women to Access Specialist Family Violence Services
Webinar about supporting trans women to access services. (Zoe Belle Gender Collective, Switchboard and Safe and Equal, 2022)

LGBTIQ Family Violence
Webinar focusing on responding to victim survivors from LGBTIQ communities using an intersectional framework. (NIFVS, 2020)

Inclusive Responses to LGBTIQA+ People Experiencing Family Violence
Tip sheet and online information. (Safe and Equal and Switchboard)

Developing LGBTQ programs for Perpetrators and Victim Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence
Research Report focusing on engaging the LGBTQ community in tailored perpetrator programs. (ANROWS, 2020)

Power and Control Wheel for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Relationships
Power and Control Wheel adapted from the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project for LGBT communities. (Duluth)

LGBTIQ+ Homelessness and Family Violence – Information for case workers:
Video providing information for workers about family violence and other issues for LGBTIQ+ young people. (Wombat Housing Support Services, 2020)

Other Resources

w/respect website
Website providing information about LGBTIQ family violence and referrals for individuals.

Pride in Prevention Evidence Guide
Guide summarising current available evidence on the drivers of family violence experienced by LGBTIQ communities and recommendations to address it. (Rainbow Health Australia, 2020)

Private Lives 3: The Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQ People in Australia
Results of Australia’s largest national survey of the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people, including regarding family and intimate partner violence. (ARCSHS)

LGBTIQA+ Victim-survivors’ Experiences with Victoria’s Family Violence Intervention Order System
Report arising from research in partnership with the LGBTIQ Legal Service. (Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, 2022)

There’s No Safe Place at Home: Domestic and family violence affecting LGBTIQ+ people
Research report regarding 2020 survey of LGBTIQ+ people across Australia. (Equality Australia & Drummond Street)

“Sorting it Out”. Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (GBTIQ) men’s attitudes and experience of intimate partner violence and sexual assault
Report presenting data from a survey with GBTIQ Australian men. (Western Sydney University and ACON, 2020)

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