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A proposed model of LGBTIQA+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy victim and survivor experiences of domestic, family and sexual violence services and systems
Contemporary Australia research of LGBTIQASB+ victims and survivors indicates a continuing and concerning prevalence of discrimination and negative service engagements, with an array of structural, systemic, social and individual variables [i] [ii] [iii] [iv] . This dynamic is often understood as being driven by rigid gender norms, heteronormativity and cisnormativity [v] or formulated and interpreted within a ‘minority stress’ model [i] [vi] , and is widely associat
Reports, Policies and Strategic frameworks
This page aims to provide an up-to-date collection of contemporary policies and reports that relate directly or implicitly to gendered violence and gender inequality for LGBTIQA+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities. 2026: Equal Identities: A human rights review of the experiences of trans and gender diverse people in Australia Our Ways - Strong Ways - Our Voices: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Plan to End Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence 2026-2036 2025:
Contemporary Australian research
This page will aim to keep a record of the growing and leading body of research and academic work being produced within Australia. 2026 Queering Ethics of Care in Sexual and Family Violence Research with LGBTQA + Victim-Survivors LGBTQ+ Homelessness and Sexual Violence Sexuality education in an age of resistance: Reflections at the nexus of education, health and rights Sexual Violence and Mental Health Among a National Australian Sample of Bisexual and Pansexual Cisgender Wo
Guides, Tools and Resources
This page aims to provide an up-to-date collection of various guides, guidelines, tools and resources for practitioners and organisations. 2026: Sexual Violence Pilot Project | 2Spirits & Restorative Yarns Pacific Women Lead - Many petals, one whole bloom: Strengthening SOGIESC inclusion in the Pacific Allyship in action: Frameworks for trans and gender diverse inclusion in prevention of gender-based violence initiatives UN Women: Ideologies, institutions and power: Addressin
Current policy actions and recommendations informing our work
The following is a summary of relevant recommendations and principles that have been proposed, supported or agreed to by the Queensland Government across State and Commonwealth policy areas. These include: QUEENSLAND Education, accountability and support: Improving Queensland's response to non-fatal strangulation Recommendation 1: The Queensland Government should develop, implement and fund a comprehensive public education and training program about the risks and dangers asso
2024 Discussion Paper: From Awareness to Action
How LGBTIQASB+ Queenslanders are represented across a decade of government strategies and action plans addressing domestic, family and sexual violence and gender equality Supported through Funding from the Queensland Government
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