Gender equality and LGBTIQASB+ communities
- Aug 20
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 24

While the relationship between gender equality and LGBTIQA+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities of different sexualities, relationships, genders, bodies and kinships is not new, this has not always been reflected in formal policies, frameworks and institutions. For those interested in learning more about this history, we encourage you to read a series of articles written by community development expert Lana Woolf on the topic:
In our local context, a growing body of contemporary policy and evidence across government and non-government stakeholders explicitly address the importance and experiences of LGBTIQASB+ people, or people with diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) within gender equality frameworks, or specific domains of gender equality such as health, economic security, workforce participation and caring responsibilities:
Work participation disparities among LGBTQ+ Australians: Insights from a nationally representative cohort study 2026
Women Deliver: Melbourne Declaration for Gender Equality 2026
Women Deliver: Guide to the Melbourne Declaration for Gender Equality 2026
Women Deliver: Melbourne Declaration - Joint Declaration for States 2026
Women Deliver: First Nations, Indigenous Women’s Statement 2026
Sapphire Research: Measuring LGBTQ+ Workplace Belonging 2025
AHRC’s 'Speaking from Experience' report into workplace sexual harassment 2025
The Work Health and Safety (Sexual and gender-based harassment) Code of Practice 2025
Being Valued Toolkit: Preventing gendered violence impacting LGBTIQA+ people at work 2025
Including Gender: An APS Guide to Gender Analysis and Gender Impact Assessment | PM&C 2025
Queensland’s Plan for the Primary Prevention of Violence Against Women 2024
The National Women’s Health Advisory Council - #EndGenderBias Survey Summary Report 2024
Australian Women’s Health Alliance – A Gendered Framework for Action on Prevention and Healthcare 2024
Rainbow Realities: In-depth analyses of large-scale LGBTQA+ health and wellbeing data in Australia 2023
Pride in Diversity - Cracking the Rainbow Glass Ceiling: Insights from Social Science 2023
The National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022
MenEngage Alliance: Ubuntu Declaration & Call to Action 2021
Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices): Securing our Rights, Securing our Future 2020
The Australian Human Rights Commission - Respect @ Work report 2020
Rainbow Families Australia - Love (still) Makes A Family 2019
See also:
Australian Workplace Equality Index and Health & Wellbeing Equality Index
Rainbow Health Australia’s Pride in Prevention guides under the Family Violence Prevention Project
Our Watch’s ongoing Change the Story primary prevention framework development, including the ongoing partnership with Rainbow Health Australia to develop a primary prevention framework for violence against LGBTIQASB+ people.


