We can't afford to start from scratch: Deepening intersections within LGBTIQA+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy gendered violence work

Transformative recordings from the contemporary archive

The participation of LGBTIQA+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities within feminist and anti-violence movements is not a new development. However, archives are not always available to demonstrate and model the kinds of conversations, language and framing needed to represent LGBTIQASB+ communities within gendered violence and gender equality movements. This series of post presents a curation of key snapshots from the recent archive of recorded events that are now available online. We present these in the hopes that they may assist workers, organisations and leaders in reflecting and directing greater inclusion, solidarity and partnerships between LGBTIQASB+ and women's organisations in the work of ending gendered violence and striving for gender equality.

2020

• Chantelle Martin - on importance of sex work decriminalisation for sexual violence prevention for trans women of colour & violence experienced from police (end: 29:55)

• Chantelle on experiences of sexual violence for trans women of colour & sex workers, avoidance of formal reporting & relationship with sexual health clinics (end 41:56)

2021

• Engaging in nuanced conceptual conversations, impact of gendered drivers on CALD & racially diverse communities (end: 42:49)

2022

• Risk of violence and lethality faced by trans women who are sex workers or migrants, and barriers to help-seeking due to expectations of discrimination

• Need for inclusive frameworks from services, including sex work stigma

• Steps services could take to be more accessible to trans women of colour

•  Need for resources and campaigns addressing trans women of colour’s experiences

• SOGIESC Refugee & asylum seeker pathways (end 12:10) 4 mins

• SOGIESC grounds for protection claims (end 15:20)

• Lived experience – Sadat’s story (end 51:26)

• The importance of LGBTIQASB+ community controlled orgs within DFSV systems, including intersectionalities (end 1:24:51) 

2024

• Complexity in experiences of violence & intersectionality (end 26:50)

• Understanding and interrogating cultural safety for trans communities (end 1:08:23)

2025

• Multicultural Women's Health work capacity building work in this space (End 49:47)

• Further application of the guide for Multicultural Women's Health (End:1:04:36)

• Perspectives from LGBTIQA forcibly displaced people (end 35:21)

• Neurodivergence, diverse sexuality and consent norms

• Potential constraints of norms and scripts for neurodivergent people

• Beyond neurotypical norms: neurodivergence and queer possibility

2026

• How does an intersectional approach help make sense of responding to resistance and backlash, and building inclusion? (end 53:48)

• situating connection between transphobia, racism and colonisation (end 56:41)

• Looking ahead to imagine meaningful Pacifika SOGIESC inclusion and progress (1:25:36)