Warning: This article discusses domestic violence. Mental health support organisation Connection And Wellbeing Australia (CAWA) are calling for LGBTIQA+ community involvement in the upcoming Rainbow Gate project. Rainbow Gate is a chatbot designed by and for the Western Australian LGBTIQA+ community to access support and information about Family and Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence […]
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) has welcomed the introduction of legislation making 10 days of paid domestic and family violence leave available to all employees and calls for further action to ensure lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans/transgender, intersex, queer and other sexuality and gender, and bodily diverse people (LGBTIQ+) people are included. Nicky Bath, LHA’s Chief Executive […]
Warning: This article contains mentions of domestic and intimate partner violence. May 28 marks LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day, an opportunity to highlight the needs of our communities when it comes to prevention and support. First marked in Australia in 2020, the day aims to shine a light on family, partner and intimate violence in LGBTQIA+ relationships, […]
Warning: This article contains mentions of domestic violence and suicide. Australia’s peak body for LGBTIQ+ health has welcomed many measures in the just-released 2022-23 Budget, but warns LGBTIQ+ communities are being left behind. LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) is calling for specific funding measures that will directly address LGBTIQ+ needs and priorities. While the Budget provides […]
Labor have promised additional funding to support LGBTIQ+ people affected by domestic violence if elected to government. The opposition say their commitment to fund an additional 15 workers across community organisations will have a positive effect on 1,200 people. The joint announcement from Linda Burney the Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services, and Senator […]
Warning: This article contains mentions of domestic and family violence. With Mardi Gras days away, Domestic Violence prevention campaign We’re Better Than That has launched a second video series with two videos featuring Drag Race Down Under contestant Maxi Shield. In the emotional video, Maxi Shield shares that they are actually a survivor of domestic […]
Showcasing positive representations of the diverse range of relationships that exist in LGBTQ communities, and promoting what healthy relationships can look like, are the focus of a new Australian-first campaign from NSW’s leading LGBTQ health organisation, ACON. Launched to coincide with this year’s Human Rights Day, At the Front Door is a campaign that seeks […]
Warning: This article contains mentions of domestic and intimate partner violence. LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day is coming up this Friday 28th May, following the theme #SeenAndBelieved. First marked in Australia just last year, the day aims to shine a light on domestic violence in LGBTQ+ relationships, and the need for tailored support services for […]
LGBTQ+ people impacted by sexual, domestic and family violence (SDFV) from across Australia will now have access to relevant, culturally appropriate and state-specific information and resources with the national rollout of the digital support hub, Say It Out Loud. Produced by ACON, Australia’s largest sexuality and gender diverse health organisation, Say It Out Loud is […]
This story contains information about domestic violence This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Silent Domestic Violence Memorial March. The march is held each year to commemorate and honour the lives of those who have died in the last year through family and domestic violence related incidents. In the last 12 months, 15 people […]
