Research here and internationally suggests LGBTIQA+ people experience sexual, family and/or intimate partner violence at the same rate – or even higher – rates than women in the broader population. [1] Yet there can be barriers for LGBTIQA+ communities seeking support for family and intimate partner violence. [2]
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Providing tailored and inclusive support for LGBTIQA+ people | Safe and Equal, 2025 | Go to
Top tips for inclusive responses to LGBTIQA+ people experiencing family violence | Read tipsheetIncludes guidelines on best practice on engagement with clients, information gathering and sharing, risk assessment and risk management and where to access further information.
Understanding how coercive control can affect LGBTQIA+ people | AG Department, 2024 | AccessFactsheets in multiple languages providing further information about coercive control and its impacts.
Understanding financial abuse | Rainbow Door | Read Outlines what financial abuse looks like, how it might be used in our communities and where to get support.
LGBTIQA+ Inclusive Services | Safe Steps| Read
A collated library of resources to help individuals and organisations to develop services that are inclusive of LGBTIQ staff and clients. | Search library
Opening Doors: Guide for practitioners | DownloadResearch Matters: Why do we need LGBTIQ-inclusive services? (Factsheet) | Download
Guidelines for Inclusive and Affirming Practice: Supporting LGBTQA+ Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence | 2026 | Read reportGuidelines to assist service providers in adopting inclusive and affirming practices that respect the experiences of LGBTQA+ victim survivors.Understanding Domestic Violence | Read factsheetUnderstanding LGBTQA+ Sexual Domestic and Family Violence | Read practice guide and resourcesElder Abuse and Domestic Violence LGBTQ+ | ReadTechnology Facilitated Abuse Fact Sheet | ReadCoercive Control affecting LGBTQ+ People | Read
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Pride in Prevention evidence guide | Rainbow Health Australia | Read moreSummarises the current available evidence on the drivers of family violence experienced by LGBTIQ communities.
Evaluation of the FV Refuge to Recovery for LGBTIQA+ People | Refuge Victoria, Thorne Harbour Health & Switchboard, 2025 | Read moreThis evaluation report assesses the effectiveness of a program aimed at reducing barriers for LGBTIQA+ victim survivors in accessing mainstream FV services.
Responding to the objectification, fetishisation and sexual exploitation of trans women and trans feminine people by cisgender men | Zoe Belle Gender Collective (ZBGC), 2024 | Read moreA resource for health and community services practitioners who want to better understand how to identify and address objectification, fetishisation and sexual exploitation of trans women and trans feminine people by cisgender men.
Creative Art Therapy Program Evaluation | 2024 | Read reportAn evaluation of the Creative Art Therapy (CAT) Program by Family Access Network (FAN), which provides therapeutic support to LGBTIQA+ young people and pregnant/parenting young people impacted by family violence and homelessness.
‘It was Dangerous, Corrosive and Cruel but not Illegal’: Legal help-seeking Behaviours Amongst LGBTQA+ Domestic and Family Violence Victim-survivors Experiencing Coercive Control in Australia | 2023 | Access journal articleThis article examines LGBTQA+ Australians’ experiences of legal help-seeking behaviours when experiencing coercive control from an intimate partner and/or family member.
Being both: The intersectional experiences of being an LGBTQ+ victim-survivor of sexual violence with disability | 2024| Read report Results from a comprehensive survey by University of Melbourne and University of Tasmania of NSW LGBTQ+ people’s experiences of sexual violence.
Crossing Lines: LGBTQ+ Sexual Violence Research | Joy Media, 2025 | Listen now This podcast episode examines unwanted sexual behaviours against LGBTQ+ people, aiming to generate actionable knowledge to improve responses to such violence.
Opening Doors: Ensuring LGBTIQ-inclusive family, domestic and sexual violence services | Rainbow Health Australia, 2022 | DownloadInvestigates current challenges faced by LGBTIQ people in Australia when seeking help after experiencing FDSV.
Violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of LGBTQA+ people with disability: a secondary analysis of data from two national surveys | La Trobe University, 2022 | Download
Sources[1] Say It Out Loud [2] Rainbow Door
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