Status:
Finished

Activity details

A total of $1.654 million from 2021-22 to 2024-25 to support the development and delivery of three pilots developed through a co-design process. The three pilots are:

  • Peer support for LGBTIQA+ people with disability experiencing isolation
  • Protecting personal autonomies of intersex people
  • Safety, Acceptance and Identity on country
  • LGBTIQA+, Two Spirit, Sistergirl and Brotherboy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mob yarns. 

This program also supported a National Roundtable in October 2024 for specialists working in LGBTIQA+ family, domestic and sexual violence services. 

Implementation progress update

Delivery of 3 pilot programs aimed at improving responses to family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) for LGBTIQA+ communities concluded on 30 June 2025. These pilots focused on testing inclusive and trauma-informed approaches to prevention and response. An independent evaluation of the pilots is currently underway, with findings expected to be published in late 2025. 

In October 2024, the Department supported a national roundtable that brought together LGBTIQA+ stakeholders to discuss the impacts of FDSV on LGBTQ+SB communities. The roundtable resulted in the publication of a report titled Where to from here: An approach to ending gender-based violence in LGBTQ+SB communities. The report outlines key recommendations for all Australian governments to consider in future policy and program development. 

The report is available at Where to from here: An approach to ending gender-based violence in LGBTQ+SB communities.

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