Mhelody Polan Bruno: a light snuffed out too soon
Mhelody Polan Bruno would never know the impact that her death would have on the LGBTQI and Filipino communities in NSW, bringing strangers together to …
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October 21, 2019 Mhelody Polan Bruno: a light snuffed out too soon
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July 24, 2019 New advocacy project launched to combat domestic violence in the LGBTIQ community
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June 5, 2019 Two in three queer men have been in an unhealthy or abusive relationship, NSW study finds
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May 31, 2019 NSW support service for LGBTI people facing domestic violence at risk of closure
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December 14, 2018 ‘It’s about time we start supporting other people in their fights against injustice’
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New advocacy project launched to combat domestic violence in the LGBTIQ community
The project is seeking voices of LGBTIQ people with lived experience of domestic and family violence willing to share their stories and advocate for awareness of the issue.
Two in three queer men have been in an unhealthy or abusive relationship, NSW study finds
51 per cent of respondents also agreed that sexual coercion and pressure were common among gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer men.
NSW support service for LGBTI people facing domestic violence at risk of closure
The project will be discontinued after 30 June, 2019 if the Inner City Legal Centre can’t raise the necessary funds to keep it afloat.
‘It’s about time we start supporting other people in their fights against injustice’
“Many white cis gays feel that it’s not their fight. Trans rights are a trans issue. Racism is a problem for people of colour. Women will figure out misogyny, and so on.”
QLD government launches LGBTI domestic violence awareness campaign
“Research shows that LGBTIQ people suffer domestic and family violence at the same rates, or perhaps even higher, than the broader community.”
Women and trans and gender diverse people focus of new family violence service
“Most current services for people who use violence originate from models targeted at heterosexual men.”
Magistrates Court Victoria announces pilot of family violence court services for LGBTI people
MCV currently has three new roles open to help with the project.
Family violence is still largely seen as a ‘straight’ issue in Australia, expert says
“Many still wonder how two women or two men could have violence in their relationship, because they’re the same gender.”
‘Are you a bystander?’: domestic and family violence in the LGBTI community
“Because our community tends to report to police at much lower rates than the general population, we do need to rely on our friends for support and to intervene.”