Posts tagged family violence

Growing up gay in the 1980s, Jason says the only representation of LGBTQI+ people he saw were either negative stereotypes or the infamous Grim Reaper …

We talked to Surry Hills based Family Law solicitor, Zachary Wilson, who is a senior associate of Reid Family Lawyers, about the impact of COVID-19 …

One in 10 LGBTQI people in Australia are at risk of domestic and family violence, says a new report launched this week by Equality Australia, The Centre For …

51 per cent of respondents also agreed that sexual coercion and pressure were common among gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer men.

“Because of several barriers many LGBTIQ people experience in relation to the reporting and discussing of DFV such as discrimination and shame, victims are often left to suffer in isolation”

“Research shows that LGBTIQ people suffer domestic and family violence at the same rates, or perhaps even higher, than the broader community.”

We need a comprehensive review of the extent and harms of faith-based discrimination against LGBTI people in 2019.

Caldwell alleges that in an incident which took place earlier this year a fellow employee used words and phrases like “poofter, “you’re a homo”, and “I’m not a fucking faggot”.

Responding to a survey, Labor didn’t go far enough to end religious discrimination in public services, while the Opposition’s silence on many of the issues put forward to them was “deafening”.

Political parties heading into the election will be given 59 recommendations on how they can make Victoria a more equal place for LGBTI people.