LGBTIQ Family Violence Prevention Project

The LGBTIQ Family Violence Prevention Project is an initiative of Rainbow Health Australia that focuses on family violence experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and queer communities, and how to prevent such violence from happening in the first place. It is funded by Family Safety Victoria in the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Victoria.

This project forges new ground in the primary prevention of family violence experienced by LGBTIQ communities, seeking to address critical evidence gaps, strengthen understanding of the drivers of violence, and build expertise for both LGBTIQ organisations and family violence primary prevention organisations to effectively deliver evidence-based programs.

The project has:

• Produced a new evidence guide
• Created four new practice guides
• Supported new pilot prevention projects
• Enabled new partnerships across sectors

Download the Pride in Prevention Evidence Guide [PDF].
Download the Pride in Prevention Evidence Guide [Accessible Word].

Pride in Prevention summarises the current available evidence on the drivers of family violence experienced by LGBTIQ communities and provides recommendations for priority interventions to address it. Read more and view the launch event.

Download the Pride in Prevention Messaging Guide [PDF].
Download the Pride in Prevention Messaging Guide [Accessible Word].

This guide supports organisations and practitioners in developing effective and appropriate family violence prevention messaging, and delivering this through public campaigns, social media communications and policy work. Read more and view the launch event.

Download the Pride in Prevention Partnership Guide [PDF].
Download the Pride in Prevention Partnership Guide [Accessible Word].

Relationships between LGBTIQ organisations and family violence service organisations in Australia are growing. This guide is intended to inform the development of future partnerships across these sectors. It provides additional support to build the expertise and capacity of both LGBTIQ practitioners and organisations, and family violence prevention practitioners and organisations. Read more and view the launch event.

Download the Pride in Prevention Evaluation Guide [PDF].

The Pride in Prevention Evaluation Guide continues to build on the work of this project, this time focusing attention on evaluation – valuing the work that is done, sharing successes and lessons learned, and growing primary prevention expertise and capacity together. Read more and view the launch event.

Download the Pride in Prevention Program Guide [PDF].
Download the Pride in Prevention Program Guide [Accessible Word].

The Pride in Prevention Program Guide provides valuable support for prevention programs that focus on, or include, LGBTIQ+ people and communities. It consolidates key information from the previous guides and presents clear and practical guidance for the design, implementation and finalisation of primary prevention projects. Read more and view the launch event.

The LGBTIQ Family Violence Prevention Project uses the evidence base to pilot prevention initiatives and build cross sector capacity with key partners:

• Transfemme, a respectful relationship resource with Zoe Belle Gender Collective
• Safe Always, an LGBTIQ family violence support resource with Thorne Harbour Health
• Cross sector partnership with Safe and Equal

The Challenging homophobia and engaging men and boys forum was held in December 2024 at Ikon Park in Melbourne. It included a research presentation, an expert panel, and an interactive discussion, to equip practitioners with practical tools and strategies to address homophobia within their programs and settings. A forum outcomes paper is available, summarising discussion on the following key themes:

• Homophobia, transphobia, masculinity and gender-based violence
• Gender, colonisation and economic inequality
• Sex and sexuality
• Transphobia, transmisogyny & men’s violence against trans women
• Engaging men and addressing resistance
• Sport

Download the Forum Outcomes Paper [PDF]
Download the Forum Outcomes Paper [Accessible Word]

In collaboration with the Pride in Prevention Gender Equity Community of Practice, we have developed two resources to support practitioners to ensure that LGBTIQA+ people are included in gender equity and violence prevention work.

• Tips for Using Inclusive Language and Terminology
• Tips for Advocating for Inclusive Language

Read more and download the inclusive language resources here.