Engender Equality, in collaboration with Working It Out and with support from the Tasmanian Government, are proud to announce the launch of the LGBTIQA+ Family Violence Practice Guidelines. These guidelines are designed to assist those who work with people experiencing family violence, and are the first of their kind to be written specifically for the Tasmanian context.
In addition to providing information on LGBTIQA+ fundamentals of knowledge, how family violence can present differently in LGBTIQA+ relationships, and the importance of retaining a gendered lens in this work, the guidelines also include an exciting first for the sector in the Primary Aggressor Indicators Tool. This tool gives workers a structured space to reflect on indicators of unequal power and control which can aid in identifying victim and perpetrator in non-heterosexual relationships.