Throughout 2011 the newly re-named NSW Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer (LGBTIQ) Domestic Violence Interagency has been working at developing the 2nd NSW survey into domestic and family violence to gain a better picture of people's experiences of, and attitudes towards, LGBTIQ partner abuse today. Importantly, this survey is inclusive of people of diverse sex and gender with specific questions for transgender and intersex people who are experiencing domestic violence.
The final survey was approved by ACON's Ethics Committee and yesterday, this new and important on-line survey went live.
The survey can be found on the ACON website: http://www.acon.org.au/, or the Another Closet website: www.anothercloset.com.au<http://www.anothercloset.com.au/>.
We would like to encourage you to have a look at the survey, promote it as widely as possible, or pass it on to your networks if you feel it's appropriate. Since the site went live yesterday, many of the 25 responses have been generated by posts on Face Book. Therefore please feel free to post a link on Face Book also. The survey is anonymous but participants can choose to enter the draw for a $100 voucher if they leave an email address.
The information gathered from the survey will help support services better understand and respond to the needs of people of diverse sex, sexuality and gender in NSW including those people living in regional, rural and remote areas of the state who are experiencing abuse in their relationships. Filling in the survey will help provide important information to service providers about the prevalence and trends of abuse in LGBTIQ relationships, give us a better understanding of how we can improve support services for our communities and how we can educate mainstream services to respond more appropriately to LGBTIQ people experiencing abuse.
Thank you, and thanks also for supporting the work of ACON's Lesbian and Gay Anti-Violence Project throughout the year, or the opportunity to work with you.
An article which appeared in The Sun-Herald on Sunday Mau 13 2012
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