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LGBTQ+ People’s Experiences and Perceptions of Sexual Violence
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Layard, E and Parker, J and Cook, T and Murray, J and Asquith, N and Fileborn, B and Mason, Rob and Barnes, A and Dwyer, A and Mortimer, S, LGBTQ+ People's Experiences and Perceptions of Sexual Violence, Research Summary Report, ACON, Australia, pp. 1-69. (2022) [Government or Industry Research]
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Abstract
There has been limited research on the experiences and perceptions of sexual violence with people from sexuality and gender diverse communities (or LGBTQ+ people) in NSW and indeed across Australia, largely because of being historically overlooked or excluded as a priority population.>
This is starting to change, and there is now a growing body of literature that documents the prevalence of sexual violence amongst LGBTQ+ people. For example, Private Lives 3, a national LGBTIQ+ community health study, found that almost half of participants (48.6%, n=3,314) had experienced sexual violence in their life (Hill, Bourne, McNair, Carman, & Lyons, 2020). Data from Private Lives 3 and other national studies such as the 2018 Australian Trans and Gender Diverse Sexual Health Survey (Callander, et al., 2019) reveal that bisexual people and trans people (binary and non-binary) experience particularly high rates of sexual violence..>
While we have increasingly clear evidence of the prevalence of sexual violence in LGBTQ+ communities, there is still comparatively little known about LGBTQ+ people’s experiences of sexual violence, or about LGBTQ+ people’s perceptions and understandings of sexual violence that occurs within their communities. This report aims to build the evidence base to explore the contexts in which LGBTQ+ people experience sexual violence, their experiences disclosing and seeking support, and the impacts of sexual violence. The report also looks at how LGBTQ+ people understand and perceive sexual violence occurring within their communities, and their readiness to respond to this..>
The findings from this project will directly inform ACON’s work in preventing sexual violence and supporting LGBTQ+ victim-survivors. This research also aims to influence NSW policy and practice in the sexual violence space more broadly..>
Item Details
Item Type: | Government or Industry Research |
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Keywords: | sexual violence, sexuality, gender, LGBTIQ+, impact |
Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
Research Group: | Law in context |
Research Field: | Law, gender and sexuality (incl. feminist legal scholarship) |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Justice and the law |
Objective Field: | Criminal justice |
UTAS Author: | Asquith, N (Professor Nicole Asquith) |
UTAS Author: | Mason, Rob (Mr Rob Mason) |
UTAS Author: | Dwyer, A (Associate Professor Angela Dwyer) |
ID Code: | 153884 |
Year Published: | 2022 |
Deposited By: | Policing and Emergency Management |
Deposited On: | 2022-10-13 |
Last Modified: | 2022-10-13 |
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