LGBTIQA+ voices are at the heart of Victoria’s first LGBTIQA+ strategy. These voices are central as we design programs and deliver on our commitments.
Capturing the views, hopes and wishes of Victoria’s diverse LGBTIQA+ communities is central to understanding how government can respond to the challenges facing LGBTIQA+ people, communities and organisations. Our consultation highlighted the various ways government can work in partnership with LGBTIQA+ communities to achieve greater equality.
We thank all the Victorians who shared their personal experiences and stories during consultation by attending a workshop, making a submission or completing a survey. Victorians made these contributions during a time of heightened stress for communities, as we contended with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
We must also acknowledge the support of Victoria’s Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities in bringing together LGBTIQA+ Victorians. The former Commissioner, Ro Allen, attended all 41 targeted community workshops.
Through the generous contributions of LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their families, advocates, allies and the broader community, we came up with seven themes for improving the lives of LGBTIQA+ communities:
- protecting human rights and access to justice
- intersectionality and inclusion
- representation and participation
- LGBTIQA+ inclusive and accessible services and community
- connecting within and between LGBTIQA+ communities
- data, research and evidence
- targets, monitoring and reporting.
Definitions
LGBTIQA+ organisations This includes organisations, communities or businesses that are community-led. This can mean LGBTIQA+ people run them, steer their boards, or that they are known in community for offering services for LGBTIQA+ people. They are not the same as non-government organisations or mainstream services that may have completed Rainbow Tick accreditation or similar to ensure they are LGBTIQA+ inclusive.
Key consultation statistics
- 1,600+ contributions from people and organisations, some more than once
- 1,280 Engage Victoria survey responses
- 41 online workshops
- 97 written submissions:
- 42 submissions from non-government organisations
- 22 submissions from individuals
- 16 submissions from LGBTIQA+ community organisations
- 15 submissions from government organisations (including local councils)
- two submissions from groups affiliated with universities
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