Rainbow Territory provided a submission to the NT Government in relation to their review of the Domestic and Family Violence Act. The submission highlighted that domestic violence exists in same-sex relationships at approximately the same rate as heterosexual relationships, and that the experience of LGBTQI identifying victims of domestic and family violence is unique and often compounded by the discrimination that many LGBTQI people experience every day. The submission also focused on the experience of many young queer people who experience violence in the home.
The submission made a range of recommendations including amending the law to make reference to forms of intimidation and harassment specific to LGBTQI people and called upon the NT government to provide funding for evidence based rehabilitation and counselling programs aimed at addressing and preventing domestic and family violence in LGBTQI relationships.
The submission was submitted on 13 July 2015 and is publicly available here.
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