We Are Family: Supporting LGBTIQA+ Family Members
More than six in ten LGBTIQA+ young people in Australia have experienced family violence or abuse from family members.
How can we make sure that young LGBTIQA+ people are safe, respected and supported at home? What role do parents, siblings and other family members have to play in preventing family violence? And what needs to shift in our communities and society?
Join advocate Sage Akouri, CEO of Drummond Street Karen Field, and activist and CEO of Switchboard Victoria Joe Ball as they unpack what support can and should look like, the challenges that young LGBTIQA+ people and their families continue to face, and the small actions and words that can make a difference. Hosted by Sally Rugg, with an introduction by Respect Victoria CEO Tracey Gaudry and Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQ+ Communities Ro Allen.
This event will be Auslan interpreted.
Presented in partnership with Respect Victoria
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Featuring
Sage (they/them) is a Queer, Non Binary, Person of Colour. Sage is an LGBTIQA+ advocate passionate about social equity and inclusion; and intersectional representation. Sage’s experience extends across the sector having led several initiatives and programs at Minus18 and Equality Australia s... Read more
Ro Allen is an experienced and longstanding advocate for LGBTIQ Victorians and has held leadership positions in the community and government sectors. Ro has been a member of three Victorian Government LGBTI ministerial advisory groups and chaired the ministerial advisory committee on LGBTI Health an... Read more
Tracey Gaudry is the CEO of Respect Victoria, an organisation dedicated to the primary prevention of all forms of family violence and violence against women. Tracey has held leadership roles in corporate, government, community and for-purpose organisations for more than 20 years and has a track reco... Read more
Karen has 30 years experience in developing, managing and delivering a range of public health evidenced based programs and services to communities, families, parents, young people and children. Her work has involved a range of sectors including health (primary and mental health) and welfare, family ... Read more
Sally Rugg is the executive director at Change.org. She was a campaign director with GetUp and worked at the forefront of Australia’s marriage equality campaign. Her first book, How Powerful We Are (Hachette, 2019), is about dirty politics, sophisticated digital campaigning and how Australia f... Read more
Joe is a longstanding LGBTIQA+ activist and CEO of Switchboard Victoria. Switchboard runs Australia’s only LGBTIQA+ dedicated family violence prevention helpline, the Rainbow Door. Joe believes in grass roots solutions to systemic issues and draws upon LGBTIQA+ history and the wisdom of LGBTIQA+ e... Read more
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