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In May 2026 Our Watch made a submission to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes. The submission focussed on on interjurisdictional strategies and methods to combat violence against LGBTIQA+ people.
Our Watch’s submission draws on our upcoming national framework for preventing violence against LGBTIQA+ people, developed in partnership with Rainbow Health Australia.
Submission to the Inquiry into anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes in Victoria
The submission emphasises that hate crimes, and all forms of violence against LGBTIQA+ people, are driven by rigid gender norms, cisnormativity and heteronormativity alongside the shared drivers of men’s violence against women. It recommends a number of measures the Victorian government can take to strengthen LGBTIQA+ primary prevention and contribute to a nationally coordinated, consistent approach to preventing violence against LGBTIQA+ people and communities.
The submission:
- outlines current understanding of anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes
- introduces Our Watch and Rainbow Health Australia’s forthcoming National Framework to prevent violence against LGBTIQA+ people
- outlines how primary prevention addresses the drivers of violence against LGBTIQA+ people
- identifies opportunities for Victoria to align with existing interjurisdictional violence prevention strategies and methods.