Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee Inquiry into anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes in Victoria
8 May 2026
Safe and Equal welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee Inquiry into anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes in Victoria.
As the peak body for Victorian organisations that specialise in family and gender-based violence, our submission highlights that anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes share common drivers with men’s violence against women, namely the enforcement of rigid and hierarchical gender norms and efforts to punish and control people whose bodies, identities and relationships do not conform to expectations of cisnormativity and heteronormativity.
There is a need for national coordinated policy efforts, as well as sustained investment and strengthened community-led and education-based prevention work. Prevention must be embedded at each level – the socio-structural level and the community level – to address the shared drivers of violence against women and LGBTIQA+ people, maintain accountability and reduce the disproportionate harms experienced by LGBTIQA+ people and communities.
Page last updated 13 May 2026.
RELATED
SUBMISSIONS