Information about FDSV

Experiences of family, domestic and sexual violence will look different for everyone. FDSV behaviours include, but are not limited to:

• physical abuse (e.g. hitting, slapping, punching, damaging property)
• sexual abuse (e.g. unwanted touching or kissing, being forced to watch pornography, rape)
• stalking or harassing (including online)
• financial abuse including withholding or controlling money
• isolating someone from friends or family
• threats or acts of harming pets
• emotional or psychological abuse
• spiritual and cultural abuse including racist comments
• using systems against someone (e.g. threatening or having someone deported, threatening or taking out a restraining order against the person who is the victim/survivor, threatening or reporting someone to government departments, such as Centrelink)
• threats to harm or kill, including threats to self-harm
• tracking someone’s phone, always calling to find out where someone is or constantly sending disruptive messages

There are some forms of violence that are unique to some LGBTIQA+ relationships:

• threatening to out a person to family, friends, co-workers, or their community. This may include HIV status, gender, intersex status or sexuality
• using that status as a way to hurt, harm or control
• controlling or destroying medications or blocking someone from accessing medical treatment
• pressuring a person to conform to particular “norms” of sex or gender
• invalidating someone’s gender or sexual orientation

These lists are non-exhaustive. If you think that you or someone you know may be experiencing abusive behaviours, please see below information about how to get support.

Information courtesy of Safe Always

For further information about LGBTIQA+SB relationships, please visit Say It Out Loud