Research and Publications

To help support service providers in giving the best possible help and assistance to gay men and lesbians experiencing domestic violence this site will be regularly updated with the most up to date and relevant articles and journals relating to domestic and family violence.

Visit the site from time to time to check out new additions or, if you know of or have articles that may be relevant please contact us with the title of the document and we will post it here.

For a more comprehensive list of publications, links to other sites or good practice programs on domestic violence in same sex relationships, visit the Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse and scroll down to the topic, "gay and lesbian relationships".

One Size Does Not Fit All: Gap Analysis of NSW domestic violence support services in relation to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities' needs. Executive Summary and Recommendations. Lesbian and Gay Anti-Violence Project, ACON. March 2011.

Fair's Fair: A snaphot of violence and abuse in Sydney LGBT relationships 2006      
May 2007      
Report produced by ACON and the SSDV Working Group about people's experiences of SSDV following a survey conducted at Fair Day, February 2006.

Private Lives: A report on the health and wellbeing of GLBTI Australians
March 2006     
Contains a chapter on GLBTI people's experiences of SSDV - including the nature of the abuse, levels of reporting and experiences with police.

Homeless and SSDV in the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
October 2004     
An ACON report articulating the housing needs and service gaps for people experiencing and escaping SSDV.

BOSCAR Crime and Justice Bulletin Number 89     
October 2005     
Trends and patterns in domestic violence assaults.  Page 8 makes reference to domestic violence in gay and lesbian relationships.

Gender and role based perceptions of domestic abuse: does sexual orientation matter?     
February 2003     
An examination of how gender impacts on perception of peoples experiences of domestic violence.  From the journal: Behavioral Sciences & the Law
Volume 21, Issue 2, March/April 2003, Pages: 199-214
Eric P. Seelau, Sheila M. Seelau, Paula B. Poorman

Towards a Feminist Analysis of Lesbian Relationship Violence     
September 2004     
Conference paper by Kassa Bird from "Home Truths, stop sexual assault & domestic violcence, a national challenge"