RT Article
T1 Indigenous LGBTIQSB + People’s Experiences of Family Violence in Australia
JF Journal of family violence
VO 39
IS 7
SP 1241
OP 1253
A1 Soldatic, Karen
A1 Sullivan, Corrinne T.
A1 Briskman, Linda
A1 Leha, John
A1 Trewlynn, William
A1 Spurway, Kim
A2 Sullivan, Corrinne T.
A2 Briskman, Linda
A2 Leha, John
A2 Trewlynn, William
A2 Spurway, Kim
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1905811934
AB Purpose: This article uses an Indigenous concept of family violence as a frame to interrogate interviews held with Indigenous LGBTIQSB + people in Australia. The article reorients family violence away from Western heteronormative framings and aims to contribute towards a new conversation about family violence. Methods: A qualitative thematic analysis was used to analyse 16 interviews with Indigenous LGBTIQSB + people in the state of New South Wales, Australia. This is one of a series of articles that provide preliminary findings from a research project into the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous LGBTIQSB + young people living in New South Wales. Results: The interviews highlight the complex impact family violence on Indigenous LGBTIQSB + youth. The article shows differences in reactions between family and community in urban settings with those experienced in rural settings highlighting intergenerational differences, with older family members such as grandparents, more likely to exhibit negative reactions and behaviours. These experiences are interconnected as many young people were living in urban areas while extended family often lived in rural or remote communities. Conclusions: The findings of this study demonstrate the intersectional nature of family violence highlighting the fact that Indigenous LGBTIQSB + young people are integral parts of extended kinship networks, families and communities and are deeply impacted by any acts of family violence. The study’s findings also support current research into family and community violence for LGBTIQ + people that shows the differential behaviours and actions of rural and urban families as well as the different reactions between generations within families.
K1 Family Violence
K1 Australia
K1 LGBTIQ+
K1 Torres Strait Islander
K1 Aboriginal
K1 First Nations
K1 Indigenous
DO 10.1007/s10896-023-00539-1