Pride in our future: Victoria’s LGBTIQ+ strategy 2022–32
In 2022, the Victorian Government released Victoria’s first whole-of-government LGBTIQ+ strategy, Pride in our future: Victoria’s LGBTIQA+ strategy 2022-32. It provides the vision and plan to create equality and inclusion for Victoria’s diverse LGBTIQA+ communities within all aspects of government work over the next decade.
Departmental Pride Networks
Many departments in the Victorian Public Service have a Pride Network or group that advocates for their LGBTIQA+ employees. Contact your HR department to find out if your organisation has one.
Equality Unit - Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
If you have any questions, email Equality@dffh.vic.gov.au. You can also contact the Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities by emailing LGBTIQ+Commissioner@dffh.vic.gov.au.
Inclusive Victorian health service data collection
Guidance developed by the Department of Health provides information on changes to the 2024-25 Victorian health service data reporting requirements.
Gender affirmation in Victorian public sector workplaces
The Victorian Public Sector Commission (VPSC) has released the Gender affirmation in Victorian public sector workplaces guidance for VPS managers who are supporting employees to affirm their gender.
Inclusive language for managers
The VPSC has published information on diverse inclusive language for managers, covering the diversity of inclusive language that managers can use with their work teams.
Inclusive language guides
There are a range of other inclusive language guidance, published by different organisations, publicly available.
- Amnesty International Inclusive Language and Events Guide
- Australian Institute of Family Studies Inclusive Communication with LGBTIQ+ Clients
- Australian Institute of Family Studies Glossary of common terms
- Diversity Council Words at Work
- Intersex Human Rights Australia Inclusion Guide
- Oxfam Inclusive Language Guide
- The Equality Project LGBTIQA+ Inclusive Language Guide for the Workplace
- TransHub - Language
- Rainbow Health Australia, Research Matters
Data standards guidelines
A number of data standard guidelines are available online.
- ABS Standard for Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation Variables
- Canberra LGBTIQ Community Consortium Guide to LGBTIQ-inclusive Data Collection
- Government of South Australia Data Collection and Gender Guidelines
- Victorian Family Violence Data Collection Framework Data Standards
A guide to using your pronouns at work
Minus18 has published a helpful guide explaining how to use pronouns to encourage an inclusive workplace.
(i) Am Equal: Future directions for Victoria’s Intersex community
Released in 2021, (i) Am Equal: Future directions for Victoria’s Intersex community outlines the government’s commitment to the development of an intersex protection system.
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