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3RD BIENNIAL (FIRST NATIONAL) LGBTIQ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONFERENCE 2011 By Stepan Kerkyasharian AO President Anti-Discrimination Board of New South Wales Draft Speech Introduction In 2011 ACON published a GAP analysis of NSW domestic violence support services in relation to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) communities in NSW. One of the key findings of the report was that there is a significant variation in the services provided regarding their competence and confidence in working with GLBTI community members and understanding their specific needs, while some service providers lacked basic awareness. One of the main themes emerging from the ACON survey was that that some service providers adopted a non-discriminatory approach that frequently resulted in a justification for not seeking to identify gender, sex or sexuality of those people seeking support. Also many services appeared to lack an understanding of the difference between sex and sexuality particularly in relation to intersex and transgender people. When faced with inadequate or inappropriate service provisions, it is important that members of the GLBTIQ community know what can be done about it including how to use the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) and seek redress when there is discrimination in the delivery of services in the domestic violence context. Or when you are a victim of domestic violence this can have a dramatic impact on your employment. If you think about it you may need to take some time off because at the very least you will be under a great deal of stress, you may have an injury as a result of domestic violence or have an appointment with the police a counsellor a court date; How is your employer going to treat you if you are a member of the LGBTIQ community. Will you be treated less favourably than a straight employee in the same or similar circumstances? Overview of Talk At this First National LGBTIQ domestic Violence Conference I wanted to talk to yo