Papers by Stephanie Lusby
Journal of Family Violence
Purpose LGBTQ + people who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) and family of origin ... more Purpose LGBTQ + people who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) and family of origin violence (FOV) are known to face significant barriers to reporting or seeking support for these experiences and may not always feel supported when do so. Method Data from 4,607 participants of a nationwide survey of LGBTQ + adults in Australia who indicated having ever experienced IPV or FOV was analysed. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with reporting the most recent experience of IPV or FOV and with feeling supported when reporting. Results In total, 1,188 (25.9%) participants indicated that they reported their most recent experience of IPV or FOV and 1,112 (84.6%) of those felt supported. Participants’ sexual orientation, level of education, engagement with a regular general practitioner (GP), experience of homelessness and country of birth were associated with reporting their most recent experience of IPV or FOV. Of those who re...
Journal of Family Violence
Purpose This study examined the experiences of LGBTQ victim-survivors who sought out support from... more Purpose This study examined the experiences of LGBTQ victim-survivors who sought out support from domestic violence services in Australia. While the literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) is increasingly focused on improving LGBTQ inclusivity and cultural safety within both service and policy contexts, the experiences of LGBTQ victim-survivors themselves are often absent from these discussions. Consequently, little is understood about how LGBTQ victim-survivors navigate and negotiate service contexts that are frequently optimized for cisgender, heterosexual victim-survivors. Methods Structured life history interviews were conducted with (N = 29) LGBTQ victim-survivors aged 19–79 years of age who had recent (< 2 years) or ongoing experiences of IPV. Results LGBTQ victim-survivors' help-seeking behaviors are undertaken against the backdrop of a highly variegated service landscape. Individual service organizations and service workers' attitudes towards LGBTQ clients c...
Journal of Family Violence
Purpose There are inadequate resources available to support lesbian, gay, bi + , trans and gender... more Purpose There are inadequate resources available to support lesbian, gay, bi + , trans and gender diverse, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people experiencing family violence in Australia. Government funding agencies and mainstream family violence service providers regularly state that there is insufficient evidence to justify investment in more inclusive services. This article explores practitioner perceptions of such claims. Method 21 practitioners from mainstream and specialist LGBTIQ family violence services were interviewed about structural challenges associated with implementing LGBTIQ-inclusive family violence services. Participants’ accounts highlight the political tensions and material repercussions of epistemic definitions of ‘evidence’ as they pertain to LGBTIQ individuals’ experiences of violence within policy environments. Utilizing Carol Bacchi’s feminist policy analysis framework, we ask ‘what is the problem represented to be?’, examining participant perceptions about how...
Journal of Family Violence, Apr 25, 2023
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Dominant framings of intimate partner violence (IPV) construct the experience as one where a cisg... more Dominant framings of intimate partner violence (IPV) construct the experience as one where a cisgender man enacts violence against a cisgender woman. While often the case, this framing obfuscates the experiences of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender diverse, or queer (LGBTQ) and may challenge their ability to conceive of their relationship-based experiences as abusive or violent. The extent to which hostile experiences from family of origin violence (FOV) members are conceived or named as violence is also unclear. A large, online, national survey of LGBTQ adults separately assessed experiences of IPV and FOV in two ways: a direct question relating to abuse from a partner/s or family member/s, and a second question (asked irrespective of the previous answer) which sought to establish experience of a nuanced list of abusive acts that can constitute violence (including emotional abuse, LGBTQ-specific forms of violence, and enforced social isolation). Following c...
In this In Brief I ask: How do Papua New Guinean men living in violent contexts make sense of mes... more In this In Brief I ask: How do Papua New Guinean men living in violent contexts make sense of messages aimed at preventing violence against women? I explore this question through the views shared by security guards who participated in discussion groups as part of a larger research project that explores how men interpret and respond to primary prevention messaging addressing HIV and violence against women. Drawing on this research, I suggest that the efficacy of behaviour-change messaging aimed at primary prevention of violence against women in Papua New Guinea is challenged by the normalisation of men's experiences of violence, both as perpetrators and as targets of violent 'discipline' outside the home.
Gabut; Tanmay Brigade; and all of the many men and women who showed generosity and curiosity over... more Gabut; Tanmay Brigade; and all of the many men and women who showed generosity and curiosity over the months I spent in their place. I hope that this work can help to inform your ongoing contributions to communities.
Department of Pacific Affairs ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank CMA Catholic Mother's Asso... more Department of Pacific Affairs ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank CMA Catholic Mother's Association GPPOL Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited IWDA International Women's Development Agency KGA Kastom Garden Association NGO non-government organisation ODI Overseas Development Institute OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development TTFT Tugeda Tude Fo Tumoro WARA West 'Are'Are Rotokanikeni Association vi Do No Harm: Solomon Islands vii
Information delivered via 'awareness' campaigns has historically been regarded as one of ... more Information delivered via 'awareness' campaigns has historically been regarded as one of the most critical tools for HIV prevention, and in work to prevent the occurrence of violence against women in Papua New Guinea (PNG).[1] Broadly, awareness programs aim to deliver knowledge about how to avoid HIV transmission, where to get tested for HIV and how to access treatment; about the consequences of violence for perpetrators, ways for victims to seek justice, and means of diffusing conflict before violence occurs. Standardised messages are collaboratively authored in international public health, law and justice, and activist settings, combining experiences and knowledge from around the world. These are then appropriated by localised initiatives and communicated to their constituent audiences. The two prevention agendas focused on in this article are often twinned in awareness programs—HIV is spread predominately through heterosexual sex in PNG, and intimate partner violence, be...
Transformations of Gender in Melanesia
In this seminar, PhD Candidate Stephanie Lusby provides an overview of her thesis research, under... more In this seminar, PhD Candidate Stephanie Lusby provides an overview of her thesis research, undertaken in urban, semi-rural and rural-remote field sites in 2012-13, and presents key findings from it. Her thesis research takes the transnational campaign framing of good masculinity as a starting point and investigates the ambivalences and tensions in the ways that men and their communities frame what it means to be a raitman, a real man or good man, in contemporary East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (PNG). The research also examines how collective and individual aspirations and experiences of navigating social, political and economic precarity, shape interpretations of good masculinity, and how men position themselves against those aspirations.
State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Discussion Paper
In this In Brief I ask: How do Papua New Guinean men living in violent contexts make sense of mes... more In this In Brief I ask: How do Papua New Guinean men living in violent contexts make sense of messages aimed at preventing violence against women? I explore this question through the views shared by security guards who participated in discussion groups as part of a larger research project that explores how men interpret and respond to primary prevention messaging addressing HIV and violence against women. Drawing on this research, I suggest that the efficacy of behaviour-change messaging aimed at primary prevention of violence against women in Papua New Guinea is challenged by the normalisation of men’s experiences of violence, both as perpetrators and as targets of violent ‘discipline’ outside the home.
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This panel discussion examines the implications of Australian refugee policy and practices and explores the dense terrain of detention, security, violence and development in Papua New Guinea. Drawing on a range of perspectives, panelists consider the global significance of the Manus detention centre and situate it in the social and economic context of PNG to ask how the burgeoning male-dominated security industry relates to the lived security of families and communities facing the development challenges of inequality and violence.