Today is LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day, started by our fellow Queensland police officer, Ben Bjarnesen. All Victorians have a right to live free from violence, but we know for many LGBTIQ people, this is not a reality. We also know that LGBTIQ community members face additional barriers to reporting family and intimate-partner violence, and victims remain largely invisible. LGBTIQ victims of family violence deserve to be #SeenAndBelieved Find out how Victoria Police acts to protect anyone harmed by family violence - police.vic.gov.au/family-violence #SeenAndBelieved lgbtq.dvafoundation Note: Some of these photos were captured before the latest mask restrictions came into effect