Rainbow Votes 2025
Our voices matter, our votes count, and our community's concerns deserve to be addressed with substantive policy solutions.
There are almost one million LGBTIQ+ voters across Australia – and millions of allies who stand with us.
Together we represent a powerful voting bloc capable of swaying electoral decisions.
Equality Australia is working hard to ensure that whoever wins government - or has a role in the new parliament - is committed to advancing the rights and freedoms of LGBTIQ+ people.
Last year we reached out to our community with a national online survey to find out the issues that matter most to YOU.
Almost 5,500 people from around the country responded. This data was used to create the Rainbow Votes Report, which we are circulating with politicians ahead of the federal election.
We’re also holding a Rainbow Votes Election Forum to give you the chance to hear our political representatives discuss the issues and policies that matter most to our communities.
Rainbow Votes Report
For the second time, Equality Australia has surveyed LGBTIQ+ voters and their supporters to understand what matters most to them.
What stands out clearly from our findings is that even amid the economic pressures of the cost-of-living crisis, LGBTIQ+ voters remain deeply focussed on how policy issues affecting our communities will shape our lives and our futures.
About one in five LGBTIQ+ voters are currently undecided with more than a third indicating they intend to change who they vote for in the upcoming election.
Parties and independents can’t take LGBTIQ+ voters for granted and they should be working hard to win back voters and build support among those who are undecided.
The message is clear: you must earn our votes through meaningful policy commitments.
