LGBTQ Rights Content Topic Results
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August 2015
Serving Transgender Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence Webinar
Publisher(s): Topics include prevalence rates, barriers to accessing services, and unique issues facing both trans survivors and service providers. Specific attention is paid to the complex needs surrounding shelter, as well as the challenges and opportunities of rural service delivery with trans survivors.
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June 2015
Know Your Rights! Trans Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s): This fact sheet outlines trans survivors’ rights under VAWA.
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May 2015
Let's Talk About It! A Transgender Survivor's Guide to Accessing Therapy
Publisher(s): This 107-page guide addresses many of the specific questions trans survivors ask: how to decide if therapy is right for you and, if it is, how to choose the best type of therapy for you, and how to find referrals and choose a therapist.
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- Training Tools
April 2015
Talking About Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBT People
Publisher(s):This publication provides conversation approaches and talking points to help allies build and sustain solid, lasting support for nondiscrimination laws, and also factually and effectively address concerns that might be raised when discussing the need for such laws.
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April 2015
HIV Among Transgender People
Publisher(s):This fact sheet includes facts and statistics about HIV prevalence in trans communities, and includes some of the challenges of reporting and collecting data about HIV prevalence among transgender people.
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March 2015
Discrimination and Harassment by Law Enforcement Officers in the LGBT Community
Publisher(s): Discrimination and harassment by law enforcement based on sexual orientation and gender identity is an ongoing and pervasive problem. This report presents research demonstrating that LGBT individuals and communities face profiling, discrimination and harassment at the hands of law enforcement officers.
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- NRCDV Publications
February 2015
How can I support LGBTQ youth in identifying models of healthy relationships?
Publisher(s): A topic that is sometimes lost in the conversation around LGBTQ youth access to safe spaces is the topic of healthy dating relationships. NRCDV's February 2015 TA Question of the Month offers guidance on how to build healthy relationship models with LGBTQ youth.
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January 2015
Pronouns & Trans People: Victim Service Providers' Fact Sheet
Publisher(s):This fact sheet explains how to respectfully ask someone about their pronouns, and explores some of the gender-neutral alternatives some people use.
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January 2015
The Unequal Treatment of Transgender Individuals in Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Programs
Publisher(s): This study analyzes the findings of the 2008 National Transgender Discrimination Survey to examine whether certain sociodemographic factors and psychosocial risks, such racial identity, income, immigration status, or disability, are significant predictors of unequal treatment of transgender people in domestic violence programs and rape crisis centers.
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January 2015
Power and Control Wheel for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Relationships
This lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans relationship power and control wheel is adapted from the Power and Control and Equity Wheels developed by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project.
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January 2015
Transgender FAQ
Publisher(s):This page contains an introductory explanation of the term "Transgender," as well as other relevant terms such as gender identity, and the difference between gender and sexuality.
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January 2015
Demonstrate Access
Publisher(s):The NW Network of Bi, Trans, Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Abuse, Coalition Ending Gender Based Violence
Demonstrate Access is a free resource website with ideas and tools for community-based service organizations. It is designed to help providers and organizations identify barriers and make changes in policy and practice to increase access for LGBTQ communities.