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Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity Content Topic Results

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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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January 2013

Proceed! LGBTQ Domestic Violence Legal Toolkit for Advocates

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This toolkit highlights the obstacles survivors face in the criminal and civil legal systems and provides tools for advocates to support survivors in their journey.
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  • General Material
December 2012

Integrating Trauma-Informed and Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Domestic HIV Response

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This Powerpoint outlines the importance of trauma-informed HIV services, histories of trauma across the lifespan, the impact of many instances of trauma on cognitive functioning, the impact of trauma on health, risk behaviors and immunofunction, and recommendations.
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  • General Material
October 2012

Transgender Rates of Violence

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Data on transgender people is scarce and unreliable, as this FAQ explains, and is not critical to meeting survivors’ needs; listening to and believing survivors is. However, this fact sheet offers some data on violence against trans people, along with key references.
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  • Training Tools
September 2012

Transgender 101: Serving Gender Variant Crime Victims

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This webinar is designed to assist service providers in better serving transgender survivors of sexual assault and other forms of violence. Topics covered in the webinar include a discussion of the diversity under the transgender umbrella, social, medical, legal and other options for transgender people, conversation about components of a transgender person's life that may or may not be relevant to service providers and resources to support transgender crime victims and the professionals who serve them.
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  • Training Tools
September 2012

Sexual Violence & Individuals Who Identify as LGBTQ Information Packet

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This information packet contains nearly a dozen resources focused on serving, engaging, and collaborating with individuals and communities who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ). The packet contains resources to support counselors, advocates, preventionists, technical assistance providers, and allied professionals committed to affirming all individuals and communities.
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  • Training Tools
September 2012

Meeting the Needs of LGBTQ Survivors of Domestic Violence: NCAVP Can Help Your Coordinated Community Response

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In this webinar, presenter Chai Jindasurat explains the nuances of intervening with survivors/victims and perpetrators of LGBTQ domestic violence, including how oppression and discrimination create barriers to accessing system-based responses for LGBTQ survivors and strategies to meet the specific needs of LGBTQ survivors in your local community.
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  • General Material
August 2012

Know and Tell Why Fact Sheet

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This fact sheet explains the importance of service providers knowing why they are required to ask specific questions, and explaining to survivors what information the agency is trying to find out with the questions. This is particularly important when working with trans individuals.
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  • General Material
July 2012

Lancet Special Issue on HIV in Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)

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This report for policy makers and advocates highlights the unique characteristics of the MSM community and outlines the need for specialized services to meet the needs of the community.
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  • General Material
July 2012

Master Status Fact Sheet

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The term "master status" was first used by Everett Hughes in the 1940s to describe the tendency of observers to believe that one label or demographic category is more significant than any other aspect of [the observed persons] background, behavior, or performance. When applied to transgender people, master status refers to assuming that everything about a transgender person must be related to their gender.
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June 2012

Terms Paradox Fact Sheet

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This fact sheet discusses the terms paradox. Asking what terms a person uses and using those terms to refer to them conveys respect and openness, however terms provide very little information relevant to providing appropriate services.
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  • General Material
June 2012

Still Hidden in the Closet: Trans Women and Domestic Violence

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This article addresses the issue of domestic violence against trans women and examines some of the factors that make trans women particularly and uniquely vulnerable.
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  • General Material
May 2012

Who are Transgender People? Transgender Basics for Victim Service Providers

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This factsheet provides a brief overview of basic information about transgender identities, including terms and definitions, for victim service providers.