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This article addresses the ways in which some acts of violence against women are often characterized as "honor killings," and asserts that this a form of labeling other "Others" as being backward and inherently more violent than western cultures. The author stresses the importance of rejecting this narrative.

This brochure provides information on the options and help available for immigrant and refugee women who experience domestic violence.

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.

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.

The Lakota People’s Law Project's 35-page report reveals how private institutions and their relationships with those in the highest seats of power in South Dakota are responsible for the daily violations of the Indian Child Welfare Act and the systemic human rights abuses against the Lakota population in Indian Country.

This interactive tool offers five grounding tools that support the ability for anyone to calm their mind and body down during a scary time. This tool can be used with an advocate, parent, or even alone.

This fact sheet explains how to respectfully ask someone about their pronouns, and explores some of the gender-neutral alternatives some people use.

This brief report discusses two stereotypes that negatively impact survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in legal proceedings: the stereotype that women who have mental health conditions or substance abuse issues are not credible when disclosing abuse and the conception that women with these conditions cannot also be good parents.

This matrix is an alphabetical listing of state laws on family and medical leave. It identifies qualifying employers and the covered type of leave.

This document is intended to promote a uniform evidence collection protocol that will assist to: minimize the physical and psychological trauma to the victim of sexual assault; offer communities a means to develop a victim-centered response; maximize the probability of collecting and preserving physical evidence for potential use in the legal system; and provide guidance to local communities.

Standing Rock Reservation, like many others, faces myriad social, economic, and educational problems. Together, those problems are coalescing into a crisis for our most vulnerable population − Native youth.

In this video from BBC, Mark Kirkpatrick, a male domestic abuse victim, speaks out after partner attacks him.