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January 2013

Safety Planning With Transgender Clients FAQ

Publisher(s):
This fact sheet provides information related to safety planning with transgender and gender non-conforming individuals who are experiencing intimate partner violence. The fact sheet includes components of safety planning as well as information on ways safety planning with transgender and gender non-conforming individuals differ from safety planning with non-transgender clients.
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October 2012

Transgender Rates of Violence

Publisher(s):
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

Publisher(s):
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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September 2012

Universal Design Factsheet

Publisher(s):
This factsheet provides information on the importance of universal design, or designing for the largest audience possible.
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Sex segregated services: Finding resources for transgender clients

Publisher(s):
In an ideal world, every client would have access to ANY medical/ mental health service. Unfortunately, many services are sex-segregated, which creates barriers for clients (and providers) who are seeking the care and services they deserve. This webinar will examines how to creatively advocate for and with your clients.
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August 2012

Know and Tell Why Fact Sheet

Publisher(s):
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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July 2012

Master Status Fact Sheet

Publisher(s):
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

Publisher(s):
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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May 2012

Who are Transgender People? Transgender Basics for Victim Service Providers

Publisher(s):
This factsheet provides a brief overview of basic information about transgender identities, including terms and definitions, for victim service providers.
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April 2011

Taking it on the Chin: New Fast Facts about Violence Against Transgender People

Publisher(s):
This fact sheet highlights research from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey on violence faced by transgender and gender non-conforming people.
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Considerations for Sheltering Trans Women

Publisher(s):
This list of topics/questions will help advocates and other victim service providers help a trans woman determine if and how to best access women-only shelters.
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  • General Material
January 2011

Services Outside of the Box: Helping Transgender Clients Navigate Sex-Segregated Services

Publisher(s):
This resource is designed to help advocates and trans survivors themselves navigate sex-segregated services. It also provides concrete advice on how service providers can think beyond sex-segregation.