LGBTQ Rights Content Topic Results
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May 2019
Failing to Protect and Serve: Police Department Policies Towards Transgender People
Publisher(s): This report is for advocates in and outside of law enforcement who are dedicated to improving the treatment and safety of transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals by updating police department policies. The model policies are meant as a starting point to improve trust and police-community relations.
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October 2018
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity (SO/GI) Data Collection: Guidance for FVPSA Grantees
Publisher(s): This guidance document supports FVPSA grantees in determining the best ways to collect sexual orientation and gender identity data of survivors given the agency’s unique strengths, needs, and community context.
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June 2018
Walking in Two Worlds: Domestic Violence in the Native LGBTQ and Two-Spirit Community
Publisher(s): This page from the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center discusses domestic and sexual violence within Two-Spirit/Native LGBTQ communities and highlights the gaps in existing research on these communities' experiences of violence.
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- NRCDV Publications
June 2018
What are some of the experiences and needs of intersex people in my community?
Publisher(s): Anti-violence advocates should be prepared to provide trauma-informed care to those who have experienced trauma surrounding Intersex Genital Mutilation (IGM). In NRCDV's June 2018 TA Question of the Month, Louie Marven of NSVRC offers strategies for meeting the needs of intersex survivors.
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May 2018
2018 LGBTQ Youth Report
Publisher(s): HRC Foundation and the University of Connecticut released the largest-of-its-kind survey ever of more than 12,000 LGBTQ teenagers across the nation, the persistent challenges so many of them face going about their daily lives at home, at school and in their communities.
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April 2018
National Consensus Statement of Anti-Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Organizations in Support of Full and Equal Access for the Transgender Community
National, state, and local anti-sexual assault and domestic violence organizations oppose anti-transgender initiatives. As organizations that care about reducing assault and violence, these organizations favor laws and policies that protect transgender people from discrimination, including in accessing facilities that match the gender they live every day.
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January 2018
A Crisis of Hate: A Report on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Hate Violence Homicides in 2017
Publisher(s): This report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs examines the shockingly high rates of homicide in the LGBTQ community in the wake of the 2016 election and analyzes the socio-cultural context of these homicides.
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January 2018
Speak Up About It! Community Experiences, and Actions to Reduce the Impact of Anti-TGNC Discrimination in NYC Workplaces
Publisher(s): This community report highlights trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) New Yorkers' experiences facing employment discrimination in the city.
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January 2018
Over-Incarceration of Trans Survivors & Immigrant Detention as Part of Mass Incarceration
Publisher(s): Reflecting the expertise of advocates and survivors, this report from the field broadens the scope of mass incarceration to be culturally responsive to survivors in communities of color.
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January 2018
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Hate and Intimate Partner Violence in 2017
Publisher(s): The most recent NCAVP annual report details incidences of hate violence and intimate partner violence within and against the LGBTQ community for 2017.
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- Training Tools
January 2018
Assessing Patterns of Coercive Control in Abusive Relationships, Part 1: A Basic Skill for LGBTQ DV Advocacy
Publisher(s): This webinar offers an introduction to the Northwest Network’s tool and analysis on assessing patterns of power and control in abusive relationships.
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January 2018
Individual Struggles, Widespread Injustice: Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People's Experiences of Systemic Employment Discrimination in New York City
Publisher(s): This report details the results of a survey done with over 600 trans and gender non-conforming New Yorkers on their experiences of employment discrimination, both during job searches and within the workplace.