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Trans Survey on DV? Our new survey for the trans communities
12th June 2009 Our trans survey on domestic violence is live.
11th June 2009 We have a new P/T vacancy available.
1st June 2009 Our last Chip In for 1250 LGBT DV leaflets raised $90 (can't change the currency shown on the widget to £s but paypal happily converts for us). Thank you to all of those who donated! Your support is amazing.
26th May 2009 Dinner4Good have finished creating our charity page.
1st May 2009 Short survey for service providers on the differences between LGBT DV and heterosexual DV. 5 Questions. Super short. Super important.
27th April 2009 Do you have 3hrs spare per month? Do you want to volunteer for a worthwhile cause? We are looking for more helpline volunteers on our London based Helpline. If you are able to promote our volunteer recruitment via your mailing list you can use this PDF
3rd April 2009 We are now network partners of Conseil De L'Europe and their "Speak Out Against Discrimination" campaign across the EU. Council Of Europe
30th March 2009 Additional 0300 number to go live on helpline from 10th April 2009 to reduce charges for callers. This number will work in conjunction with our 08452 60 44 60, given people the choice depending on their service provider (ie, BT, O2, Orange, etc)
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Steve, DV survivorLooking back I can see that it was a slow process that I wasn’t even aware of, it started with a dig about something I was wearing or something I had said. Then it progressed to belittling me in front of his friends and work colleagues. Eventually when I didn’t have any confidence the beatings started along with the threats and being told that it was my fault for looking at people on the bus or in a pub. I got to the stage where I couldn’t go out at night alone or use the internet. My mobile phone and email were checked everyday. As he is in IT he made me believe he could find out where I was and if I deleted things
Rita Hirani talking about the new DV registerOnce again, those in same sex relationships are invisible, and remain at risk as the measures will not extend to protect these communities. Violence Against Women policies tackling domestic violence are welcome, but they persistently exclude same-sex domestic violence. As a result, the experience of LGBT people is something we constantly have to put on the national agenda. With this recent initiative unless the register was accompanied by UK wide training then there will be real problems for LGBT people. Professionals have difficulty in identifying the primary perpetrator. We still get reports of the wrong person being arrested because of stereotypical views on same-sex relationships.
Pauline, sobreviviente de la violencia doméstica entre lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y transexuales, Londres: Uno de los puntos más importantes para mí fue separar el amor que sentía por la persona tal y como la conocí, del hecho de que no podía hacerla cambiar, y entender que la parte negativa y la conducta que ella tenía para conmigo no era mi culpa y que no se acabaría. Su conducta seguía igual y se traspasaba a otros ámbitos y empeoraba más mientras yo siguiera aceptándolo. La violencia doméstica es como una espiral descendente. Una vez que ha comenzado, no cesará ni mejorará a no ser que se realice alguna acción positiva.
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