DOCSLIB.ORG

Nov 2020: LGBTI+ Life in Lockdown Press Release

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Nov 2020: LGBTI+ Life in Lockdown Press Release LGBT Ireland, NXF and GCN deliver Key Report For release Friday 27th November LGBT Ireland, together with the National LGBT Federation (NXF) and Gay Community News (GCN) release the LGBTI+ Life in Lockdown Survey Report on Friday 27th November. The Covid-19 Pandemic has caused incredible hurt, damage and loss across all aspects of society around the world. There isn’t a single person or community untouched by this dreadful disease. While everyone has felt the impact, some communities are hit worse than others, whether by the virus itself or by its knock-on effects. The LGBTI+ Community already endures the injustice of discrimination and inequality, and the results from this snapshot survey will show that the pandemic and lockdown has hit the LGBTI+ community much harder. The voices represented in the report will highlight the struggles of LGBTI+ people who are additionally marginalised including LGBTI+ migrants, Traveller and Roma, refugees, older, living with a long-term disability, or other intersectional identities, they have been the most impacted amongst the LGBTI+ community. The LGBTI+ community rely on community spaces, social connections, and the ability to take pride in their identities, together. The community has suffered so many different forms of loss throughout this pandemic, and for many it is difficult to see the end in sight. LGBT Ireland, NXF and GCN are grateful to the people who shared their perspectives on how this global health crisis has affected their physical and mental health, how the sudden social isolation has impacted their lives and relationships and how the situation has further exacerbated existing inequalities. The insights from this research will help to design the support and educational services provided by the vital LGBTI+ groups. The National LGBT Helpline 1890-929539 is available 7 days a week, hours of operation on LGBT.ie .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Elections at the Conference
    36th European Conference of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association 18th ILGA-Europe conference Riga, 9 October – 11 October 2014 Organised in association with the Rīga organising committee ILGA-Europe Conference 2014 ELECTIONS AT THE CONFERENCE This document consists of the following information: 1. Presentation of the candidates to ILGA-Europe and ILGA Boards 2. Explanation of the election procedures for ILGA-Europe Board 3. Explanation of the election procedures for ILGA Board 4. Presentation of the candidate for the host venue for the 2016 ILGA-Europe conference 1. Candidates to ILGA-Europe and ILGA Boards Below is the list of candidates for the ILGA-Europe Board. Their nominations and election statements are attached at the end of this document. The election procedures are explained in the separate document ‘Guide to elections’ included in this mailing. Name Organisation Country Identifying as Agata Chaber Kampania Przeciw Homofobii Poland Gender – Campaign Against neutral / Homophobia (KPH) trans Magali Deval Commission LGBT – Europe France F Ecologie – Les Verts (LGBT committee – French Greens) ELECTIONS AT THE CONFERENCE – THIRD MAILING (Riga) Darienne UNISON National LGBT UK F Flemington Committee Costa Gavrielides Accept – LGBT Cyprus Cyprus M Joyce Hamilton COC Netherland Netherlands F Henrik Hynkemejer LGBT Denmark, The Danish Denmark M National Organisation for Gay Men, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgender persons. Konstantina OLKE (Lesbian and Gay Greece F Kosmidou Community of Greece) Brian Sheehan Gay & Lesbian Equality Ireland M Network (GLEN) Below is the list of candidates for the ILGA Board. Their nominations and election statements are attached at the end of this document.
    [Show full text]
  • 75% 29% Their Identity in Public
    LGBT+ COMMUNITY IN IRELAND A STATISTICAL PROFILE THE LGB/LGBT (LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER) ACRONYM HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME (FROM LGB TO LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQQ, LGBTI+). THIS USE OF THE APPLICABLE ACRONYM REFLECTS SIZE OF THE LGBT+ POPULATION EACH UNIQUE DATA SOURCE USED IN THIS PROFILE. SAME-SEX SEXUAL SELF BEHAVIOUR OR IDENTIFICATION SAME-SEX SEXUAL SURVEYS 1.2-3.8% 5-7% ATTRACTION 1.9-10.8% RANGE OF ESTIMATES IN 15 OTHER 2007 ESTIMATE USED BY THE RANGE OF ESTIMATES IN 8 OTHER OECD COUNTRIES (ADULT POPULATION AGED GAY & LESBIAN EQUALITY OECD COUNTRIES (ADULT POPULATION AGED 15/16+) NETWORK (GLEN) IRELAND 15/16+) (BASED ON INTERNATIONAL STUDIES) THERE IS NO OFFICIAL ESTIMATE 45,000-142,700 187,700-262,800 71,350-405,500 OF THE LGBT+ COMMUNITY EQUIVALENT POPULATION (EST.) EQUIVALENT POPULATION (EST.) EQUIVALENT POPULATION (EST.) IN IRELAND (AGED 15+) IN IRELAND (AGED 15+) IN IRELAND (AGED 15+) IN IRELAND Source: OECD ‘Society at a Glance 2019’ (2019) and CSO, Source: LGBT Diversity ‘LGBT Parents in Source: OECD, ‘Society at a Glance 2019’ (2019) and CSO Census 2016. The equivalent population is an indicative estimate Ireland’ (2013). The equivalent Census 2016. The equivalent population is an indicative provided by the L&RS population is an indicative estimate estimate provided by the L&RS provided by the L&RS EMPLOYMENT 2014 2016 [N=1,706] [N=1,817] LGBTI PEOPLE HAVE ‘OUT’ TO 17.4% EXPERIENCED POSTIVE SOME [N=263] BULLYING MOVEMENT COLLEAGUES 78% 87% TOWARD ...BUT GREATER NEGATIVE LGBTI PEOPLE HAVE ACCEPTANCE WORKPLACE 21.3% WITNESSED LGBTI BULLYING AT WORK EXPERIENCES [N=321] (BETWEEN 2014 EXIST AND 2016) ‘OUT’ TO ALL LGBT PEOPLE ARE HAVE MISSED OR COLLEAGUES 53% SKIPPED WORK TO INCREASINGLY 66% 6.4% ‘OUT’ AT WORK AVOID NEGATIVE X [N=97] TREATMENT Source: National LGBT Federation, Burning Issues 2 (2016) Source: GLEN/BeLonG To, LGBT Ireland Study (2016) EARNINGS PENSIONS AN EMPLOYMENT LIKELIHOOD IMPACT OF GAP PERSISTS OF BEING DISCRIMINATION ON FOR LGBT PEOPLE..
    [Show full text]
  • Burning Issues 2 Is Supported by a Grant from the Community Foundation for and Accepted” Ireland
    What’s next for LGBT Ireland? National LGBT Community Consultation 2016 “Biphobia and Bi-erasure” “We need more activities outside of pubs” “Stop having to still check ourselves” “Societal acceptance and secular schooling” “Equal paternity and “Equality in maternity leave, even all areas” after adoption” “Being respected Publisher: National LGBT Federation, Ireland, June 2016. Burning Issues 2 is supported by a grant from the Community Foundation for and accepted” Ireland. National LGBT Federation Board: Olivia McEvoy, Chair; Ciarán Ó hUltacháin, Vice Chair; Lynda Carroll, Ronan Healy, Stephen Jacques, Caroline Keane, Caroline Kinsella, Adam Long, Ray Molloy, Noelle Moran and Bego Urain. Burning Issues 2, Steering Group: Ciarán Ó hUltacháin, Project Director; Bego Urain, Project Manager; Adam Long; Rachel Mathews-McKay and Joan O’Connell. Report authors: Ciarán Ó hUltacháin, Rachel Mathews-McKay and Bego Urain. Report contributor: Daniel Hernando Alquézar. Report editors: Olivia McEvoy and Noelle Moran. “The end of Designers: Julie McCoy and John O’Shaughnessy. sexuality mattering” Acknowledgements The National LGBT Federation would like to warmly thank: » All the people who participated in the survey and the national focus groups across Ireland. Thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment to improving the lives of LGBT people in Ireland. » Brian Burns from ISI Language School for the very generous support of the project. » Dr Sean Denyer for the guidance on the survey design. » All in Dublin Pride and in particular Jed Dowling for the invaluable help in promoting and supporting the consultation. » Equate and particularly Director Michael Barron for the permission to use the question on school patronage and religion from the Equate, Behaviour and Attitudes national opinion poll in October 2015.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 Annual Report
    2020 ANNUAL REPORT TM 1 ILGA World - the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association is grateful for the support of its member organisa- tions, staff, interns, Board and Committee members who work tirelessly to make everything we do possible. A heartfelt shout-out and thank you goes to all the human rights defenders around the world for the time and energy they commit to ad- vancing the cause of equality for persons with diverse sexual orienta- tions, gender identities and gender expressions, and sex characteristics everywhere. Our deepest thanks to those who, despite the unforeseen eco- nomic hardship bestowed upon everyone by the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, have committed to financially make our work pos- sible in 2020. We also thank one significant anonymous donor and many other companies and individuals who have made donations. We kick off the year with new activities to support local organ- isations as they follow-up on LGBTI recommendations from JANUARY 2020 the Treaty Bodies. Throughout 2020 ILGA World and our allies AT A GLANCE made sure to keep raising queer voices at the United Nations! We launch an extensive global research into laws banning ‘conversion therapies’. Protec- FEBRUARY tion from similar ineffective and cruel treat- ment is as urgent as ever! MARCH As everything turns virtual, our communities remain connected: APRIL The world comes to a grinding halt as ILGA World holds its first-ever online Board meeting, and hosts the Covid-19 pandemic erupts. Even roundtables discussing the impact and response to the Covid-19 during these difficult days, we have pandemic among LGBTI organisations.
    [Show full text]
  • Lgbtireland Report: National Study of the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People in Ireland
    GLEN BeLonG To TENI GLEN is a national policy and strategy BeLonG To is the national youth Transgender Equality Network Ireland focused NGO which aims to deliver service for lesbian, gay, bisexual and is a non-profit organisation supporting ambitious and positive change for transgender young people aged between the trans community in Ireland. TENI lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender 14 and 23. BeLonG To’s vision is for an seeks to improve the situation and people in Ireland, ensuring full equality, Ireland where Lesbian Gay bisexual advance the rights and equality of trans inclusion and protection from all forms and transgender (LGBT) young people people and their families. Our Vision of discrimination and harm. We have a are empowered to embrace their is an Ireland where trans people are range of work programmes including development and growth confidently understood, accepted and respected, mental health, education, workplace, and to participate as agents of positive and can participate fully in all aspects of sexual health, families and older people. social change. Irish society. T: +353 1 672 8650 T: +353 1 670 6223 T: +353 1 873 3575 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.glen.ie www.belongto.org www.teni.ie For information on LGBTI services visit www.lgbt.ie For LGBT support call 1890 929 539 LGBTIreland The LGBTIreland Report: national study of the mental health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Ireland Cover_artwork.indd 1 18/03/2016 10:30 Copyright © Agnes Higgins, Louise Doyle, Carmel Downes, Rebecca Murphy, Danika Sharek, Jan DeVries, Thelma Begley, Edward McCann, Fintan Sheerin, Siobháin Smyth; 2016.
    [Show full text]
  • Lgbt+ Ally Programme
    LGBT+ ALLY PROGRAMME Including NUI Galway Gender Identity & Gender Expression Policy for Staff and Students OUR VISION We envisage a higher education environment and workplace where LGBT+ people are fully empowered and included. 2 Our Mission The LGBT+ Ally Programme at NUI Galway is a member based initiative working towards increasing the knowledge, awareness, and support of LGBT+ colleagues and students. In partnership with individuals and Schools/Units within NUI Galway and in the wider community, the LGBT+ Ally Programme aims to create a safe and inclusive environment for staff and students of all sexual identities and genders at NUI Galway and to advocate for a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion. The LGBT+ Ally Programme initiative is led by the LGBT+ Staff Network at NUI Galway. The LGBT+ Ally Programme is open to all NUI Galway staff members who support its vision and mission. 3 4 What is an LGBT+ Ally? An LGBT+ Ally is someone who actively supports the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community on campus and works to end discrimination and promote equality through acting as an advocate for LGBT+ individuals. AN LGBT+ ALLY: ✔ Engages in common action with others ✔ Believes that all individuals regardless of age, to develop a culture where LGBT+ people gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, are fully empowered and included gender identity and gender expression should ✔ Acknowledges intersectionality (e.g. be treated with dignity and respect belonging to one or more minority groups) ✔ Strives to be an advocate for LGBT+ individuals and facilitates inclusion of all identities ✔ Is open-minded, while having their own views ✔ Supports the Ally Programme of the university ✔ Is willing to listen ✔ Recognises when to refer someone to ✔ Is willing to talk additional resources / services ✔ Aims to be aware of and challenge ✔ Knows where to find information about the their own prejudices relevant institutional policies & procedures.
    [Show full text]
  • Gay Irish Migrants and LGBT Politics in 1980S London Citation: D
    Firenze University Press https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-sijis Rainbow Crossings: Gay Irish Migrants and LGBT Politics in 1980s London Citation: D. Leeworthy (2020) Rainbow Crossings: Gay Irish Migrants and LGBT Politics in Daryl Leeworthy 1980s London. Sijis 10: pp. Swansea University (<[email protected]>) 79-99. doi: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.13128SIJIS-2239-3978-11754 Copyright: © 2020 D. Leeworthy. This is an open access, peer-re- Abstract: viewed article published by Th is article explores the involvement of Irish activists in the LGBT civil rights Firenze University Press (https:// movement in 1980s London. At its core is a reconsideration of Mark Ashton, oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/ the charismatic fi gurehead of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) as bsfm-sijis) and distributed under portrayed in the 2014 fi lm Pride. Despite Ashton’s Northern Irish background, the terms of the Creative Com- very little attention has been paid to his Irishness: scholarship has tended to focus mons Attribution - Non Commer- on the 1984-1985 British miners’ strike instead. Here, I set Ashton alongside two cial - No derivatives 4.0 Interna- tional License, which permits other activists – Paud Hegarty, the manager of the Gay’s the Word Bookshop, and use, distribution and reproduc- the playwright Colm Ó Clúbhán – to suggest that the role of migrants in gay life tion in any medium, provided and grassroots politics in London in the 1980s was not a coincidence but rather the original work is properly suggestive of the transnational character of the LGBT civil rights movement.
    [Show full text]
  • Environmental Analysis Is Intended to Aid the Strategic Planning Consultation Process and to Inform the Development of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020
    Table of Contents ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................ 3 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Objectives ................................................................................................................................ 5 1.3 Structure of the Document ...................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Limitations ............................................................................................................................... 5 2 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................. 6 2.1 LGBTI+ History & Legislative Developments .......................................................................... 6 2.2 Quantifying the LGBTI+ Population ......................................................................................... 9 2.3 Acceptance & Support ........................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Health & Wellbeing ................................................................................................................ 18 3 APPENDICES ...................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Researchers from TCD, UCD, and the NXF, Submit a Report On
    Understanding the Lived Experiences of Gender Minority Students in Irish Third-Level Education A National Survey of Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Students Autumn 2019 Table of Contents 1 Introduction and Research Problem 1 2 Design and Methods 3 2.1 Target Population and Sampling 3 2.2 Survey Design 4 2.3 Survey Dissemination 8 2.4 Problems Encountered 8 3 Results 10 3.1 Demographics 10 3.2 Campus Atmosphere 21 3.3 Campus Supports 23 3.4 Discrimination and Harassment 29 4 Discussion and Preliminary Recommendations 43 Appendix 1 Survey Questions 46 Appendix 2 Likert Result Graphics 48 Figures 2.1 Survey Design 6 3.1 Population Age Distribution 12 3.2 Population Ethnicity Distribution 13 3.3 Percentage of respondents self-reporting a disability or chronic 16 illness 3.4 Respondent self-reported gender identity 18 3.5 Respondent self-reported sexual orientation 19 3.6 Percentage of respondents that sought reasonable 25 accommodations from their institution 3.7 Support services that respondents sought reasonable 26 accommodations from 3.8 Perceived barriers that limit inclusion and or well-being of 27 study respondents 3.9 Respondent self-reported experience of harassment associated 31 with gender identity and or sexual orientation 3.10 Respondent self-reported experience of harassment impacting 32 their dignity and respect on campus 3.11 Respondent self-reported frequency of harassment experience 33 3.12 Physical and or online locations of harassment associated with 34 campus activities 3.13 Respondent self-reported experience
    [Show full text]
  • Stonewall Global Workplace Briefings
    STONEWALL GLOBAL WORKPLACE BRIEFINGS GLOBAL PACK Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamacia, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, The Philippines, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States of America STONEWALL GLOBAL WORKPLACE BRIEFINGS 2018 ARGENTINA Population: 44+ million Stonewall Global Diversity Champions: 28 THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE In Stonewall’s Global Workplace Equality Index, broad legal zoning is used to group the differing challenges faced by organisations across their global operations. Argentina is classified as a Zone 2 country, which means sexual acts between people of the same sex are legal but no clear national employment protections exist. Two further zones exist. In Zone 1 countries, sexual acts between people of the same sex are legal and clear national employment protections exist on grounds of sexual orientation. In Zone 3 countries, sexual acts between people of the same sex are illegal. FREEDOM OF FAMILY AND EQUALITY AND EMPLOYMENT GENDER IDENTITY IMMIGRATION EXPRESSION, RELATIONSHIPS ASSOCIATION AND ASSEMBLY Article 14 of the Sexual acts between Article 17 of the Labour Contract Law (1976) Legal gender Argentine law does Constitution (1853) people of the same sex are prohibits any kind of discrimination recognition exists not distinguish protects the right not criminalised and are against workers based on sex. Even though for trans people under between same- to publish ideas therefore legal. sexual orientation and gender identity federal Gender Identity sex and different- without prior are not expressly mentioned, these are Law No.
    [Show full text]
  • A Long Way to Go for LGBTI Equality - Technical Report
    EU-LGBTI II FRA A long way to go for LGBTI equality - Technical report equality - Technical LGBTI go for to A long way A long way to go for LGBTI equality Technical report More information on the European Union is available on the internet (http://europa.eu). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2020 Print ISBN 978-92-9474-845-4 doi:10.2811/447153 TK-04-20-045-EN-C PDF ISBN 978-92-9474-844-7 doi:10.2811/104519 TK-04-20-045-EN-N © European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2020 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. A long way to go for LGBTI equality Technical report Country codes Country code Country Country code Country AT Austria IT Italy BE Belgium LT Lithuania BG Bulgaria LU Luxembourg CY Cyprus LV Latvia CZ Czechia MK North Macedonia DE Germany MT Malta DK Denmark NL Netherlands EE Estonia PL Poland EL Greece PT Portugal ES Spain RO Romania FI Finland RS Serbia FR France SE Sweden HR Croatia SK Slovakia HU Hungary SI Slovenia IE Ireland UK United Kingdom Abbreviations EU European Union European Union Agency for FRA Fundamental Rights lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans LGBTI and intersex people MS Member State NSCP national survey contact point Statistical Package for SPSS the Social Sciences UI user interface Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7 2 DESIGN OF THE SURVEY ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������
    [Show full text]
  • Downloaded 2021-09-30T15:15:01Z
    Provided by the author(s) and University College Dublin Library in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite the published version when available. Title Safeguarding, Supporting, and Supervising Gender Minority Students in Institutes of Higher Education: Information, Advice, Considerations, and Reference Materials for the Inclusion and Protection of the Trans*, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Community Authors(s) Chevallier, Chris; Buggy, Conor J. Publication date 2020-06 Publisher National LGBTI Federation Link to online version https://www.nxf.ie/press/launch-of-new-resource-guide-for-trans-non-binary-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-higher-education/; http://www.nxf.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Resource-Guide.pdf Item record/more information http://hdl.handle.net/10197/11924 Downloaded 2021-09-30T15:15:01Z The UCD community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters! (@ucd_oa) © Some rights reserved. For more information, please see the item record link above. RESOURCE GUIDE Safeguarding, Supporting, and Supervising Gender Minority Students in Institutes of Higher Education Information, Advice, Considerations, and Reference Materials for the Inclusion and Protection of the Trans*, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Community 0 AUTHORS Dr. Chris Chevallier National LGBT Federation (NXF) Dr. Conor Buggy National LGBT Federation (NXF) / University College Dublin A NOTE FROM THE AUTHORS Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have the capacity and reputation to advance LGBTQI+ representation and rights at local, national, and international levels if given the opportunity and guidance to do so. This resource guide has been designed with that in mind. If HEIs take the lead in ensuring that Trans*, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming students and staff are embraced and supported as part of their educational communities, the consequent impacts on individuals and society in general will be overwhelmingly positive.
    [Show full text]