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Working with LGBTQ and HIV-Affected Survivors of Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Working with LGBTQ and HIV-affected Survivors of Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence 116 Nassau St., 3rd floor, NY, NY 10038 212-714-1184 | www.avp.org 24-Hour, Bilingual Hotline 212-714-1141 www.avp.org 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline Your Trainer Suzy Salamy, MSW Senior Manager of Clinical and Advocacy Programs New York City Anti-Violence Project [email protected] 212-714-1184 x40 www.avp.org 2014 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline What to Expect • Language and terminology • Discrimination and LGBTQ communities • What is Sexual Violence • How does SV impact LGBTQ communities • Power and privilege • Screening for sexual violence within an intimate partner violence in LGBTQ relationships • Open discussion. Everyone brings unique experience, knowledge, and expertise to this space. Please take care of yourself, be mindful of how you participate, and actively join the learning process! www.avp.org 2014 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) • AVP envisions a world in which all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and HIV-affected people are safe, respected, and live free from violence. • AVP’s mission is to empower LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and support survivors through counseling and advocacy. • AVP is nationally recognized as experts on best practices when working with LGBTQ and HIV-affected survivors of violence. www.avp.org 212.714.1141/ 24hour bilingual hotline The New York City Anti-Violence Project Client Services Legal Services Community Organizing - 24-hour English/Spanish - Consultation - Education and Training Institute hotline - Representation - Rapid Incident Response - Short-term and long-term - Advocacy - Coalition work/movement building individual supportive - Information & Referrals - NCAVP counseling Around the following legal - National Report publication on HV - DV Shelter Advocacy issues: & IPV - Support Groups - Family Law - NYS LGBTQ DV Network - HV, SV, IPV specific - Matrimony/Divorce - Public Advocacy - Advocacy, Referrals - Immigration - Volunteer opportunities - Hospital, precinct, and court - Legal Name Change - Speaker’s Bureau accompaniments - Housing Matters - Hotline Crisis Counselor Training - OVS assistance - Support in Criminal - Outreach/Vigils/Rallies - Community Leadership Cases - Community Action Committees Institute Advocacy Program - Economic Empowerment Program www.avp.org 2014 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline Rapid Baseline Assessment • Raise your right hand if you’ve ever worked directly with a survivor of violence • Raise your left hand if you’ve ever engaged in advocacy activities for violence prevention or to raise awareness of LGBTQ or HIV-affected issues • Stomp your feet if you’ve ever attended a training on LGBTQ or HIV-affected related violence issues • Clap your hands if you feel that you’ve got more to learn about violence impacting LGBTQ or HIV-affected communities www.avp.org 2014 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotlinewww.avp.org Chris’s Story •We will ask 6 participants to come to the front of the room and each read from a piece of paper that helps narrate the story of the fictitious character named “Chris”. Chris comes to each person in crisis and they will respond to Chris by reading the provided paper. Language & Terminology www.avp.org 2014 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline What is “LGBTQ” A standard acronym: • Lesbian • Gay • Bisexual • Transgender • Queer Have you seen any other letters added to this acronym? What identities are also included in this community? www.avp.org 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline What is HIV-affected? HIV-affected refers to people whose lives are directly impacted by HIV/AIDS. This can include those who have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, those with loved ones living with HIV/AIDS, or those living in or identifying with communities where HIV/AIDS is widespread. www.avp.org 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline What is Oppression? “Oppression is a pattern or system of inequality, which gives power and privileges to one group of people at the expense of another.” -GLSEN, 2004: Jumpstart Guide, Part V POWER PREJUDICE The capacity to make and enforce decisions. A set of negative personal + = beliefs about a group Access to social and economic systems, groups, or individuals who own and control resources of governing bodies. OPPRESSION RACISM...SEXISM…ABLEISM…AGEISM…CLASSISM… HETEROSEXISM…ETHNOCENTRISM Privilege is: An unearned right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people. www.avp.org 212.714.1141/ 24hour bilingual hotline FABRIC OF OPPRESSION IN THE U.S.* SOCIAL GROUP AGENT / PRIVILEGED TARGET / OPPRESSED OPPRESSION ABILITY STATUS Able-bodied and people not People living with disabilities ABLEISM living with disabilities AGE Adults 20-50 Youth and those over 50 AGEISM APPEARANCE / BODY Western standard of beauty Everyone not fitting the LOOKISM standard GENDER Gender conforming boys and Girls and women; GENDER men Gender non-conforming; OPPRESSION Transgender populations (sexism, transmisogyny, misogyny, transmisogynoir, transphobia) NATIONALITY U.S. citizens Non-U.S. citizens XENOPHOBIA RACE White people People of Color RACISM RELIGION Christians Non-Christians RELIGIOUS OPPRESSION SEXUAL ORIENTATION Heterosexual / People LGBTQ people and other non- HETEROSEXISM identifying as “straight” heterosexuals SOCIOECONOMIC Wealthy and owning classes; The poor; CLASSISM STATUS / ECONOMIC Upper middle class The working class CLASS *From the National Conference of Diversity www.avp.org 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline Let’s Talk about Sex and Gender! www.avp.org 2014 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline Why start here? • These are the very limited social constructs in which we work • Assumptions about sex and gender have a tremendous negative impact LGBTQ people everyday • This is the where most homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia stem from www.avp.org 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline Gender Identity • Refers to how we see ourselves in a gendered way and how we may choose to express that. • This is unique to every individual • A person’s gender identity may not always match the sex they were assigned at birth • The term that is used when assigned sex does not match gender identity is Transgender. Gender Identity vs. Sexual Orientation • Sexual Orientation is about who you are sexually, romantically, emotionally, and/or spiritually attracted to Gender Identity is about how you understand your own gender and how you express that. www.avp.org 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline Cisgender • The term used to describe people whose sex assignment at birth corresponds to their gender identity and expression • “Gender Normative” • “non-transgender” • “The first time someone said I was too aggressive was probably when I was about six months old.” • “I’m a nonbinary fat femme and I wish people would offer me the sensitivity and attention around gender that they offer my trans masculine partner.” www.avp.org 212.714.1141/24hour bilingual hotline Transgender: An Umbrella Term • The term transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose way of understanding and expressing their own gender is different from what society expects and/or what sex they were assigned at birth • “I started to think maybe I was a trans guy when my friend explained what it is like to actually want to be a girl.” • “I still feel like a man in a dress a lot of the time.” • “For me, transition is about consent between mind and body.” • “I am a he, but I think maybe that is wrong and I am really a she.” www.avp.org 212.714.1141/24hour bilingual hotline Gender nonconforming • Other terms that may fall under this umbrella are terms such as: • Gender non-conforming (GNC)* • Genderqueer* *It is important to remember that not all GNC or Genderqueer individuals identify as transgender • “I identify as gay and gender-fluid.” • “I feel dysphoric if I can’t shave and paint my nails.” • “I started to get in touch with my butch side after I started to pass as as a woman.” Transgender Individuals • Transitioning means moving into the life of one’s gender identity. • Not all trans people transition • Gender identity expression may take many forms depending on personal preference, culture, sexual orientation, and class, among other considerations (i.e. safety) • Some steps taken by a person who identifies as transgender or gender non-conforming can include: • Hormone therapy • Name change • Pronoun change • Change in gender expression (clothing, make-up, hair style, etc.) • Gender Confirmation Surgery www.avp.org 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline Original graphic by eliaserickson.tumblr.com via BuzzFeed & Pinterest -- Resolution Upconvert by Fairy JerBear Intimate Partner Violence The intersections www.avp.org 2014 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline What is Intimate Partner(s) Violence? A pattern of behavior where one partner coerces, dominates, or isolates the other partner. It is the exertion of any form of power that is used to maintain control in a relationship. www.avp.org 2014 212.714.1141/24 hour bilingual hotline LGBTQ IPV in the US: Prevalence From the AVP report on LGBTQ IPV in 2015: • In terms of gender identity the most commonly selected identity was man (32%) followed closely by woman (31%). Additionally, 10% of survivors identified as transgender. • Of the total number of responses for race and ethnicity, the majority of
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