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Sheltering Trans and LGB survivorsMay17, 2016
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Shelter for All Survivors: Working with Trans and LGB Individuals
NCCADV 2016 Biennial Conference
michael munson5.17.16 www.forge-forward.org2
Who are we talking about?
Data
Shelter needs and requirements
3 barriers
What you can do!
Agenda
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Welcome & Housekeeping
Take care of yourself
PowerPoints
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Who is FORGE?
75%
25%
Direct service / TTA
22yo
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Two Foundational Principles
1.Trauma -Informed
2.Empowerment
- based
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Social Media
FORGE.trans @FORGEforward @FORGE_forward
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What are all those words?
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Worksheets
You will hear all of these words during the workshop
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Who Are LGB and Trans People?Core conceptsSlippery definitionsGetting on the same page
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Terms Paradox: Definition
Terms are CRUCIAL Finding out what terms
the person uses and then using their language is a primary way of conveying respect and openness.
Terms are MEANINGLESS Terms tell you none
of what you need to know to provide appropriate services.
AND…
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“Expert”
Terms Paradox: Example
Terms are CRUCIAL AND… Terms are MEANINGLESS
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The terms paradox can be applied to Identity labels
Experiences
Personal history
Body part names
Pronouns
Nearly any component of who a person is.
Terms Paradox: Applies to who?
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Sexual Orientation
What did you come up
with?
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Lesbian
What did you come up
with?
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Gay
What did you come up
with?
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Bisexual
What did you come up
with?
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Queer
What did you come up
with?
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Gender Identity
What did you come up
with?
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Were there words you didn’t know?
Wanted to discuss?
We’ll get to trans in a minute!
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Who are we talking about?
Transgender
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Goal: More expansive view
Defining terms just gives us more labels to assign to people, rather than truly understanding who each person is.
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Gender non-conforming
People who transition
People who are questioning
People who do not fit into the binary
Who are we talking about?
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Gender-conforming people of trans history
Multiply gendered people
SOFFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family and Allies)
+++ and many others
Who else?
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Clarity: Trans-feminine
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Clarity: Trans-masculine
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Clarity: Non-binary or agender
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Connect with your neighbor:
Name & pronoun
Introduce yourself !
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Master Status Thinking
Master status and the labels of primary potency refer to the tendency of observers to believe that one label or demographic category is “more significant than any other aspect of [the observed person’s] background, behavior, or performance.”
When beliefs about gender get in the way…
1940s - Everett Hughes
1954 - G. Allport
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When a provider makes gender the primary issue vs. sexual assault or the issues a client prioritizesCuriosity (trans history and experiences)
Types of questions (focus on transness)
Invasive questions (inappropriate)
Redirecting conversation (back to transness)
Causality / correlations (possibly false or true)
Master Status in ActionWhen providers can’t see past the T
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Nicole’sStory
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Data and implications
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46%
75%66%
43%40%47%
21%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Lesbian/Gay Bisexual Transgender Heterosexual
Lifetime Sexual Violence Prevalence
Women Men
Source: CDC NSVS, 2010. FORGE 2011 www.forge-forward.org
44%
61%
50%
35%26%
37%29%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Lesbian/Gay Bisexual Transgender Heterosexual
Lifetime Intimate Partner Violence Prevalence
Women Men
Source: CDC NSVS, 2010. Williams Institute, 2015
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48%
28%
6%
29%
17%
30%
50%
31%
23%
36%
18%
29%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Child SA Adult SA Dating DV Stalking HateViolence
Trans: Rates of Violence by Gender Vector
MTF FTM
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64%
72%
88%
76%
84%
74%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
CSA
Adult SA
Dating violence
IPV
Stalking
Hate-motivated
Trans: Polyvictimization
FORGE, 2011 (n=1005) Source: FORGE, 2011 (n = 1005)
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Teo Drake
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Teo Drake Intersectionality Video
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Whole Self
Female Abuser
Abuser Used
Gender
HIV+
Not Believed
No Resources
Transition
Both / And
Spirituality
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What does this teach us?
We MUST BELIEVE survivors
Abuse can have long term implications
Resiliency of survivors
It is our duty to work together to… Believe survivors
Educate peers, professionals, and ourselves
See the intersections and impact of complexity
Provide resources (“Don’t leave home without them”)
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Need for shelter
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Latisha is in an abusive relationship with Steve.
She can no longer stay in their home.
She is seeking shelter.
What kinds of shelter needs does Latisha have?
Latisha’s shelter needs What do you think?
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Ty is in an abusive relationship with Joe.
He can no longer stay in their home.
He is seeking shelter.
What kinds of shelter needs does Ty have?
Ty’s shelter needs What do you think?
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What?
Why?
How?
Are their needs different?
Latisha Ty
What do you think?
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Requirementfor shelter
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Win -Win
New laws, new opportunities
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Y’all know about this, right?
VAWA Non-discriminationwww.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/faqs-ngc-vawa.pdf
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Three Barriers
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1. Language2. Spaces3. (Curious) Questions
3 (of many) Barriers
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Small groups #1
2 Examples:
Violence Against Women
Gender-Based Violence
2 Examples:
Shelters
Support groups
A. Language B. Spaces
What are some ways that language and spaces are gendered? Generate as many ways as possible.
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Let’s roll with your ideas!
Gendered Language & Spaces
What did you come up with?
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Groups: Barriers (worksheet)
Gender-based violence
Sex-segregated support groups
A. Language B. Spaces
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Gender-based violence
Barriers: Language
What did you come up
with?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Let’s brainstorm some alternatives to GBV
Alternatives: Language
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Sex-segregated support group
Barriers: Spaces
What did you come up
with?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Let’s brainstorm some alternatives to sex-segregated support groups
Alternatives: Spaces
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Curious mind = good
Curious mouth = not so good
Ask appropriate and relevant questions only
3. Curiosity (vs. client-centered)
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Janet Mock / Alicia Menendez
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Janet Mock inappropriate / invasive questions video
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What You Can Do! - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 things to keep in mind
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1. VAWA & other federal laws
www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/faqs-ngc-vawa.pdf
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2. Master Status
YES to….
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Ask
Listen
Use
3. Name and pronouns
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Call logs
Intake Forms
Computer systems
4. Inclusive forms & systems
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5. Bathrooms
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6. Focus on SURVIVOR’s needs
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7. T/LGBT materials
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8. Know the resources available
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9. Keep learning
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10. Trans-specific TTA
Training and technical assistance1-on-1 support
Webinars
Training
Publications
Support for transgender survivors Listservs
Referrals
Espavo Project
Publications
What FORGE can offer you
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QU
OT
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Maybe I’ve been doing this too long, but in preparing to do a presentation for a local organization this week, all I keep thinking is that I want to walk in and say “trans women are women, trans men are men, and some people are neither or both. Don’t worry about their genitals, their socialization, or anything except whatever services you’re providing for them. Ask everyone what name & pronoun they prefer for themselves, and then use them.”
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& Obviously, I know it’s not that simple, but it really kind of is, isn’t it?
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This project was supported by Grant No. 2011-TA-AX-K121 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
Thank you OVW
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michael [email protected]
Thank you!