Mon, Apr 14, 2014
Springtide Resources and Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) are pleased to announce the release of 3 new American Sign Language (ASL) videos related to family law. All videos are presented...
Tue, Dec 20, 2011
Abuse has to do with Power and Control. In an unhealthy relationship, one partner begins doing things to try to exert power over their partner.
When people hear the word abuse (or violence, or...
Tue, Dec 20, 2011
Join the Movement! Starting Trans Activism around Intimate Partner Abuse in your local community!
Those of us who live in large cities usually have some access to local trans activism and services....
Tue, Dec 20, 2011
Sex Work is Real Work!
As a trans sex worker, you are entitled to:
Respectful clients!
Respectful partners/boyfriends/girlfriends!
Good pay and tips!
A life free from violence, abuse, and harassment...
Tue, Dec 20, 2011
Listen.
Be open to listening to what they have to say. Just having a friend who will listen without judging can be really powerful. As trans people, we all know that, right? Remember how important it...
Mon, Dec 19, 2011
Your partner may be abusive if they:
Refer to you as “it,” or with your old pronouns, especially when angry
Coerce you into having or not having certain surgeries, especially sexual reassignment...
Thu, Dec 08, 2011
Violence against women, or woman abuse, happens to more women than we think.
Most women who are physically assaulted by their intimate partners are emotionally abused. However, not all...
Thu, Dec 08, 2011
by Demet Demirfrom Queer Resources Directory
I realised that I was different when I was five or six. I felt that I liked to be close to my own kind. Yes, I had a different sexual identity. But it was...
Thu, Dec 08, 2011
by J. Roy Gillis
As Island and Letellier (1991, p.1) stated in their ground-breaking book on gay and bisexual male partner abuse, "gay [and bisexual] mens' domestic violence is not a new...
Thu, Dec 08, 2011
by Kamala Kempadoo
Human trafficking is commonly equated with slavery as well as with prostitution, and often called "modern day slavery." However, these are erroneous equations, and it is...