Power and Control Tactics
April 6th, 2013
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Anti-violence Publications, Featured Publication
Archive for the ‘Anti-violence Publications’ Category
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Power and Control Tactics
A brief two page handout detailing some tactics used against transgender victims and by transgender perpetrators of domestic violence. (Revised April, 2013)
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101 Trans Identity Words
This list – originated in the early 2000 is just 101 examples of words trans* people and loved ones may identify with.
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Safety Planning Tool
This safety planning tool can be used used as a guide for trans people, by friends/peers, and by professionals who are helping a transgender person consider safety options while living in an abusive relationship or planning to leave one.
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FAQ: Safety Planning with Transgender Clients
Safety planning for transgender and gender non-conforming survivors isn’t markedly different from safety planning with other survivors, but trans people may need to hear about it from a wider range of providers. This FAQ outlines the major safety planning factors trans people need to hear about and lists some trans-specific items and considerations that should [...]
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FAQ: Transgender Day of Remembrance
The transgender community remembers those it has lost to violence every November 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). This FAQ gives TDOR’s history and discusses who is at most risk of fatal violence and the characteristics of those most likely to perpetrate that violence. It also defines “message crimes” and notes the needs of [...]
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FAQ: Transgender Rates of Violence
Data on transgender people is scarce and unreliable, as this FAQ explains, and is not critical to meeting survivors’ needs. (Listening to and believing survivors is.) However, some data on violence against trans people is given, along with key references.
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FAQ: Universal Design
Why modify services for such a small percentage of the population? This FAQ explains how meeting the needs of transgender clients will automatically result in services that better meet the needs of many clients, transgender and non-transgender.
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FAQ: Know and Tell Why
Transgender and gender non-conforming people are frequently subjected to rude, curious, and/or insensitive questions, and so are often wary when accessing services. Service providers can establish better rapport by ensuring they “know and tell why” answering a question will help the (transgender) client receive better-tailored service.
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FAQ: Master Status
It is human nature to categorize, but it often leads us to over-simplify. Providing client-centered services requires a more complex view of who people are. This FAQ describes the “Master Status” concept and gives common examples of the potentially inaccurate conclusions providers may jump to when working with transgender survivors of violence.
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FAQ: Terms paradox
Many people feel more comfortable when they have a list of terms and accompanying definitions. In fact, some people believe that knowing exactly what a set of terms means is a critical component of being culturally competent. FORGE takes a different approach…. Read more
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