LGBTQI+ Dating Violence: Emerging Legal & Practice Issues for Young Survivors
This program provided an overview for attorneys and legal advocates working with LGBTQI+ teen survivors of dating violence.
LGBTQI+ Legal Access Project
The American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence’s LGBTQI+ Legal Access Project provides individualized support, training, and technical assistance to address domestic and sexual violence in LGBTQI+ communities.
Why This Project?
Myths and biases against members of the LGBTQI+ community can lead to systemic discrimination. Law enforcement may not have resources for an LGBTQI+ victim who calls for assistance or prosecutors may be challenged in how to prove a criminal case against an LGBTQI+ perpetrator in a same-sex relationship before a jury. Family Courts may not have established protocols for all victims looking to file for a civil protective order. Legal service providers may need to develop intake infrastructures that are accessible for LGBTQI+ victims. These factors-- among many others-- prevent LGBTQI+ victims from seeking and obtaining protection under the law.
Publications
Publications developed under our LGBTQI+ Legal Access Project and Training for Coalitions Project
Apply to Join LGBTQ Listserv
The Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence hosts this monitored, litigators-only listserv to provide a forum for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender, and/or Queer (LGBTQ) victims’ attorneys to discuss issues that arise in the process of litigation, and to provide peer-to-peer assistance and mentorship.
Request Technical Assistance
Contact the Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence for technical assistance regarding the LGBTQI Legal Access Project's resources