Women's experience of homophobia and transphobia : survey report.

  • Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Service.
Date:
2008
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Women's experience of homophobia and transphobia : survey report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    R2 R3 R4 NGO’s should ensure that multi agency strategies are adopted to encourage women to report homophobia or transphobia (including families and friends experiencing this type of crime). This should include information on how to report and what level of service they should expect. The CJS should ensure that all levels of staff who come into contact with victims have a developed understanding of women’s experience of homophobia or transphobia in order to effectively identify such a crime. The CJS should ensure that all levels of staff are effective in communicating with the victim during the investigation and ensure timely follow up takes place. The CJS should work together to ensure there is consistency of investigation and an increase in offenders who are brought to justice. R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 ee All statutory bodies such as public transport, health services, local authorities and NGO’s should undertake, in partnership with LGBT organisations, a widespread campaign against intolerance of perpetrators of homophobia or transphobia against women or their family and friends. Engagement by the CJS should take place with communities who may experience compound discrimination. This should include LGBT women from diverse communities, in particular young women, BME and faith communities. The CJS should adopt strategies to ensure that during the investigation or subsequent court process victims are not made more vulnerable through increased visibility. Local Authorities and Safer Neighbourhoods Teams should ensure that LGBT women are represented and included in community activity. Provision and referral to support services should be made for victims of homophobia or transphobia. Agencies with a specialist sexual assault remit such as PCT’s, Haven’s or gender units should ensure that LGBT women are included as part of their target group. All CJS and agencies should be able to monitor service delivery and employment practices by both sexual orientation and gender.