Enterprise Fund Legal Assistance and Education
for LGBT Victims of Domestic Violence
Resources
ABA Policies
LGBT Youth (2007)
ABA Publications
ABA Report from the LGBT Domestic Violence Exploratory Summit (ABA Commission on Domestic Violence)
Domestic Violence in the LGBT Community Legal Resources by Topic (ABA Commission on Domestic Violence)
Overview of CPO Protections for LGBT Victims of Domestic Violence (ABA Commission on Domestic Violence)
Communities of Color
Serving LGBT People of Color (NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence)
Domestic Violence Laws
Domestic Violence Civil Protection Orders by State (Commission on Domestic Violence)
Same Sex Domestic Violence Laws in the U.S. (National Gay and Lesbian Task Force)
Domestic Violence Tactics in LGBT Relationships
LGBT Cycle of Violence (LA Gay and Lesbian Center)
LGBT Power and Control Wheel (Domestic Abuse Intervention Project)
LGBT Domestic Violence Beyond the Wheel: Tactics of Abuse (Northwest Network)
Think, Re-Think: Woman-to-woman Domestic Violence (Northwest Network)
General Victim Assistance
Brief of Findings from National Institute of Justice Funded Study (Northwest Network)
Comparison of Advocacy Model and Criminal Justice System Language (Northwest Network)
Domestic Violence in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Communities: A Fact Sheet (Amnesty USA)
Framing the Issue: Understanding the Abuse from an LGBT Community Perspective (Northwest Network)
Rationale for a Community Engagement Based Advocacy Model (Northwest Network)
What Are Your Rights in a Relationship? (Project Rainbow Net)
Homo/Bi/Transphobia
How Homophobia Hurts Everyone (Warren J. Blumenfeld)
How Homophobia Hurts Heterosexuals (Warren J. Blumenfeld)
Comparing the Impact of Bullying and Sexual Harassment Victimization on the Mental and Physical Health of Adolescents
(Springer) - for purchase
LGBT Domestic Violence Inclusive Materials
Assisting Victims of Lesbian and Gay Domestic Violence in Massachusetts (New England Law Review)
Immigration Remedies for GBLT DV Victims (Empire Justice Center)
Lawyer's Manual on Domestic Violence (Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Department)
LGBT People and Sexual Assault: Civil Legal Remedies (Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights)
Myths and Realities of LGBT Domestic Violence (LA Gay and Lesbian Center)
Same-Sex Domestic Violence: Claiming a Domestic Sphere While Risking Negative Stereotypes (Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review)
Some States Offer No Protection to Gays (ABA Journal)
Transitioning Your Services: Serving Transgender Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Transgender Law Center)
LGBT Legal References
Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Clients: A Lawyer’s Guide (ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division) - for purchase
Marriage and Relationships
Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples (ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division) - for purchase
Relationship Recognition in the U.S. (Human Rights Campaign)
Statewide Marriage Prohibitions (Human Rights Campaign)
Parenting and Custody
Parenting Laws: Joint Adoptions (Human Rights Campaign)
Reports
Joint Adoption and Second-Parent Adoption by Unmarried Couples (Massachusetts Lesbian & Gay Bar Association)
2006 A Report of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
LGBT Communities and Domestic Violence: Information and Resources (National Sexual Violence Resource Center)
State-Specific Resources
California - Transgender Law 101 (Transgender Law Center)
Massachusetts – The GLBT Domestic Violence Attorney Program (Massachusetts Lesbian & Gay Bar Association)
New York - Special Issues: Gay, Lesbian, Bi, & Transgender (Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence).
Virginia - Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ Community: Know Your Rights (Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley)
Virginia - The State of Violence in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communities of Virginia (Anti-Violence Project)
Virginia - Virginia Domestic Violence Laws and the LGBTQ Community (Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance)
Virginia - The Virginia Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Community Resource Guide (Anti-Violence Project)
Training and Curricula
Domestic Violence in Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, and Bisexual Communities Participant Manual
(NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence)
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