Discrimination, hatecrimes and samesex domestic violence – a European survey

Hatecrime, discrimination and same-sex domestic violence: Experts from all over Europe will give us a overvier of existing and functioning work concerning the LGBTQ-population and violence

Pass 1

12.00-12.10 Opening

12.10-12.20 Sören Juvas, president RFSL

12.30-12.50 Jukka Lehtonen, PhD in Social sciences, Post-doctoral researcher in Department of Education, University of Helsinki.

"Heteronormative school culture feeds homophobic violence".

With focus on heteronormativity in school practises and specially on homophobic name-calling and teasing. These practises are creating a growing place for homophobic (and unfortunately culturally rather understandable) violence (which is typical for younger men as perpetrators and as young (non-heterosexual or gender non-confirmative) men as targets).

12.50-13.10 Kristoffer Petterson, LBL Denmark

"LBL is involved in a project where young gay and lesbians with another ethnic background than Danish visit schools to tell their personal stories in the form of dynamic lectures. Their personal stories inspire a many nuance of discussion of sexuality, (gender) norms and (family) values in Denmark today. The purpose of the lectures is to provide the young students with knowledge of homosexuality, culture and identity issues so that homophobia and discrimination becomes a subject of debate and increasing awareness early on."

Kennet Engberg, LBL Denmark

"Even though Denmark was the first country in the world to pass legislation of civil unions for same-sex couples in 1989 the Danish people do not harbor an extraordinary acceptance or tolerance of LGBT persons as one might expect. An unknown number of LGBT persons are victims of prejudice, discrimination and hate crime. LBL is working to make this circumstance an important matter for society to act on." Kennet will talk about:

- Victim support by conversation and writing

- The work on hate crime registration in relation to the police and The Public Prosecutor

- Dialogue with the region council("kommuner")

13.30-13.50 Angela Schwartz, Antidiscrimination Unit of Vienna Austria.

13.50-14.10 Deborah Gold is the Chief Executive of Galop, London’s LGBT community safety charity.

Galop has been working to end homophobic and transphobic hate crime for over twenty-five years, and runs a helpline that allows people to report hate crime incidents to the police, via Galop’s community-led service. Galop campaigns to improve the police response to hate crime and domestic abuse, and researches best practice, including a current project investigating best practice in monitoring. Deborah has worked in the LGBT sector for a number of years, and has published a report on LGBT housing and a toolkit for teachers and youth workers on challenging homophobia.

14.10-14.30 Peter Kelley – Researcher

Working on project called Filling in the Blanks, which is collecting community intelligence on homophobic and transphobic hate crime, and comparing this to police data, as well as improving data collection and monitoring for Galop and two partner organisations.

14.30-14.50 Ben Gooch – has been working to set up LGBT community forums across London – small consultative groups of community members and stakeholders such as the police and statutory service providers, for LGBT people to raise issues that are important to them. Ben is also an expert in trans issues, especially F-M.

14.50-15.10 Susan Paterson senior criminologist, the Metropolitan police service diversity directorate http://www.met.police.uk, Scotland Yard London .

Susan will present a new survey looking at Women's experience of homophobia and transphobia.

15.15-15.30 Karin-Erika with friends Simon & Viktor

Pass 2.

15.35-15.45 Introduction

15.45-16.05 Jamey Fisher – LGBT Sexual Abuse caseworker – the only specialist worker in the UK specifically supporting LGBT victims of sexual offences.

16.05-16.25 Martina Frenznick –therapist Lesbenberatung Berlin

16.25-16.55 Susan Kers, head of the Taboekwadraat, an institute located in Utrecht Holland, providing training to domestic violence professionals about DV and its dynamics in the LGBT community.

16.55- 17.15 Ragnar Kværness Psykolog/leder for behandlingstilbudet til voldsutøvere og -utsatte ved Alternativ til Vold, Oslo.Norway

Alternativ til Vold, Oslo.Norway ATV is a professional research and treatment centre in Norway for violent offenders and people witnessing or being exposed to violence. ATV is located in Oslo, Drammen, Langesund, Tønsberg and Asker&Bærum (Norwegian) and also in Mariehamn (Åland), Roskilde (Denmark) and Täby (Sweden)

17.15- 17.35 Constance Ohms, PhD (sociology), senior researcher at a social science institute which is run by Broken Rainbow e.V. Germany

Constance will present theoretical background of analysing domestic violence in lesbian partnerships and a manual working with lesbian women exerting violence in their partnerships.