ABA Releases LGBT Domestic Violence Toolkit
Domestic violence is as common in homosexual as heterosexual couples. The American Bar Association has recently released a toolkit to help attorneys involved with this issue…
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender (LGBT) Domestic Violence
Toolkit for Attorneys
The American Bar Association (ABA), in collaboration with the National LGBT Bar Association, announces the release of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Toolkit for Attorneys. This legal resource was produced as part of the ABA’s Legal Assistance and Education for LGBT Victims of Domestic Violence Project, which was created to provide national leadership and education on domestic violence issues in LGBT communities. The toolkit contains helpful resources to assist attorneys and their clients in better understanding and responding to domestic violence in the context of LGBT relationships.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A FREE COPY [http://www.abanet.org/irr/enterprise/lgbt/]
The LGBT Domestic Violence Toolkit for Attorneys includes:
• A Tool for Attorneys Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Survivors of Domestic Violence;
• A factsheet on What Rights Do I Have as an LGBT Victim of Domestic Violence?;
• A list of available Civil Protection Orders for LGBT Victims of Domestic Violence: Relevant Case Summaries;
• A compilation of family law legal resources relating to Domestic Violence in the LGBT Community;
• An article focused on Crime Victims’ Rights;
• Additional information regarding the work of the ABA Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee of the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, ABA Commission on Domestic Violence, and Legal Assistance for LGBT Victims of Domestic Violence Project.
For more information, visit http://www.abanet.org/irr/enterprise/lgbt/home.html . Additional printed copies of What Rights Do I Have as an LGBT Victim of Domestic Violence? are available upon request for outreach and distribution to clients.
To request additional printed copies of any materials here or for more information, please contact Amanda Kloer at kloera@staff.abanet.org .
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toolkit is really needed now a days. esp most of the LGBT are being bullied.