Language Interpretation Options
All of our events are held virtually. Register and the link to our webinar will be provided. If you need ASL or Spanish interpretation, please e-mail to info@lgbtqipvinstitute.org at least a week before.
La interpretación en español está disponible a pedido. Si necesita interpretación en español, envíenos un correo electrónico a info@lgbtqipvinstitute.org al menos una semana antes del evento.
Safety Planning to Support Latin@ LGBTQIA2S+ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
September 24th, 10am to 12pm PST
There is a critical need to highlight the intersection of cultural needs, health, and the well-being of Latin@ LGBTQIA2S+ survivors in violence prevention, treatment, and safety planning. Latin@ LGBTQIA2S+ Survivors face unique and specific factors that shape their experiences in navigating safety and obtaining resources.
Esperanza United and the Los Angeles LGBT Center are coming together to facilitate this training for service providers and advocates on how to effectively safety plan with LGBTQIA2S+ Latin@ survivors while accounting for nuances and lived realities.
October 1st and October 2nd, 10am to 12:30pm PST
Building on information from the foundational youth training, the two-day advanced training dives into specific topics crucial to providing the most effective support to LGBTQ+ youth survivors today including cyberstalking and digital abuse, gender affirming care, sexual health, and more. Additionally, this training focuses on the youth most marginalized within the community: bisexual+ youth, transgender youth, and youth of color.
In addition to receiving information and resources, participants will have the opportunity to practice and refine skills needed to apply information learned and to connect with other service providers across the nation.
Attendance for the entirety of both days is required.
October 8th, 11am to 12:30pm PST
From navigating new crushes to making it “official”, relationships for youth can be exciting, confusing, and scary. Add in coming out, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, and a lack of representation of queer and trans relationships, and LGBTQ+ youth are left particularly vulnerable in a setting already ripe for hurt feelings.
In this workshop, adult allies to LGBTQ+ youth (24 and under) will learn about the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships that are specific to LGBTQ+ youth. We will then dive into how a youth’s LGBTQ+ identity can be used to abuse them by a dating partner and what bystanders can do to interrupt this pattern. Lastly, we will ensure that participants leave feeling comfortable and capable to discuss relationships with LGBTQ+ youth- whether that’s as a shoulder to cry on or someone to safety plan with.
For accessibility and interpretation requests, please contact Keilani Garcia (she/they) at kgarcia@lalgbtcenter.org
October 15th, 11am to 1pm PST
This webinar, intended for staff, leadership and board members of domestic violence, sexual assault and dual coalitions, will focus on building meaningful partnerships between coalitions and local LGBTQIA2S+ organizations and communities. Presenters will discuss how such partnerships support survivors and member organizations; strategies for building relationships with LGBTQIA2S+ organizations and engaging in broader LGBTQIA2S+ community outreach; ways to support LGBTQIA2S+ specific service providers; and helping member organizations build connections with LGBTQIA2S+ organizations.
If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact Ruth Perrin (ruth.perrin@americanbar.org).
*We cannot guarantee accessibility requests made less than 2 weeks before the event.
October 22nd, 10am to 12pm PST
This presentation will illustrate how to ethically and equitably conduct research within the LGBTQ+ community that is conducive to survivors of domestic violence. The history of research including harmful studies done on people of color and LGBTQ+ people in the past will explain the need for a transparent and intersectional framework.
Community-engaged, survivor-centered, trauma informed research approaches will be defined and explored. Additionally, applicable ways to collect data with intake form examples will be provided.
Lastly, the National LGBTQ+ Women’s Community Survey chapter on intimate partner violence will be shared to demonstrate the power of a queerified data analysis approach.
November 7th, 10am to 12pm PST
Our 2-hour core trainings are great for youth service providers looking to provide essential training to their staff on providing culturally responsive and specific support to LGBTQ+ youth survivors, learning best practices, and providing tangible skills building.
This training covers:
-Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) 101
– Barriers to Care
– The Impact of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bias
For accessibility and interpretation requests, please contact Keilani Garcia (she/they) at kgarcia@lalgbtcenter.org
Serving and Supporting LGBTQ+ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
November 12th, 10am to 12pm PST
This 2-hour foundational training is for service providers looking to gain knowledge about providing culturally responsive care to LGBTQ+ survivors, including best practices and tangible skills building. This training covers SOGIE 101 (sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression), the impact of oppression and stigma on LGBTQ+ survivors, and the unique issues LGBTQ+ survivors face.
November 12th and November 13th, 11am to 1:30pm PST
Building on information from the foundational youth training, the two-day advanced training dives into specific topics crucial to providing the most effective support to LGBTQ+ youth survivors today including cyberstalking and digital abuse, gender affirming care, sexual health, and more. Additionally, this training focuses on the youth most marginalized within the community: bisexual+ youth, transgender youth, and youth of color.
In addition to receiving information and resources, participants will have the opportunity to practice and refine skills needed to apply information learned and to connect with other service providers across the nation.
Attendance for the entirety of both days is required.
November 19th 10:30am to 11:30am PST
Understanding sex work, survival sex work, and commercial sexual exploitation