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It's Non-Binary Awareness Week! Let's talk about intimate partner violence (IPV) and non-binary people.
Our film is about a cis man abusing a cis woman, which is the dynamic of IPV in most cis, heterosexual relationships. However, people of all genders can experience violence.
Our film is about a cis man abusing a cis woman, which is the dynamic of IPV in most cis, heterosexual relationships. However, people of all genders can experience violence.
A Better Man's online resources ( http://abettermanfilm.com/resources ) use non-gendered language, like "people who experience violence". We wanted non-binary folks, and those in queer relationships, to see themselves in our resources. Non-binary people experience high rates of IPV.
Not only do non-binary folks experience high rates of violence, they may have a hard time getting help.
Many support services (particularly shelters) were designed to serve cis women, and have limited accessibility for non-binary people.
Many support services (particularly shelters) were designed to serve cis women, and have limited accessibility for non-binary people.
-According to the 2015 US Transgender Survey, 54% of trans and non-binary people have experienced IPV
-One 2015 study found 89% of trans and non-binary youth had experienced IPV
-In a 2011 FORGE study of 1,000 trans and non-binary people, 61% said they wouldn't use an IPV agency
-One 2015 study found 89% of trans and non-binary youth had experienced IPV
-In a 2011 FORGE study of 1,000 trans and non-binary people, 61% said they wouldn't use an IPV agency
It's important to note that research on non-binary people and intimate partner violence is limited - especially in Canada - and often categorizes non-binary people as transgender, which is not how all non-binary people identify.
Those who use violence against non-binary people may directly attack their gender identity or expression. This could look like:
-Using slurs relating to their gender
-Threatening to "out" the person
-Restricting access to items crucial for gender expression, like binders or wigs
-Using slurs relating to their gender
-Threatening to "out" the person
-Restricting access to items crucial for gender expression, like binders or wigs
Let's create space for non-binary people's experiences in the dialogue about IPV, and in the support services for those who are harmed by it!
Sources:
- https://homelesshub.ca/blog/making-lgbtq2s-shelter-spaces-safe-inclusive-and-affirming
- https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RHO_FactSheet_LGBTQIntimatePartnerViolence_E.pdf
- http://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/reports/2017-3-Gender_Diversity_VAW_Sector_ONLINE.pdf
- https://vawnet.org/sc/serving-trans-and-non-binary-survivors-domestic-and-sexual-violence/violence-against-trans-and
- http://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CCGSD_2019_IPVFactSheet_EN.pdf
Sources:
- https://homelesshub.ca/blog/making-lgbtq2s-shelter-spaces-safe-inclusive-and-affirming
- https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RHO_FactSheet_LGBTQIntimatePartnerViolence_E.pdf
- http://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/reports/2017-3-Gender_Diversity_VAW_Sector_ONLINE.pdf
- https://vawnet.org/sc/serving-trans-and-non-binary-survivors-domestic-and-sexual-violence/violence-against-trans-and
- http://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CCGSD_2019_IPVFactSheet_EN.pdf
