About the Project

This section will provide you with up-to-date information about the project, including details about who is involved in the project, contact details and what’s going on where and when.

News and Events

This section will be updated regularly with the progress of the project and any events related to it.

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News

 

Glasgow East Women's Aid Drop In- Glasgow LGBT Centre

 

Glasgow East Women's Aid will now be offering confidential advice and support to lesbian, bisexual and transgender women experiencing domestic abuse. Staff from the service will be in the LGBT Youth Scotland offices twice monthly. The drop in's take place on the first Thursday of the month 2-4pm and on the third Thursday of the month 7-9pm.

For more information please call the LGBT Domestic Abuse Project Officer on 0141 548 8121.

LGBT Centre 84 Bell Street Glasgow

Website: http://www.gewa.org.uk/ 

 

DOMESTIC ABUSE RECORDED BY THE POLICE IN SCOTLAND, 2007-08
Criminal Justice Series - Statistical Bulletin

The reporting levels of same sex domestic abuse are low, but they have been increasing at a steady rate. With approximatley 1 in 10 people in scotland being LGB or T and 1 in 4 experiencing domestic abuse these numbers still need to increase dramatically. The 2007-08 bulletin gives a breakdown of reports from 2000-2008.

Male victim/ male perpetrator 

2000-01  173
2001-02  232
2002-03  286
2003-04  328
2004-05  380
2005-06  412
2006-07  452
2007-08  523


Female victim/ female perpetrator 

2000-01  121
2001-02  137
2002-03  232
2003-04  252
2004-05  362
2005-06  388 
2006-07  430
2007-08  561
 

Events

 

LGBT Domestic Abuse Project Launch

The project was officially launched on Thursday 30th August 2007 at Glasgow City halls.  The event was a success with over 100 delegates in attendance.

The programme consisted of:

Scottish Government - Opening

Scottish Women's Aid - Links between the gender based approach and LGBT Domestic Abuse

Sunderland University - Research comparing domestic abuse in heterosexual and same-sex relationships

and

LGBT Domestic Abuse Project Manager - LGBT Domestic Abuse Project and the new website

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The Project

The project has an LGBT Domestic Abuse Project Manager.  The Reference Group meets every 2 months and work is well underway.

Members of the reference group are:

  • Scottish Government, Violence Against Women Unit
  • Stonewall Scotland
  • Equality Network
  • Scottish Women's Aid
  • LGBT Health and Wellbeing Centre
  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Equality and Diversity Team
  • LGBT Youth Scotland, Policy and Strategy
  • LGBT Youth Scotland, LGBT Domestic Abuse Project Manager