LGBTQ+ Peoples Experiences with Intimate Partner Violence Essay

Last week, we discussed LGBTQ+ people’s experiences with intimate partner violence. For this writing assignment, you will read  and respond to a document created by the National LGBT Training and Technical Assistance Initiative

EditEditEditActions of the Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian, and Gay Survivors of Abuse. This document was developed to assist friends, family, and advocates for LGBTQ+ abuse survivors.  You are not required to complete any of the activities in the document, but you will read the instructions to the activities and reflect on how they might equip friends, family, and advocates for LGBTQ+ survivors of abuse. Please read through the entire document and then respond to the writing prompts below.

Important Note: You can share your own experiences in your response, but please know that as your professor, I am considered a mandated reporter for domestic violence, sexual harassment and assault, and child abuse and neglect. This means that if you disclose that you have experienced any of these forms of violence and abuse in your time as a Sac State student, I have to submit a report to the campus Office of Equal Opportunity, and they will follow up with you. For confidential resources, click here for information on counseling (Links to an external site.) (which is free at point of service because you pay for it in your student fees) or here for information on the campus’ confidential advocate. (Links to an external site.)

Writing Prompts

1. Describe the purpose of this document. Who is its intended audience? What impact do the creators of the document want to have on their audience?

2. Identify two examples in the document of suggestions about how to strengthen support networks for survivors of abuse. Why do you think each suggestions might be effective? Or there limitations to either of these suggestions?

3. Evaluate the support planning checklist (p. 15-16). What is its purpose? How might this checklist be useful to survivors and their friends and family? Do any example items on the checklist stand out to you? Why?

4. Evaluate the boundary setting exercise (p. 17). What is its purpose? Do you think this would be an effective exercise for friends and family of survivors of abuse? Why or why not?

5. Evaluate the solar system exercise (p. 18-19). What is its purpose?  Do you think this would be an effective exercise for survivors of abuse and their friends and family? Why or why not?