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Institutionalizing LGBTQIA+ Justice in Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention: Creating Opportunities through a Statewide Action Plan

Creating safe and supportive environments for LGBTQIA+ communities is an integral part of sexual and intimate partner violence prevention and Health Equity. According to the Centers for Disease Control, LGBTQIA+ youth experience higher rates of sexual and dating violence than their cisgender and heterosexual peers. Additionally, homophobic bullying at a young age has been linked to sexual and intimate partner violence prevention at a later age. 

As communities grapple with record-setting anti-trans and anti-queer sentiments, policies, and practices across the across the country, the stakes have never been higher for advocates and preventionists to create protective environments for LGBTQIA+ people.

Join PreventConnect and dedicated LGBTQIA+ advocates and activists for a web conference series dedicated to uplifting trans joy and inclusion as a value and a practice in ending sexual and intimate partner violence. 

This session will feature a real-world example of LGBTQIA+ Justice in Rape Prevention Education (RPE) Work: Michigan’s Community Action for Safety, Connection, Autonomy, and Desirable Environments (CASCADE) RFA.

CASCADE is the result of Michigan’s first-ever participatory grant-making process, and centers 2SLGBTQIA+ communities who also identify as Black, Native American/ American Indian and/or Disabled in order to make sure all Michigan communities have opportunities to flourish. 

Join guests from the Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) to discuss lessons learned and skill-build around bringing similar work to other RPE programs. 

OBJECTIVES:

  • Explore opportunities to institutionalize LGBTQIA+ justice in RPE and DELTA-funded projects.
  • Discuss challenges, opportunities and lessons learned from CASCADE and participatory grant-making to center marginalized communities.
  • Build knowledge-base to create cross-cutting prevention strategies that create protective environments for queer and transgender communities.

HOSTS/ FACILITATORS:
Ashleigh-Klein Jimenez
Janae Sargent

GUESTS:

Marlena Moore (they/them/theirs), Project Coordinator, MPHI

Mary Paul (she/her/hers), Evaluation Specialist, MPHI

RESOURCES: 

Web Conference Slides Download “Institutionalizing-LGBTQIA-Justice-in-Sexual-and-Intimate-Partner-Violence-Prevention-Part-3.pdf” Institutionalizing-LGBTQIA-Justice-in-Sexual-and-Intimate-Partner-Violence-Prevention-Part-3.pdf – Downloaded 26 times – 7.34 MB