galop safe | just | fair L 1 I - LGBT+ PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES OF DOMESTIC ABUSE: A REPORT ON GAIOp'S DOMESTIC AbUSE ADVOCACY SERVICE Dr Jasna Magi? AND PETER KEIIEY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors would like to thank Lisa Doyle and Jude Long (Galop), Camille Kumar (Women and Girls Network), Bob Green (Stonewall Housing) and Sue Botcherby (DMSS Research) for their valuable comments on the first drafts of this report. RECOGNISE & RESPOND This report was produced within the framework of Galop's Recognise & Respond project, funded under the Lloyds Bank Foundation Transform Program and delivered in partnership with Stonewall Housing. galop lgbt+ safe | just | fair LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION England & Wales stonewall housing Recognise & Respond aims to promote a greater understanding of LGBT+ domestic abuse, address gaps in national and regional polices and build on good practices to remove the barriers LGBT+ people face when accessing services. ABOUT GALOP Galop is the UK's LGBT+ anti-violence, charity. For the past 35 years we have been providing advice, support and advocacy to LGBT+ victims/survivors and campaigning to end anti-LGBT+ abuse and discrimination. Galop works around 3 key areas; hate crime, domestic abuse and sexual violence. Our purpose is to make life safe, just and fair for LGBT+ people. We work to help LGBT+ people achieve positive changes to their current situation, through practical and emotional support, to develop resilience and to build lives free from violence and abuse. Magi?, J. & Kelley, P. (2018). LGBT+ people's experiences of domestic abuse: a report on Galop's domestic abuse advocacy service. London: Galop, the LGBT+ anti-violence charity. Statistical analysis: Dr Jasna Magi? Proofreading: Dr David Gilfoyle Design: lucyward.co.uk
r CONTENTS Foreword 2 Key definitions and terminology 3 Recommendations 1 Introduction 6 2 Data collection and analysis 4 3 Galop's LGBT+ domestic abuse advocacy service and the 8 1 London LGBT Domestic Abuse Partnership 9 4 Summary of key findings 11 5 What data tells us 14 5.1 Nature of domestic abuse 14 5.2 Gender of victims/survivors and perpetrators 15 5.3 Sexual orientation and trans identity 16 5.4 Age 17 5.5 Ethnicity 17 5.6 Additional risks 18 5.7 Geographical spread 18 6 Statistical Analysis 19 6.1 Demographics of victims/survivors 20 6.2 Statistics on referral routes and location of incident 22 6.3 Statistics on perpetrators 6.3.1 Relationship to perpetrator by sexual orientation 23 and trans identity 23 6.3.2 Relationship to perpetrator by age and ethnicity 24 6.3.3 Gender of perpetrator by sexual orientation and trans identity 25 6.4 Disclosed categories of abuse and type of abuse at intake 26 6.4.1 Categories of abuse by sexual orientation and trans identity 27 6.4.2 Categories of abuse by age 28 6.4.3 Categories of abuse by ethnicity 28 6.4.4 Type of abuse at intake by sexual orientation and 29 trans identity 6.4.5 Type of abuse at intake by age 30 6.4.6 Type of abuse at intake by ethnicity 31 1