Training Resources

Resources for Service Providers

Best Practices

  • Checklist for Domestic Violence Shelter Programs
  • Checklist for Inclusivity of LGBTQ Survivors
  • Checklist for Sexual Assault Programs
  • Inclusive vs. Non-Inclusive Practices
  • Recommended Transgender Shelter Policies
  • Sample Inclusive Intake Form
  • Supporting LGBTQ Survivors of Sexual Assault
  • Tips for Supporting LGBTQ People
  • Working with LBTG DV survivors

Handouts

  • Barriers for LGBTQ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
  • SOL Programs
  • Dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence for Transgender and Intersex Survivors
  • Guide to Confirming Bias Motivated Violence
  • Hate Violence Defined and Impact on Survivors & Communities
  • Intimate Partner Violence and HIV/AIDS
  • LGBTQ Terminology
  • Myths about LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence
  • Myths about LGBTQ People and Sexual Assault
  • Non-Trans and Straight Privileges

Resources & Free Webinars 

  • FORGE is a national organization whose mission is to support, educate and advocate for the rights and lives of transgender individuals and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies). Sign up for alerts of their frequent, free webinars. 
  • LGBTQ Resources in Colorado
  • LGBTQ Survivors and Economic Security
  • Locked Out: Resources for Queer Prisoners
  • National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs' Training and Techincal Assistance Center. Sign up for alerts of their frequent, free webinars. 
  • Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Abuse works to end violence and abuse by building loving and equitable relationships in our community and across the country. Contact to receive of frequent, free webinars. 
  • Research and Resources on LGBTQ Violence
  • Social Service or Social Change by Paul Kivel
  • Why it Matters: Rethinking Victim Assistance for LGBTQ Survivors

Resources for Community Members

    • Know your Rights!
      • Employment, Housing and Public Accommodations
      • Police
      • Youth
      • Contact the Colorado Civil Rights Division to file a complaint
    • Break Out!: Guide to Street Safety and Preserving your Rights with the Police
    • Hate Violence Safety Tips
    • How to Hit on People Respectfully
    • Safer Dating and Hooking Up Tips
    • Streetwise and Safe online map of the criminal injustice system

Training Activities and Videos

    • TED Talk: Beyond the Gender Binary
    • Terminology Quiz
    • Transgender Basics Video