In the second part we will talk about how human trafficking benefits from transphobia and how threats to out a trans person in a hostile climate, make her a victim of rape. Maria was contacted in Facebook by an acquaintance for whom

At the current stage, the Lithuanian society seems to be a victim of a bizarre paradox. On one hand, the society is still struggling with the taboos and inhibitions inherited from the Soviet regime on any subject related to sex, pleasure and

What does it mean to be a trans woman in Bulgaria? What kind of experiences is one going through? What is the price that the heteronormative cis-system makes one pay for not obeying the gender binary norm. This is a story in

The existence of laws and protocols in any field does not guarantee their effectiveness per se. Institution’s failure to act, tardiness and discrimination are some of the reasons why many women do not get an adequate protection from domestic violence in Croatia.

(Háttér, Hungary) Transgender women who engage in sex work are at high risk of abuse. We talked to a few women who are advertising online and without panderers, which means a relative security. From their stories it seems that many have not

(Háttér, Hungary) There is two forthcoming books worth to follow. ‘Domestic Violence and Sexuality – What’s Love got To Do With It?’ by Catherine Donovan and Marianne Hester, to be published in November, 2015. The book examines how victim experiences may be shaped

(Háttér, Hungary) Anyone can realize she was in an abusive lesbian relationship. Even if someone is older, highly educated, had several relationships before, embedded in a lesbian community, and have known the perpetrator for a while – as it happened to Flóra

This September in Zagreb, the Festival of World Literature hosted Sofi Oksanen, the author of one of the first novels about intimate violence among lesbian couples. Oksanen is a prominent Finnish author who received many awards for her work: she was nominated

On March 12, 2012 a law on ‘the temporary prohibition of residence in cases of domestic violence’ was introduced in Belgium. This law permits the public prosecutor to order a temporary prohibition of residence for an adult person presenting a danger to

Where can victims of domestic and dating violence seek for help or support in Lithuania? From an analysis of interviews taken from LBT* women of the local community, the answer keeps repeating itself: to psychologists and never to police. However, are psychologists