Ep. 009- Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault & the LGBTQ+ Community

Good morning, Charles County! This week, Erica and Nichole discuss how domestic violence and sexual assault affect survivors in the LGBTQ+ community.

Resources for LGBTQ+ Survivors-

PFLAG Leonardtown, located in St. Mary’s County but they do represent all of Southern Maryland. PFLAG Leonardtown is an all volunteer organization run by parents, family members, LGBTQ+ individuals, and their friends. Each of us came for help, found support, and joined the organization to assist others on their journey to acceptance. The PFLAG National organization provides assistance to over 500 independent chapters nationwide.
https://www.pflagleonardtown.org/

The LGBT National Help Center provides "free and confidential telephone and internet peer-counseling, information and local resources for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning callers throughout the United States."
https://www.glbthotline.org/

National Center for Transgender Equality- NCTE is a national social justice organization devoted to ending discrimination and violence against transgender people through education and advocacy on national issues of importance to transgender people.
https://transequality.org/

The Network/L.A. Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, BDSM, polyamorous, and queer communities. Rooted in anti-oppression principles, our work aims to create a world where all people are free from oppression. We strengthen our communities through organizing, education, and the provision of support services.
http://tnlr.org/en/

The Show Me Love, DC! campaign raises awareness about healthy relationships and provides resources for LGBTQ survivors of intimate partner violence.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Show-Me-Love-DC-113191848698546/

CAP's 24/7 Crisis Hotline- (301) 645-3336

You can find Center for Abused Persons on social media-

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/centerforabusedpersons/

Twitter- https://twitter.com/CAP_Charles

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/centerforabusedpersons/

And finally, for updates/events/more on our services- check out our website.

https://www.centerforabusedpersonscharlescounty.org/