National Helpline for LGBT+ Victims and Survivors of Abuse and Violence0800 999 5428
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This information sheet answers some questions about keeping a record of hate incidents. These are sometimes called diary sheets, and are used to record hate crime, abuse, or antisocial behaviour happening where you live. The idea is to keep a record each time something happens. Having a record of what is happening is important, and […]
We welcome the IOPC’s decision to reinvestigate the Metropolitan Police’s response to the deaths of Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor by Stephen Port in 2014 and 2015. Assumptions made about the victims, because of stereotypes about gay men, led to delays in the investigation, and it is important that institutionalised homophobia […]
This factsheet gives advice on staying safe in a variety of situations where you might experience homophobic or transphobic hate crime. As LGBT people we sometimes choose to change our behaviour to avoid putting ourselves at greater risk of being victimised. For example, we may change the way we present ourselves to avoid disclosing our […]
This resource outlines LGBT+ people’s experiences of domestic abuse and lists ways Galop can help. This is the English version of all of our ‘other language’ domestic abuse resources. Support for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Abuse and Honour Based Violence Domestic abuse is any kind of behaviour, action, or abuse between people who have been intimate partners or […]
Galop are pleased to share our submission to the Law Commission, suggesting how to remedy problems with hate crime laws.
Do you want to make life better for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse? Galop is the UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, working with and for LGBT+ victims and survivors of interpersonal abuse and violence. We specialise in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, and other forms of abuse including honour-based […]
On the 19th December 2023, the Government published draft non-statutory schools guidance for consultation and feedback. The consultation ran for 12 weeks. As part of Galop’s policy, research and development work, we submit consultation responses in order to represent the voices of our services users, using data and research from our services. For young LGBT+ […]
Do you want to make life better for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse? Galop, the UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, is seeking a Sexual Violence Support Worker. Galop works directly with thousands of LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence every year. We specialise in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, […]
As part of the Government’s plans to ban conversion therapy, they sought out views on the proposals from both members of the public and LGBT+ charities and organisations. The consultation sought views on a package of proposed measures that will apply to England and Wales. These included: a ban on conversion therapy – introducing a […]
Do you want to make life better for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse? Galop, the UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, is seeking a Helpline Advisor to work on Galop’s National LGBT+ Helplines. This will include supporting callers who have been subjected to violence and abuse, including domestic abuse, hate crime, sexual violence and so-called conversion […]
