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Today we mark the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day where we remember those who have lost their lives as a result of violence and abuse, and to raise awareness of the issues trans people experience.  As part of our work in achieving the LGBT Youth Scotland Foundations charter award, the Domestic Abuse Court Advocacy (DACA) Accreditation project reflected on the unique challenges that lesbian, gay, bi and trans victims and survivors may face in accessing court advoc

It’s Trans Awareness Week, a time to celebrate trans and gender non-conforming people and raise awareness of issues facing the community.   Over the past year and a half, the Domestic Abuse Court Advocacy (DACA) Accreditation project has been undertaking the LGBT Youth Scotland charter programme. We chose to dedicate time to this to learn about the unique needs of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people experiencing domestic abuse and to ensure that we are considering the needs of

It has been a pleasure for the DACA Accreditation team to support Grampian Women’s Aid as they develop their Domestic Abuse Court...