LGBTQ Survivors and The Impact of Violence

This training will increase your understanding of the language and common experiences of the LGBTQ** community, explore the unique impact of violence on LGBTQ individuals, and strategize ways of supporting LGBTQ individuals in our personal and professional lives as well as providing better services to LGBTQ people within our own communities.

**LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer): The LGBTQ community is the most diverse community in the world. There are LGBTQ-identified people of every age and culture, from every neighborhood, and who speak every language. We encourage all participants to understand that language and perspective are often deeply personal and important to each LGBTQ person and to always remain open to hearing every individual's story and every community's voice, even when it contradicts your previous experiences or learnings.

About The Center for Family Justice:
The Center for Family Justice (CFJ) provides free and confidential trauma-informed services and coordinates care for all victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, and child abuse in six towns in Fairfield County, Connecticut: Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, and Trumbull.

CFJ provides expert prevention education and training in our communities to create social change. Our goal is to break the cycle of violence by building healthy relationships, empowering communities, and mobilizing bystanders to speak out about abuse and violence.