Violence, Abuse and Control in LGBT+ Relationships

The event intends to raise awareness about LGBT+ domestic abuse; listen to participants about domestic abuse help-seeking and how to improve access to local services; hear from WWIN about their services for LGBT+ service users. It is intended that WWIN will have the opportunity to hear from local LGBT+ people about how they might improve their services to local LGBT+ people and as such providing a awareness raising event to improve their professional practice and knowledge (in lie with the ESRC Social Science Festival theme 'our working lives'. The event will follow the following timetable:

Short talk with Q&A from Durham University about LGBT+ domestic abuse prevalence, LGBT+ DA provision nationally and in Wearide and help-seeking.

Short film show: history of LGBT+ domestic abuse (DA) provision in Britain, co-created by Durham University with key stakeholders from the sector followed by discussion

Participative discussion with LGBT+ attendees about domestic abuse and help-seeking

Short talk with Q&A from WWiN about WWiN services

Our event will bring together Professor Catherine Donovan and Dr James Rowlands from Durham University Department of Sociology with WWiN, local LGBT+ organisations, and LGBT+ local people to talk about LGBT+ domestic abuse and how mainstream services can better respond to the needs of LGBT+ victim/survivors and those who cause harm. The three hour event will draw on research conducted by Donovan and Rowlands to inform discussion about LGBT+ domestic abuse and what is known about what works; to enable local LGBT+ people to reflect on domestic abuse help-seeking and what they think could be done to improve local services; to consider how employers might improve their awareness about domestic abuse and LGBT+ people; and to hear about WWiN and their services for local LGBT+ people.

Prof Catherine Donovan and Dr James Rowlands from Durham University will work in partnership with Lorna Seebohm the CEO of WWIN to put this event together and co-chair it.

 Anybody who is LGBTQ+ and lives and/or works in Wearside is welcome to come to this event

Any LGBT+ people local to the Sunderland area interested in domestic abuse and improving local service delivery to LGBT+ people.

Violence, Abuse and Control in LGBT+ Relationships Tickets, Sat 8 Nov 2025 at 10:00 | Eventbrite