tgeu Monitoring transphobic incidents Entry Guidelines Select from the list. Discrimination, hate speech and hate You can select multiple. crimes are all motivated by bias. In many Bias indicators Victim perception Does the victim perceive that the incident was motivated by bias? Keep in mind that the victim does not always understand that s/he may have been victimized in a bias-motivated attack. Victims often search for other reasons to explain an attack because their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression represents an aspect of themselves that is not generally possible to change. Witness Perception Does the witness perceive that the incident was motivated by bias? Victim perception and witness perception may be different. Both need to be considered. Difference between suspect and victim in terms of racial, religious ethnic/national origin, gender, sexual orientation, etc. Do the suspect and victim differ in terms of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression? Has the victim recently moved to the area in which the incident took place? Was the victim engaged in activities of LGBTI communities at the time of the incident? Is the victim, although not a member of LGBTI communities, is a member of an advocacy group that supports members of the LGBTI communities, or was the victim in the company of a member of LGBTI communities? Is the victim associated to a member of the LGBTI communities (e.g. married, or a family member)? Is the victim’s sexual orientation, gender identity publicly known? Location and/or timing Was the victim in or near an area or place commonly associated with or frequented by members of the LGBTI communities (e.g. an LGBT bar, venue)? Did the incident happen near locations related to the perpetrator’s group (e.g. headquarters of extremist organizations) or any hot spots for hate crimes? Did the incident occur on a date of particular significance for the LGBTI communities (e.g. day of LGBT pride march)? Language and word used, including written statements, gestures, graffiti, visible signs of the suspect Did the suspect make comments, written statements or gestures regarding the victim’s background? Were drawings, markings, symbols or graffiti left at the scene of the incident? Did/does the suspect wear any visible sign (tattoo, clothes, haircut) to deduce his/her membership to a specific group opposed to LGBTI communities? Organised hate groups Were objects or items left at the scene that suggest the crime was the work of paramilitary or extreme nationalist organisations? Is there evidence of such a group being active in the neighbourhood? Did any organized hate group claim responsibility for the crime? cases, there are multiple (perceived or Examples known) characteristics of the victim that Sexual assault provided the basis for hatred and bias. In the “bias indicator” field, you can read more about how to identify indicators of bias. Entry Select one or multiple categories. Indication of whether there are known to be any witnesses. Examples Age + Gender identity/ Guidelines gender expression For the purposes of verifying a case, it is important to recording witnesses’ accounts as well, if they are known. If you have testimony from a witness, upload it to the document repository after securing their consent. The aspect of the incident that indicates bias/hatred on the perpetrator’s part. Entry Select yes or no. Guidelines Discrimination, hate speech and hate Examples crime are all motivated by bias. As the No hate motive implies that the incident was committed not primarily against the victim, but against a whole community based on the bias related to the indivi- Questions that can help determine if a bias indicator is present dual victim’s (perceived) belonging to a 24 25 group, it is crucial to prove and document The (perceived or known) characteristic this aspect. In order to assess whether an of the victim that constituted the basis for incident was motivated by bias, the fol- 15) The source of the table is: http://ilga-europe.org/media_library/ilga_europe/how_we_work/ the perpetrator to commit the incident(s). lowing bias indicators can be used:15 ilga_europe_as_a_funder/tools/types_of_crimes_bias_indicators