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Monitoring transphobic incidents
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Be concise in entering information and
Visibility of the case to
aim not to use more than 3 or 4 senten-
other users in the system.
ces. This way, the data on the various ca-
The date when the incident took place.
The country where the
incident took place.
ses can easily be synthesised and compa-
Guidelines
Guidelines
red. If there is relevant follow-up (police
Indicate the date when the incident oc-
Guidelines
In sensitive cases, confidentiality might
intervention, court case initiated, etc.),
curred. If multiple similar incidents occur-
Select the country where the
be required. Opting for a confidential
try to include some information on it.
red, indicate that in the comment section.
incident occurred.
Examples
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A 16-year-old trans woman was barred
Select a date from the calendar. You can
Select a country.
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from entering a female toilet in a shop-
enter the date manually in the following
Select yes or no.
ping mall in city X by a security guard, who
format as well: yyyy-mm-dd.
case means that the case won’t be visible
for other users.
asked for her ID and then spoke to her in a
Examples
Croatia
Examples
discriminatory and offensive manner. She
Examples
Yes.
reported the incident to the Scottish poli-
2014-09-01
ce, who started investigating the case.
or
A transgender man was attacked by two
unknown perpetrators after he and his
band performed at a club in city Y. He was
The time when the incident took place.
hit in the face with a bottle, then followed
Narrative description of the incident.
Guidelines
to his car and beaten. At the police stati-
Guidelines
on, police officers made derogatory com-
Indicate the time when the incident oc-
ments about his clothing. The case was
curred. If multiple similar incidents occur-
not registered as a hate crime.
red, indicate that in the comment section.
An abstract of the transphobic incident
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contains the most important aspects of
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the event (what happened where and
Select a time of day
The location where the
to whom). It also briefly describes the
(morning, afternoon, evening, night).
incident took place.
bias indicators (what indicates that the
incident was hate-motivated – driven by
Examples
transphobia, whorephobia, etc.).
night (9 pm to 5 am)
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