tgeu Monitoring transphobic incidents Recording an incident in the online system T his section explains each field of the online monitoring form (for the en- Guidelines Entry Gender identity is not known in all cases, Select the appropriate age range. but if it is (e.g. the victim has been in contact with the organisation for a long time, Examples is a volunteer at it, or has been a client for 41-50 some time, etc.) record it. In some situa- tire form, see Annex: The monitoring form), The code that you have to apply for the tions, it might not be appropriate to ask a by providing guidelines on how to record incident will be assigned to you by TGEU victim about their gender identity, espe- data. If you wish to access the system, after it has provided you with access to cially straight after a traumatic incident. please get in touch with the Project Ma- the system. Be cautious with the identity reported by nager of the ProTrans project at boglarka@tgeu.org. the media, as media reports on this issue Guidelines often cannot be relied upon. No names should be recorded here, even The victim’s involvement in the LGBTIQ movement and events. if they have been released by the media. If Entry you want to store names for your internal Select the relevant identity/identities. Guidelines organisational purposes, use secure soft- If it is not on the list, use the text field to In some cases (for instance, in a series of ware, e.g. Keepass. specify “other”. attacks against the activists of an organi- Entry Examples the victim’s affiliation with LGBTIQ orga- Be sure to code precisely and try to give MTF – Cross-dresser nisations, venues or the movement. sation), it might be important to record multiple violations consecutive numbers (for instance, when a victim of ha- Entry rassment turns to the police and suffers Select how involved the victim was in the further abuse). LGBTIQ movement. If they worked for an LGBTIQ or trans group or organisati- Examples The victim’s age on the SER_GAYTEN_001 date of the incident. on, specify which one. Examples Guidelines Participate in Pride. If known, age can be a factor to be taken The monitoring form into consideration, for instance when 16 analysis wants to distinguish between The victim’s felt gender identity, only if it is known. children and youth victims. 17