Professional paper

LGBTIQ – A New Social Group

Daša Poredoš Lavor
Marijan Šuperina ; Police Academy, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The paper provides a clarification of the term LGBTIQ with regard to the legal guidelines of discrimi-nation that this social group faces. Furthermore, a clear understanding of the distribution of concepts of gender and sex is presented. Following is a clarification of the term homophobia, and the outline of the Croatian experiences in combating violence against LGBTIQ community. The final part follows the life situation of a girl R. who was psychiatrically treated with descriptions of the situations she dealt with in life.

Keywords

LBGTIQ people; discrimination; homophobia; violence; expert help and support

Hrčak ID:

105625

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/105625

Publication date:

1.7.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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