Domestic abuse is any kind of threating behaviour committed by a family member or current or ex intimate partner.

Sexual violence covers a range of sexual acts that happen to someone without their consent

Hate crime is a name for abuse, violence or intimidation targeting someone because of who they are. It includes abusing you because you are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, queer, intersex or asexual.

‘Conversion therapy’ means any practice which tries to change, alter, suppress or ‘cure’ someone’s orientation or gender identity.

Honour-based abuse against LGBT+ people happens when family/community members disapprove of a person’s orientation or gender identity, feeling it brings ‘shame’ on their family or community.

Forced marriage is when someone is coerced or made to marry someone when they don’t want to. For LGBT+ people, forced marriage is often a form of honour-based abuse.

In law, child abuse includes physical, sexual and emotional harm and neglect. LGBT+ people can experience any of these things as children.

Stalking means being persistently targeted and followed by someone, whether online, offline, or both. Stalking is often persistent, long-lasting, and has a significant impact on victims.