Project Details
Description
This research was a project commissioned by Brighton & Hove City Council, who wanted to develop data to understand the needs of trans people in the city. This emerged from the 2013 Brighton & Hove City Council Trans Equality Scrutiny Panel which recommended that a needs assessment to be undertaken to identify the needs of local trans people who live, work, socialise and use services in Brighton & Hove.
The research was undertaken as a consortium between Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard and the University of Brighton between October and December 2014. It was designed in close consultation with a trans needs steering group consisting of policy makers, service providers and trans people. The research was undertaken using an online questionnaire with over 100 qualitative and quantitative questions, and focus groups with trans people.
The key aim of this research was to:
• Identify the unmet needs and the assets of the Trans community (Trans people who live, work, socialise, study and use services in Brighton and Hove)
• Identify evidence and best practice and the extent to which this has been implemented in Brighton & Hove.
The research undertook nine focus groups with a total of 38 participants and 114 questionnaires were completed. Questionnaires collected both qualitative and quantitative information and consisted of 102 questions.
Research team: Professor Kath Browne; Dr Maria Antoniou (Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard); E J Scott (Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard); Vic Valentine (Researcher)
Partners: Brighton & Hove City Council; Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, which was established in 1975 and is here to listen to, inform and support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Brighton & Hove and beyond.
The research was undertaken as a consortium between Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard and the University of Brighton between October and December 2014. It was designed in close consultation with a trans needs steering group consisting of policy makers, service providers and trans people. The research was undertaken using an online questionnaire with over 100 qualitative and quantitative questions, and focus groups with trans people.
The key aim of this research was to:
• Identify the unmet needs and the assets of the Trans community (Trans people who live, work, socialise, study and use services in Brighton and Hove)
• Identify evidence and best practice and the extent to which this has been implemented in Brighton & Hove.
The research undertook nine focus groups with a total of 38 participants and 114 questionnaires were completed. Questionnaires collected both qualitative and quantitative information and consisted of 102 questions.
Research team: Professor Kath Browne; Dr Maria Antoniou (Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard); E J Scott (Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard); Vic Valentine (Researcher)
Partners: Brighton & Hove City Council; Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, which was established in 1975 and is here to listen to, inform and support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Brighton & Hove and beyond.
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Key findings
The research undertook nine focus groups with a total of 38 participants and 114 questionnaires were completed. Questionnaires collected both qualitative and quantitative information and consisted of 102 questions.
Results were collected as to perceptions of: the City of Brighton and Hove, employment and study, services, finding receiving and offering support, health, mental health and safety.
• Brighton and Hove is perceived and experienced as better than other places for trans people with regards to community, support and friendships.
• Trans people feel that they receive less negative attention in the city.
• Trans Pride was an important event for participants and seen as part of the trans friendliness that attracted people to the city.
• These experiences are tempered by negative experiences within Brighton & Hove that challenge the ideal of Brighton & Hove as a haven for trans people.
Full final report attached.
Results were collected as to perceptions of: the City of Brighton and Hove, employment and study, services, finding receiving and offering support, health, mental health and safety.
• Brighton and Hove is perceived and experienced as better than other places for trans people with regards to community, support and friendships.
• Trans people feel that they receive less negative attention in the city.
• Trans Pride was an important event for participants and seen as part of the trans friendliness that attracted people to the city.
• These experiences are tempered by negative experiences within Brighton & Hove that challenge the ideal of Brighton & Hove as a haven for trans people.
Full final report attached.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/10/14 → 31/12/14 |
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