Near 350 thousand grant from the Foundation. Stefan Batory Foundation hostel got Lambda. Together with the other Foundation – Trans-Fusion – also collect money for this purpose as a public benefit organizations, or within 1 percent. Lambda thus collected more than 29.6 thousand. zł (to 14 per cent. more than a year ago). Trans-Fusion through tax deductions collected 14 thousand., And it is praised as Facebook, two times more than the year before.
– The grant has allowed us to find and adapt a suitable venue, and then pay for its operations and a half years – tells us Yga Kostrzewa, spokeswoman for Lambda Warsaw. – We went to the hostel early next year, although the exact date is not yet declare, because a lot of work ahead of us. You have not only a place to find, hire, perhaps renew, but also get all the related administrative issues – adds fescue.
Hostel is to serve the representatives of sexual minorities who have suffered violence and who are threatened with homelessness. Its location is confidential, so as not heard about it not only the perpetrators of violence, but also to guard against any attacks.
– Are not you afraid that someone will want it to burn like a rainbow in the Savior’s Square? – Ask.
– We will try to go very well protected by the unwanted people and attacks, you might need a protection service – provides fescue.
– Places enough for 12 people and everyone here will be able to spend up to three months, in order to clarify life, housing issues can also be family or professional – adds and explains that this locale will be able to serve only to an adult, because the law does not allow to provide such shelter teenagers. Also argues that none of the existing institutions such as homes for unwed mothers and crisis intervention centers is not ready to accept people of sexual minorities.
– notify us LGBT people that have tried to use the existing offer and unfortunately in operating hostels again afflicted with violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity – provides a spokeswoman for Lambda.
According to Research LGBT organizations themselves (ie associating Lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender) violence suffered about 52 percent. people of sexual minorities, of which 35 per cent. Domestic violence. Also report published by the Agency for Fundamental Rights of the European Union states that homophobia is still a big problem in Europe. Of the nearly one hundred thousand homosexual respondents across the EU as much as 26 percent. confirmed that it met with violence because of their sexual orientation.
Sylwia Czubkowska
dziennik.pl
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