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Combating Homophobia. Local Policies for Equality on the grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Combating Homophobia. Local Policies for Equality on the grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Project co-funded by the European Union’s Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme. Rainbow families in Cologne Famiglie Arcobaleno in Colonia Christian Rahmfeld

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Combating Homophobia. Local Policies for Equality on the grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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  1. Combating Homophobia. Local Policies for Equality on the grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Project co-funded by the European Union’s Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme Rainbow families in Cologne Famiglie Arcobaleno in Colonia Christian Rahmfeld in charge of the LGBT Office responsabile del Servizio LGBT Cologne City Council Città di Colonia Christian Rahmfeld and Stefan Meschig Staff dell’Associazione Rubicon, Colonia Staff of the Association Rubicon, Cologne Torino, 29 April 2011

  2. We are parents!A Study of the situation of Rainbow Families in CologneTurin, 29th of April 2011 Office of International Affairs

  3. Objectives of the study „Rainbow families“ • to reducelack of research concerning empirical data on the local level • to analyse the situation of the families • to look at support received by Rainbow Families and to analyze where support could be expanded • to discover potential difficulties with family policy in Cologne Office of International Affairs

  4. Methodological approach of the study Qualitative Project Quantitative Project Essential Aspects Main Basis Online Questionnaire Four Personal Interviews Office of International Affairs

  5. Online Questionnaire • online from 17.12.2010 to 31.01.2011 • divided in: → short version with 42 questions → long version with 86 questions • after the short version each respondent had the opportunity to continue with the long version or to terminate the interview • option to leave personnel contact details if interested personal interview and/or to register for receiving the results of the study • each family was given a code Office of International Affairs

  6. Personal Interview • Four personal semi-standardized interviews → could be adapted to the different family situations → contained 12 questions → average duration: 60 to 90 minutes → evaluation based on the tape recording and the individual notations • Interviews were made with four family types: → with a family whose children from a heterosexual past → with a family with lesbian mothers → with a family with gay fathers → with a family consisting of a lesbian mother and a gay father Office of International Affairs

  7. 169 Children 143 respondents Short version 114 families 131 respondents longversion 108 families Study „We are parents!“ Demographic findings Who answered the questionnaire? Office of International Affairs

  8. Demographic findings Who has participated in the study? Men Male to Female Transsexual Women Transgender Office of International Affairs

  9. Results of the study Family system: Who lives together? Married? Single? Office of International Affairs How many Children in a family?

  10. Results of the study Family system: The four family types Office of International Affairs

  11. Results of the study Children under 6 years: Gender andSexual Orientation Office of International Affairs

  12. Results of the study Contracts in Families Office of International Affairs

  13. Results of the study Taking responsibilities in the families: Office of International Affairs

  14. Results of the study The economic situation of the families Office of International Affairs

  15. Results of the study Participants of the study Rainbow families in Cologne: How many and where? Office of International Affairs

  16. Results of the study Which consulting offers do they use? Office of International Affairs

  17. Results of the study Migration Background? Office of International Affairs

  18. Needs for Rainbow Families? • Contact person for organizations:Receiver for requests of the community, members of city consortium LGT and national organizations • Advice- / Guidepost function for lesbians, gays and transgender: Reception centre to remit consulter to the responsible departments and private bodies • Lobby of lesbians, gays and transgender in municipal bodies:e.g. city council committees, city consortium LGBT, other municipal committees

  19. Recommendations I • Protect legal equality • Improve possibilities to found a family • Sensitize city council for rainbow families • Sensitize pedagogic workers (in NGOs) • Sensitize young people and children • Sensitize the public

  20. Recommendations II • Protect and fortalize rain bow families • Support families of origin with new family systems • Expand offers for councelling, leasure activities and pedagogical support • Expand research concerning rain bow familiies

  21. Thankyou! Grazie! Danke! Office of International Affairs

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