Gender-based Violence, Homophobia and Transphobia. Critical Approaches in Ireland, Italy and Spain

The volume collects the scientific contributions of those who participated at the European project "Hermes - Linking network to fight sexual and gender stigma", co-financed by the European Community within the Daphne III Program. It was simultaneously carried out in Naples, Madrid and Dublin where partners worked for a common purpose of fighting homophobia and transphobia at different levels. The project was aimed at preventing different types of stigma related to gender and sexual orientation, implementing a network of NGOs and territorial Institutions and preventing violence against women and LGBT people through trainings and prevention interventions addressed to first responders and schools at risk. Due to the many objectives and activities carried out during the two-years project, it can represent an example of Good Practices to use for the prevention of sexual and gender stigma. To offer a complete perspective on these themes, this volume includes many papers belonging to different scientific disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, political sciences and gender and queer studies.