Midcoast Maine’s Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center will host Xavier L. Guadalupe-Díaz, Ph.D, professor and criminology program coordinator in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Framingham State University. Dr. Guadalupe-Diaz will present “Transgressed: The State of Transgender Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S” at the Midcoast School of Technology in Rockland on Wednesday, Sept. 25 and at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay on Thursday, Sept. 26. The presentation is free, open to the public, and is appropriate for healthcare providers, school staff, parents, staff at youth-serving organizations, law enforcement, legal professionals, and transgender or questioning individuals. Both talks will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. early registration is requested and appreciated for planning purposes. The presentation is offered in partnership with MaineTransNet and OUT Maine.

Author of “Transgressed: Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender Lives” (2019) and co-author of “Transgender Intimate Partner Violence: A Comprehensive Introduction” (2020), Dr. Guadalupe-Díaz will review current research on transgender intimate partner violence (IPV) including definitions and prevalence of IPV, key takeaways from recent publications on polyvictimization, help-seeking, conclusions, and implications for the direction of future research, policy, and practice. His own publications and findings from the US Transgender Survey will inform Dr. Guadalupe-Díaz’s talk. 

Click here to register for either Rockland or Boothbay, or call Joan at (207) 691-5969. Registration is open through Sept. 24.