‘I was too old for some places, not woman enough for some, not man enough for others. I was in a state of limbo. My existence as a transgender man who was a victim of domestic violence was not part of anybody’s protocol’. Some of this will be about appearance: a trans man currently transitioning may feel anxious about going to a women’s shelter while presenting as male, but also fear being subject to hostility if they are identified as trans in a men’s shelter. This, Tim Sigsworth tells me, is a fundamental problem for vulnerable people with multifaceted identities: ‘Services will
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How can a service deal with the small percentage (which may be a of large absolute number) of exceptions, in the face of constrained resources.? By allowing discretion at the local level, with a pot of money held centrally?
