Dr Marian Duggan

Marian is a criminology lecturer teaching, researching and publishing on gender and crime, victimisation, sexuality, hate crime and sexual violence in the UK, particularly Northern Ireland. She is a board member on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGB&T) issues for South Yorkshire Police.

Expertise:

• Violence against women
• Sexual and domestic abuse in heterosexual and lesbian, gay and bi-sexual relationships
• Homophobia and hate crime
• Gender and sexuality rights in Northern Ireland

Notable media coverage:

Marian writes for feminist magazines and online blogs. She has been interviewed by print and radio media, including The Big Issue, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Sheffield, most recently about homophobia in Northern Ireland. She is happy to be consulted on the areas indicated above.

• Leadership not doing enough to tackle homophobia in NI