Femicide – the gender-based killing of women – represents the most extreme form of gender-based violence. Yet in the Nordic-Baltic region, public discourse and prevention efforts largely focus on partner-related killings. This narrow lens obscures femicides occurring outside heteronormative relations, where LGBTIQ+ women, trans women and sex workers face heightened risks. In Denmark, 30% of femicides take place outside intimate relations, but these cases remain poorly understood and under-analysed.

Without harmonised data or intersectional perspectives, systemic patterns of exclusion, hate crime motives and institutional gaps in protection remain invisible. Drawing on the Center for Violence Prevention’s experience with 25 years of femicide monitoring, this project addresses knowledge gaps by examining how sexual orientation, gender identity and social marginalisation shape vulnerability, access to justice and protection.