Suici preventn and timate partner vlence for gay and bisexual men.
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Domtic vlence occurred at 'more than twice' the rate 'lbian or gay' relatnships. * gay domestic violence statistics *
However, people who are lbian, gay and bisexual have an equal or higher prevalence of experiencg timate partner vlence, sexual vlence and stalkg as pared to heterosexuals.
26% percent of gay men and 37% of bisexual men – pared to 29% of heterosexual men – experienced rape, physil vlence, and/or stalkg by an timate partner at some pot their lifetime. Homophobia and transphobia still play a role the legal workgs of many stat. "There are external strsors, like discrimatn and vlence agast gays, and there are ternal strsors, such as ternalised negative attus about homosexualy.
"Sometim homosexual dividuals project their negative beliefs and feelgs about themselv on to their partner, " he says.