LGBTQ+ domtic vlence is often unrreported. How do gay, lbian or trans domtic vlence differ and how n LGBTQ+ victims get help?
Contents:
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS/GNC, AND QUEER IPV
- INTIMATE PARTNER VLENCE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS, TERSEX AND QUEER MUNI
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS/GNC, AND QUEER IPV
* gay domestic violence help *
Unfortunately, LGBTQ+ domtic vlence is immensely unrreported, unacknowledged or not reported as domtic abe bee of fear of homophobia, transphobia or sexism.
Acrdg to the Natnal Coaln Agast Domtic Vlence, two out of every five gay and bisexual men are victims of abive partners, parable to the number of heterosexual women who endure domtic vlence.
Usg looks, actns, gtur to rerce homophobic, biphobic or transphobic ntrol and qutng if you are a “real” lbian, “real” man, “real’’ woman, “real” femme, “real” butch, etc. Sayg no one will believe you, pecially not if you are lbian, gay, bisexual or trans and g privilege or abily to “pass” to discred you, put you danger, cut off your accs to rourc or e the system agast you.
INTIMATE PARTNER VLENCE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS, TERSEX AND QUEER MUNI
It’s important for gay, lbian, trans and other LGBTQ+ victims and survivors to realize they aren’t alone and that they don’t serve to be abed. Typil amg of partner abe as a heterosexual issue—wh men abg women—do a disservice to victims abive homosexual months to their relatnship, Chris's boyiend José phed him to the ground a f of anger and ripped the cloth off his body. Any attentn that I didn't give to him—whether I gave to iends, fay, or other guys, even jt other gay men who were my iends—he would get very upset if I hung out wh them too much.
They all intify as homosexual, and they all have had experienc wh physilly or psychologilly abive partners who left them fancially, mentally, or emotnally damaged. "Yej Lee, an associate at the Anti-Vlence Program New York Cy, said that the assumptn of heterosexualy has been a huge stumblg block for gays and lbians seekg refuge om an aber.
Sce the entire movement agast domtic abe started as a battered women's movement, Lee said, we are graed to thk that victims are all are married, straight a mental health unselor wh the Vlence Revery Program Boston, Jsi Newman says that bee the flt assumptn is that people are straight, there n be an attu wh shelters that a gay person somehow “served” the vlence. '"But Newman, Lee, and Valente all add that there are also ternal factors that keep a ver of darkns over the issue of domtic vlence the gay muny.