It Was My Flt—Why Gay Male Victims of Domtic Vlence Often Dismiss It - #GAYNRD

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It's more mon than we thk and yet remas one of the most stigmatized experienc for gay men: domtic abe. It's likely to be dismissed by law enforcement, iends and fay members, and the victims themselv. As one man said, "When someone talks me through 's pretty obv — but when I'm the middle of , I jt figure out reasons why 's not that bad and ways 's probably my flt."

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IT WAS MY FLT—WHY GAY MALE VICTIMS OF DOMTIC VLENCE OFTEN DISMISS IT

Homophobia and transphobia still play a role the legal workgs of many stat.

Studi show that gay men and bisexual women are more likely to experience severe physil vlence than their straight unterparts, cludg beg beaten, burned or choked.

LGBT Natnal Help Center: Youth Hotle 1-800-246-PRIDE (7743); LGBT Natnal Hotle 1-888-843-4564; Sage LGBT Elr Hotle 1-888-234-7243; or Onle Chat at Gay Men’s Domtic Vlence Project Hotle: 1-800-832-1901. 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.

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