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Domtic vlence occurred at 'more than twice' the rate 'lbian or gay' relatnships.

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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.

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