The rate of domtic vlence and statistics about abe wh the LGBTQ muny are difficult to terme bee of the high number of unreported s. However, the 2010 Natnal Intimate Partner Vlence and Sexual Vlence Survey found that 44% of lbian women, 61% of bisexual women, 26% of gay men, and 37% of bisexual men experience domtic vlence by an timate partner at some pot their liv.1 One study shows that 30-50% of all transgenr people experienced timate partner vlence their lifetim.2
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FACT SHEET: DOMTIC VLENCE AND LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR RELATNSHIPS
* lgbtq facts domestic abuse *
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.