A fact sheet about domtic vlence among the LGBT populatn that clus rmatn on the power and ntrol wheel for lbian, gay, bisexual and trans relatnships, rmatn on survivors, typ of abe, transgenr abe, HIV/AIDS related abe and barriers to seekg servic.
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FACT SHEET: DOMTIC VLENCE AND LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR RELATNSHIPS
LGBTQ+ domtic vlence is often unrreported. How do gay, lbian or trans domtic vlence differ and how n LGBTQ+ victims get help? * domestic violence among lgbt *
Homophobia and transphobia still play a role the legal workgs of many stat. This report provis an overview of existg rearch on timate partner vlence (IPV) and sexual abe (IPSA) among lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people and mak remendatns for future rearch. Most studi reviewed for this report found a lifetime prevalence of IPV among lbian and bisexual women, gay and bisexual men, and transgenr people that is as high as or higher than the U.
Acrdg to the NISVS, bisexual men seem more likely to report ever havg experienced IPV than heterosexual men, and gay men seem ls likely than heterosexual men to report ever havg experienced IPV. 9% of gay men had experienced IPV their lifetim and 12.
1% among gay men, as well as among bisexual men and MSM (Msger, 2011). Potential homophobia om staff of service provirs or om non-LGBT survivors of IPV and IPSA wh whom they may teract.
Domtic vlence occurred at 'more than twice' the rate 'lbian or gay' relatnships. * domestic violence among lgbt *
LGBT survivors may fear homophobia at shelters, and sexual mory men and transgenr people may be ncerned that shelters are not open to them. The majory of gay and lbian fai are happy, healthy, and well-functng, siar to that of healthy heterosexual fai. Both straight and gay victims of domtic vlence experience a siar pattern of abe, albe wh some notable distctns.
Gay or lbian batterers will threaten “outg” their victims to work lleagu, fay, and iends.
This threat is amplified by the sense of extreme isolatn among gay and lbian victims sce some are still closeted om iends and fay, have fewer civil rights protectns, and lack accs to the legal system. Lbian and gay victims are more reluctant to report abe to legal thori. Gay and lbian victims are also reluctant to seek help out of fear of showg a lack of solidary among the gay and lbian muny.
* domestic violence among lgbt *
Siarly, many gay men and women hi their abe out of a heightened fear that society will perceive same-sex relatn- ships as herently dysfunctnal.
Gay and lbian victims are more likely to fight back than are heterosexual women. Even when the victim is the legally regnized parent an aber may threaten to out the victim to social workers hostile to gays and lbians, which may rult a loss of ctody. While domtic vlence shelters appear to be creasgly rponsive to the needs of lbian victims, gay male victims are rarely admted.
Servic for gay men are practilly nonexistent.