Silence that has shroud domtic abe among same-sex upl is liftg; Natnal Coaln of Anti-Vlence Projects, work of 24 nonprof gay and lbian anizatns, reports that domtic abe homosexual relatnships is as severe as is among heterosexual upl; says such vlence rose 23 percent 1999; photos (M)
Contents:
- M STORY OF ABE A MALE GAY RELATNSHIP
- 'IT HAPPENS GAY RELATNSHIPS TOO': THE STORY BEHD A DOMTIC VLENCE BARET
- SILENCE ENDG ABOUT ABE GAY RELATNSHIPS
- ABE GAY MALE RELATNSHIPS: A DISCSN PAPER
M STORY OF ABE A MALE GAY RELATNSHIP
Sexual abe of gay and bisexual men often go unreported and untreated, but the trma remas. Two sexual abe psychologists expla the unique harms that n occur. * abuse in gay relationships *
As trma psychologists, we’re leadg a team to help alleviate psychiatric distrs gay, bi and trans mal who have been sexually abed or asslted. Sexual vlatn gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex dividuals often plit their sense of self, and how they f, or don’t f, to LGBTQ+ culture and muni.
Gay and bisexual men wh histori of childhood and adult sexual victimizatn are more likely to report greater numbers of sexually transmted fectns, creased sexual risk for human immunoficiency vis, and higher sexual pulsivy than men wh no history of sexual asslt. The cumulative impact of sexual abe, njunctn wh dividuals’ sexual mory stat, also n rult higher rat of sexual re-victimizatn, as well as anti-gay vlence and discrimatn. Gay and bisexual men are also exposed to signifint mory strs, a term ed to scribe the socpolil strsors placed on dividuals as a rult of their mory stat.
Chronic expectatns of rejectn, ternalized homophobia, alienatn and lack of tegratn wh the muny n unrstandably lead to problems wh self-acceptance. The men often bottle up addnal trimental myths, such as men bee gay or bisexual bee they were sexually abed, and sexual mory men are obssed wh sex, and that they molt children at higher rat than straight men.
'IT HAPPENS GAY RELATNSHIPS TOO': THE STORY BEHD A DOMTIC VLENCE BARET
The thor of Love Is Not Abe shar his personal story about survivg DV a gay relatnship and how to break ee. * abuse in gay relationships *
A ltle about myself first; I am a 48 year old gay male, that me out late life.
I was origally troduced to X after chattg wh him on a gay datg/pick up applitn.
SILENCE ENDG ABOUT ABE GAY RELATNSHIPS
It do not happen often my experience that you meet someone the gay muny that is attractive, tablished and well balanced (that was my imprsn for a very long time).
ABE GAY MALE RELATNSHIPS: A DISCSN PAPER
Although I was gay, I was not openly gay prr to X. Before X moved I admted to my fay, cludg extend fay that I was a homosexual.
I did tell him I uld provi him wh a 1 800 gay help le to help him al wh his sexualy.
I always say that one year a gay relatnship is like five years a heterosexual one. Our legal system is still not perfect, as homophobia and transphobia still play a role the legal workgs of many stat. His new book, Love Is Not Abe, speaks about his experienc wh domtic abe a gay relatnship and provis rourc and hope for others siar relatnships.