Bisexual people are more likely to experience timate partner vlence than straight and gay people. Rearchers believe bi stigma plays a part.
Contents:
- GAY MEN AND TIMATE PARTNER VLENCE: A GENR ANALYSIS
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
- ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
- HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS/GNC, AND QUEER IPV
- ANTECENTS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VLENCE AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
GAY MEN AND TIMATE PARTNER VLENCE: A GENR ANALYSIS
Rearch has shown that the followg are some of the most mon health ncerns faced by gay and bisexual men. * gay intimate violence *
For LGBTQ+ people, the same social termants pound wh homophobic and transphobic stigma, creatg even greater risk of IPV among the muny.
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
A report om Human Rights Watch lls on the ernment of St. Vcent to overturn lonial-era anti-gay laws that have led to a recent wave of vlence and genr discrimatn on the small Caribbean island. * gay intimate violence *
3%), vers a ltle over a quarter (29%) of heterosexual men, had experienced IPV their lifetime; gay men were slightly ls likely than heterosexual men to experience this (reported by 26%). One five (19%) lbian, gay and bisexual high school-aged stunts say they have been forced to have sex, pared wh 6% of straight stunts.
ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
In addn, lbian, gay and bisexual high school-aged stunts report elevated rat of physil (13%) and sexual (16%) datg vlence, pared to the rat of physil (7%) and sexual (7%) datg vlence reported by their straight peers. For LGBTQ+ people, this often shows up by abers weaponizg existg homophobic and transphobic systems of stigma, discrimatn, and lack of tn around LGBTQ+ people, to perpetuate their ntrol.
Homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and heterosexism surround the wheel to dite how the systems of hate and discrimatn n be weaponized for every technique and actn, and further create the scenars where vlence is more likely to occur.
Abers may take advantage of the threat of homophobia and transphobia LGBTQ+ folks face their muni, and the impact n play on social support and enomic secury.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT
Stereotyp around LGBTQ+ people specifilly n also be weaponized: for example, bisexual people—who are signifintly more likely than their lbian and gay peers to experience IPV--face the stereotype that they are hypersexual, which abers may explo to prsure them to unwanted sexual ntact. For stance, a 2016 report by the Natnal Coaln of Anti-Vlence Programs found that 44% of LGBTQ+ survivors of IPV were nied shelter servic when seekg help This is particularly te for transgenr, non-bary, and genr non-nformg survivors who are at risk of beg turned away, mistreated, or adnamed/misgenred shelters or servic that are segregated by sex Hatn to report out of fear of enunterg anti-LGBTQ+ stigma, driven by prr negative and discrimatory experienc wh health re provirs and stutns, the police, and the judicial system Negative experience when reportg to provirs or the police, cludg beg turned away, discrimated agast, or havg their plat dismissed, downplayed, or ignored bee perpetrator was a same-sex partner and/or survivor was LGBTQ+ Historil systemic bias agast LGBTQ+ people /same-sex upl om the police and judicial system, cludg creased risk of police btaly, creased likelihood of havg orrs of protectn enforced, and stigmatizg homophobic, transphobic, and misogynistic attus held by provirs and police, all further perpetuate distst and hatn to report. For stance, the same systems of homophobic/transphobic stigma and discrimatn that lead threat of outg to be an effective technique by abers to perpetrate IPV, may lead LGBTQ+ survivors to avoid reportg, for fear that dog so will force them to out themselv before they feel safe or ready.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS/GNC, AND QUEER IPV
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.
ANTECENTS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VLENCE AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
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.