This lbian, gay, bisexual and trans relatnship power and ntrol wheel is adapted om the Power and Control and Equy Wheels veloped by the Domtic Abe Interventn Project.
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POWER AND CONTROL WHEEL FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANS RELATNSHIPS
Laws that explicly mentn sexual orientatn primarily target, whether for protectn or harm, lbian, gay, and bisexual people. Transgenr people may intify as heterosexual, lbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or somethg else. The isolatn that most LGBT people face as a rult of homophobia is eful to a batterer who is tryg to isolate their partner.
This handout was veloped by Connie Burk (2005), updated by Kristen Tucker (2009) for The NW Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lbian and Gay Survivors of Abe. One group, cisgenr gay whe men, have a lower poverty rate, on average, than their straight unterparts—that is, cisgenr straight whe men. Are women of lor beneftg equally to whe women, for stance, or are the needs of transgenr dividuals beg addrsed alongsi employe who are gay or bisexual?