Domestic Violence Family and Relationships Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual

Domestic Violence Family and Relationships Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual

Domestic Violence

Information about domestic violence in gay and lesbian relationships.

Top: Society: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual: Family and Relationships: Domestic Violence

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- National Coalition of Anti-Violence Projects research findings regarding same sex domestic violence. Report includes victim numbers, offers explanations and legal remedies.
- Facts and statistics about lesbian battery. (Legal term meaning physical assault).
- Article describing same-sex domestic violence, reluctance of the gay and lesbian community to acknowledge violence, and issues specific to GLBT domestic violence.
- Southern Arizona domestic violence project serving gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender victims of domestic violence.
- Article which explains the problem with gay and lesbian abuse reports is that many go unreported due to societal prejudice, and services and counseling necessary for abuse victims are not available.
- Discusses reasons a battered lesbian finds it harder to seek assistance, including the fear of non-biological children being taken away from her. Suggests that straight and lesbian women must work together to provide better services for lesbian victims.
- Services for gay, lesbian or bisexual crime victims. Counseling, police advocacy, court advocacy, short-term counseling, support groups, community education, 24-hour hotline.
- Article describing change in Australia's immigration law, which now allows an immigrant lesbian or gay victim of domestic violence to remain in the country if they can demonstrate they are in danger if they leave.
- Resources for battered lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men in the Portland, OR, Vancouver, WA, metropolitan region.
- Opens with a description of the domestic violence cycle, then examines same-sex domestic violence among male gay couples.
- List of articles, papers and books about same-sex domestic violence from the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse.
- Resources and links for women's issues, gay and lesbian youth, and gay and lesbian domestic violence.
- Describes lesbian partner abuse, the ways violence can make a victim feel, and what to do to get help, including local resources for Victoria, Australia.
- Describes dynamics of same-sex partner abuse, myths, list of links and bibliography. E-commerce available to purchase books.
- List of gay community centers by state, including services offered, who to contact, and web pages if available. Most offer non-violence or domestic violence services.
- Join a mailing list for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender victims and survivors of domestic violence.
- Scholarly article describing the stages of a gay, lesbian, and bisexual relationship and how domestic violence develops.
- Large number of links and articles about same-sex domestic violence, including a personal account from former Olympic swimmer Greg Louganis.
- Provide community education and direct services to gay, bisexual, and transgendered male victims and survivors of domestic violence in the Cambridge, MA area.
- Article describing what same-sex victims of domestic violence can do to seek help and protect themselves.
- Resources and services for domestic violence victims in Ventura county, CA, including resources for the GLBT community.
- Explains the major dynamics and facts of domestic violence in same-sex relationships.
- Article which describes the lack of services available to lesbian victims of battering, the homophobic response they may expect to receive should they seek help, and how heterosexual women have many more options for assistance.
- Michigan's statewide civil rights, advocacy and anti-violence organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
- Providing information, resources, and support to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered victims and survivors of domestic violence.
- Dedicated to stopping the silence in domestic violence. Includes personal account.
- SAFE provides resources and information on domestic violence, concentrating on battered straight men and lesbian women.
- Resources for gay men and lesbians who are in violent relationships. Description of kinds of abuse and behaviors batterers exhibit. List of other resources and links.
- Local resources for victims of same-sex domestic violence in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul area.
- Domestic violence support group. Information on network, planning, and related resources.

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