This
article contains personal stories of same-sex relationships that involved
abuse. The article discusses how
domestic violence victims within same-sex couples stay silent due to the stigma
of creating problems within their community. They also discuss the lack
of statistics that are involved in the prevalence of same-sex intimate partner
violence, rape and stalking. Many times police may not believe them or
believe that women cannot be violent within relationships. The article
also discusses the lack of resources for many LGBTQ victims and the problems
that can arise. Because of being same-sex there are times when an abuser
my find a way to get access to the victim due to the lack of screening some
shelters provide.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/a-same-sex-domestic-violence-epidemic-is-silent/281131/
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