Domestic Violence

LGBT Individuals Are Almost Four Times More Likely to Experience Violent Crime than Non-LGBT Individuals

LGBT Individuals Are Almost Four Times More Likely to Experience Violent Crime than Non-LGBT Individuals

A recent study found that LGBT people were nearly four times more likely to be victims of violent acts compared with non-LGBT people. Possibly more disturbing is that LGBT people were six times more likely to experience violence by a person who was well-known to them. That raises the question of whether LGBT couples are

Domestic Violence in Same-Sex Marriages

Domestic Violence in Same-Sex Marriages

Domestic violence can cause problems in any marriage. Research suggests that LGBT partners experience domestic violence at roughly the same rate as heterosexual partners. Although statistics are skewed by victims’ reluctance to report domestic violence, these studies estimate between 25-33% of all domestic relationships experience domestic violence regardless of the sexual orientation of the partners.