Types of Domestic Violence Affecting the LGBTQ Community
LGBTQ victims on public assistance are more likely to experience intimate partner violence compared to those who are not on public assistance.
LGBTQ white victims are more likely to experience sexual violence, compared to those who do not identify as white.
LGBTQ Black / African American victims are more likely to experience physical intimate partner violence, compared to those who do not identify as Black/African American.
Bisexual victims are more likely to experience sexual violence, compared to people who do not identify as bisexual.
Transgender victims are more likely to experience intimate partner violence in public, compared to those who do not identify as transgender.
In 2012, fewer than 5% of LGBTQ survivors of intimate partner violence sought orders of protection.
In a study of male same sex relationships, only 26% of men called the police for assistance after experiencing near-lethal violence.
26% of gay men and 37.3% of bisexual men have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime, in comparison to 29% of heterosexual men.
43.8% of lesbian women and 61.1% of bisexual women have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime, as opposed to 35% of heterosexual women.
However, recent research shows that LGBTQ members fall victim to domestic violence at equal or even higher rates compared to their heterosexual counterparts.ĩ Quick Statistics about Domestic Violence and the LGBTQ Community Because the majority of the domestic violence awareness movement has focused on heterosexual relationships, members of the LGBTQ community have been largely left out of the movement.