Domestic abuse Stonewall health briefing
Same-sex domestic abuse receives little acknowledgement and visibility from the police and health services. Many lesbian, gay and bisexual people who have experienced domestic abuse from family members or partners rarely report these incidents to the police, of those that do, more than half were not happy with the response they received.
Tackling domestic abuse requires action from the police, from the health service and from support services. This briefing provides evidence on the prevalence and types of domestic abuse experienced by lesbian, gay and bisexual people to inform these key agencies.
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Transgender people’s experience of domestic abuse
This research lifts the lid on transgender people’s experience of domestic abuse in Scotland. The limited research available suggests that prevalence rates of domestic abuse may be higher for transgender people than any other section of the population. That statement is what\nled the LGBT Domestic Abuse Project (managed by LGBT Youth Scotland), in partnership with the Scottish Transgender Alliance (managed by the Equality Network), to examine transgender people’s experience of domestic abuse in Scotland.
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Filling the Silence: Exploring the Bisexual Experience of Intimate Partner Abuse
The objective of this study was to explore the subjective experience of bisexual people who have experienced intimate partner abuse and to provide a tentative foundation upon which further discourses and research work can build. Eight participants were recruited and provided taped data from semi-structured qualitative interviews. These were transcribed verbatim and were analysed using grounded theory methodology. A theoretical understanding of the bisexual experience of intimate partner abuse was developed. The basic psychological process of ‘adjusting for consonance’ described the dynamic process of the categories ‘getting lost in the relationship’ and ‘lifting the veil’. New insights into the bisexual experience of intimate partner abuse are provided and their clinical implications are discussed.
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Intimate partner violence within the LGBT Community: What is the UK situation?
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is known to occur within lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) relationships. The aim of this paper is to examine and consolidate the UK literature and empirical base to provide information about the current LGBT IPV situation in the UK. The review starts by drawing on international literature to provide a theoretical explanation of IPV. The focus then becomes specific to material, research projects and developments conducted within the UK with perceived knowledge gaps being identified. This review hopes to inform practice and facilitate the development of services for this client group.