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from Parenting & Family
Gay Coalition In Hong Kong Issues Report On Homosexual Domestic Violence
March 2, 2007 - The online gay magazine Advocate.com reports on a recent Hong Kong study issued by a coalition of LGBT groups that gay men and women are 60% more likely to abuse their partners than straight couples.
The report found that 16% of same-sex relationships suffer from domestic abuse, while only 9% of opposite sex couples do.
According to the Advocate, "Domestic violence is often thought of only as physical violence but can also involve emotional abuse or violence, including undermining of self-confidence, sexual violence, or the threat of violence by a person who is or has been in a close relationship." The most common forms of abuse involved threats to expose a partner to family or employers.
The Advocate notes that as many as one in four LGBT people "have suffered or will suffer from domestic violence in their lives."
Additional Reading:
Psychiatrist's Expert Testimony Rejected By Arkansas Judge;
Major Scientific Study Examines Domestic Violence Among Gay Men;
Review of study: Cochran, B. N & Cauce, A. M (March, 2006). Characteristics of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals entering substance abuse treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 30, 135-146;
'Journal Of Forensic Nursing' Surveys Same-Sex Domestic Violence And Health Care Access
Updated: 8 February 2008
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