"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. However, recent research shows that LGBTQ members fall victim to domestic violence at equal or even higher rates." - The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

SUPPORT/SOURCES:

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence:

https://ncadv.org/blog/posts/domestic-violence-and-the-lgbtq-community

Human Rights Campaign:

https://www.hrc.org/news/common-myths-about-lgbtq-domestic-violence

Wings Program:

https://wingsprogram.com/domestic-violence-lgbtq-relationships-myths-similarities/

National LGBT Health Education Center:

https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TFIR-158_Intimate-Partner-Violence-Brief_web_spreads.pdf

National Domestic Violence Hotline:

https://www.thehotline.org/

Abuse Refuge Organization:

https://abuserefuge.org/domestic-violence-vs-intimate-partner-violence/

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence:

https://www.nrcdv.org/

Department of Justice: Domestic Violence:

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/domestic-violence

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