This LGBTQ Pride Month, advocates in Indianapolis want to draw attention to the disproportionate number of cases of domestic violence in the community.
Data from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence shows 44% of lesbians and 61% of bisexual women face domestic violence at some point in their lifetime.For gay men, it’s 26%, and for bisexual men, it’s 37% of bisexual men compared to 29 percent of heterosexual men.“Everyone deserves to be in a safe relationship," Ash Rathwell, the Training Services Manager at Domestic Violence Network, said.
"Being outed by the person causing harm. That person saying ‘well if you leave me, I’m going to tell this person in your life that you’re LGBTQ+," they said.“When we’re looking at the transgender community, that could look like refusing to use someone’s correct pronouns or dead-naming them on purpose as a way to cause harm to them," Rathwell said.
“Are services for me? Is this an affirming organization or is this an organization that is going to out me, shame me, give me services that aren’t designed for me and don’t understand my particular situation," Henson said.
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