It’s time to
get serious guys! We make up 77% of homicides?
The annual ‘Report
on Intimate Partner Violence in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and
HIV-Affected Communities in the U.S.’ examines the experiences of
1,976 survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) who reported to 17 National
Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs member organizations from 14
states across the country.
Victims under
age 24 are most likely to be experience sexual violence and 64% of all
incidents reported were between the ages of 19 and 39 years old.
Other key
Findings include:
– People of
color made up 77% of the reports of LGBTQ and HIV-affected IPV homicides, and
54% of the total number of survivors who reported to NCAVP members in 2015.
– People of
color made up 10 (77%) of the 13 reports of LGBTQ and HIV-affected IPV
homicides.
– Nearly one in
three LGBTQ IPV survivors who interacted w/ police were arrested. Police
accountability is an LGBTQ & IPV issue.
– This year,
44% of LGBTQ survivors seeking shelter were denied it. 71% said it was for
reasons related to gender identity.
– Transgender
women were 3x’s more likely to report experiencing sexual violence & financial
abuse w/in intimate partner violence.
-Sometimes IPV
isn’t physical. LGBTQ survivors reported financial control, verbal harassment
& isolation as tactics of abuse.
– LGBTQ
survivors with disabilities were two times more likely to be isolated by their
abusive partner and four
times more likely to experience financial violence.
times more likely to experience financial violence.
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