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Domestic abuse affects the LGBT community, too
What issue will affect gay and bisexual men at a rate of two in five and affect approximately 50 percent of the lesbian population in America? If you didn’t know the answer, you are not alone. The answer is domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but most of us don’t think about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, community when we think of domestic violence victims. Experts believe that domestic violence occurs in the LGBT community with the same frequency and severity as in the heterosexual community…
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Study: Abuse high among gay, black men; support services lacking
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Physical, sexual and emotional abuse among young gay black men is a pervasive problem, yet there remains a lack of social services and resources available to help them, according to a new study published this month in The Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services.
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Report: LGBT youth face higher rate of dating abuse than straight peers
LGBT teenagers are at much greater risk of dating abuse than their heterosexual counterparts, with transgender teens especially vulnerable to victimization, according to a report issued Friday by the Urban Institute.
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Bryan Fischer: Allowing gay adoption is ‘a form of sexual abuse’
American Family Association spokesperson Bryan Fischer declared that allowing gay parents to adopt children is “a form of sexual abuse.”