LGBTQI People Struggle With Domestic Violence Support, New Study Shows
New research published today by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) indicates that LGBTQI people struggle to find support services for domestic and family violence.ANROWS believes that the “heterosexual face” of domestic violence is disguising the fact that domestic, family and intimate partner violence (IPV) also occurs in LGBTQI relationships.This “heterosexual face” means many LGBTQI people experiencing violence struggle to access support services after, as well as struggle to access services for those who wish to change their violent and abusive behaviours, according to new research published today by ANROWS.The report, titled “Developing LGBTQ programs for perpetrators and victims/survivors of