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Report on LGBTQ intimate partner violence in U.S. released

October 27, 2010

posted in: campus,Education

On October 26, 2010, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs released the Report on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence in the United States in 2009. Key findings include: “Total reported cases are up in light of decrease in staff/organizational services available to provide services and report on the data; Reported

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Violence in same-sex relationship misrepresented by media

August 4, 2010

posted in: campus,Education

Lesbian relationships, like those that do not appear to adhere to the white heterosexual middle-class norms, have been misrepresented by the mainstream in the United States for decades.  Similarly, sexual violence has also been grossly misrepresented by the media.  Violence within lesbian communities more so.

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Report encourages providers to rethink survivor assistance for LGBTQ victims of hate violence & intimate partner violence

April 1, 2010

“Why It Matters: Rethinking Victim Assistance for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Victims of Hate Violence & Intimate Partner Violence” is a new report that is based on a 2009 survey of victim assistance providers and LGBTQ anti-violence programs throughout the United States.  Why It Matters, done by the National Center for Victims of

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