Research indicates that
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals are at high
risk of victimization by others and that transgender individuals may be at even
higher risk than their cisgender LGBQ peers.
In examining partner violence in
particular, extant literature suggests that LGBTQ individuals are at equal or
higher risk of partner violence victimization compared with their heterosexual
peers. As opposed to sexual orientation, there is little research on gender
identity and partner violence within the LGBTQ literature.
In the current
study, the authors investigated intimate partner violence (IPV) in a large
sample of LGBTQ adults (N = 1,139) to determine lifetime prevalence and police
reporting in both cisgender and transgender individuals.
Results show that more
than one fifth of all participants ever experienced partner violence, with
transgender participants demonstrating significantly higher rates than their
cisgender peers. Implications focus on the use of inclusive language as well as
future research and practice with LGBTQ IPV victims.
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By: Langenderfer-Magruder L1, Whitfield DL2, Walls NE2, Kattari SK2, Ramos D3.
- 1University of Denver (http://www.du.edu/), CO, USA llangen2@du.edu.
- 2University of Denver, CO, USA.
- 3One Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
- J Interpers Violence. 2016 Mar;31(5):855-71. doi: 10.1177/0886260514556767.
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