Statistical Information
Research in the UK, the US, Canada and Australia figures suggest that approximately 1 in 4 LGBT people will experience domestic abuse. This is a figure that domestic abuse service-providers will already be familiar with in terms of heterosexual women.
Same-sex domestic abuse
"In the survey, more than a third of respondents (38.4%, 266/692) said that they had experienced domestic abuse at some time in a same sex relationship."
It must be noted that the research sample was not completely random and therefore these are not completely conclusive numbers. They do however indicate that same-sex domestic abuse is a major issue.
" (Have you)...Ever suffered physical, sexual, mental abuse from a regular same sex partner?
Almost a quarter of the entire sample of women (22%) had ...Almost a third of the entire sample of men (29%) had..."
Transgender Domestic Abuse
Have you experienced any of the following with a partner or spouse because of your crossdressing, transition or preferred/acquired gender?
| Being treated differently in a negative way | 33% |
| Comments | 38% |
| Verbal abuse | 22% |
| Threatening behaviour | 10% |
| Physical abuse | 5% |
| Sexual abuse | 0.2% |
| Nothing like this happened to me | 52% |
