In this day and age, few people
realize that domestic violence and abuse affects lesbian
couples at a disproportionate rate to their gay and straight couple counterparts. As a society,
we regularly attribute sex crimes as a predominantly male offense, but a study published by
the University of Houston-Downtown titled "Sexual coercion in gay/lesbian relationships:
descriptive and gender differences," found that up to 50% of lesbian victims experienced
sexual abuse from a female partner. To the surprise of absolutely no one, multiple studies
found that as few as 1 in 4 and as many as 9 in 10 lesbian couples reported psychological
abuse occurring at least one time during their relationships.
couples at a disproportionate rate to their gay and straight couple counterparts. As a society,
we regularly attribute sex crimes as a predominantly male offense, but a study published by
the University of Houston-Downtown titled "Sexual coercion in gay/lesbian relationships:
descriptive and gender differences," found that up to 50% of lesbian victims experienced
sexual abuse from a female partner. To the surprise of absolutely no one, multiple studies
found that as few as 1 in 4 and as many as 9 in 10 lesbian couples reported psychological
abuse occurring at least one time during their relationships.
