What We Think About When We Think About Intimate Partner Violence

What We Think About When We Think About Intimate Partner Violence
When you think of domestic violence — as we are in October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) — what do you think of?

I’m going to guess your thoughts right now might include the NFL, the Pass the Peace challenge, and maybe this powerful video of young women talking about violent relationships. And while these stories are absolutely critical to our national conversation about intimate partner violence (IPV), and how to end it, they are all missing one thing: the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people.

Despite the absence of LGBTQ and HIV-affected survivors in many DVAM campaigns, the data about LGBTQ intimate partner violence is chilling.

In the New York City Anti-Violence Project’s (AVP) National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) 2013 report on intimate partner violence, released last week, we saw the highest LGBTQ intimate partner homicide rate ever. 76 percent of IPV homicide victims were gay men. LGBTQ people of color were nearly twice as likely to experience physical violence, threats and intimidation as white LGBTQ people. Transgender survivors were two times more likely to experience physical violence and nearly four times as likely to experience discrimination as cisgender people. Bisexual survivors were 1.6 times more likely to experience sexual violence and more than two times as likely to experience physical violence and be injured as a result of the violence.

And as it stands right now, support for survivors is scarce: fewer than 6 percent sought domestic violence shelter, more than 75 percent of all survivors never called the police and more than 80 percent of survivors did not seek orders of protection — all typical first responses to intimate partner violence.

In New York City, we saw similar trends: AVP saw a 26 percent in reports of intimate partner violence reports, and 71 percent of those reporting identified as people of color. We saw a 60% increase in reports from transgender identified survivors.

With numbers like this, and such little support for LGBTQ survivors, it’s time to flip the script about who experience IPV and who need support and services.

At AVP we see how intimate partner violence impacts different members of the LGBTQ communities differently: the risk of homicide to gay men, of discrimination to transgender survivors, of injury to bisexual survivors. We’ve heard, over and over, how people are meeting their partners online and as the way people interact evolves, so must our strategies. We know we need to be creative in reaching folks with information about violence and safety and creative in designing specifically tailored resources to support them.

That’s why AVP has launched two innovative initiatives to respond to, and prevent, intimate partner violence — and all forms of violence. First, we started bringing our IPV support groups to all five boroughs of New York City to reach different communities with collective support where they live, work and hang out. We’re also our leadership programming for transgender and gender non-conforming people of color who are at the most risk of violence and who are expert in responding to and preventing violence. We know that when we give people a chance to connect, to talk about their lives and their safety and the opportunity to develop leadership skills, we are supporting the voices and vision of LGBTQ anti-violence advocates.

We can make the voices of LGBTQ people a part of the conversation about intimate partner violence. Really, we have to. We want DVAM, and all violence prevention efforts, to include and to be led by LGBTQ folks. You can help. When you’re talking about domestic violence, think about who is missing from the conversation. Invite them in. So that from now on, when we think about domestic violence and intimate partner violence we are finally thinking of all survivors, we are no longer leaving anyone out.

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NEWS: Nash Grier, 'Scream', Neil Patrick Harris & Alec Baldwin, San Diego

NEWS: Nash Grier, 'Scream', Neil Patrick Harris & Alec Baldwin, San Diego

Nash RoadCorporal Nathan Cirillo, who was killed last week at the War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada, was laid to rest yesterday.

RoadSexual harassment claims, leaked emails dominate last weeks of gay Republican Carl DeMaio’s congressional race: “Maybe the only certain thing about the final weeks of the 52nd Congressional District race is that an angry former campaign staffer without a nondisclosure agreement is a major headache for Republican candidate Carl DeMaio. Todd Bosnich, DeMaio’s former policy director, says he was fired for telling DeMaio to stop sexually harassing him. DeMaio says Bosnich was fired for plagiarizing a pension report.”

RoadVine star Nash Grier, who gained notoriety after a now infamous anti-gay Vine of his that went viral, partners with teen retailer Aeropostale.

Wh RoadWoman records disturbing video detailing what it’s like to be heckled by random men on the streets of New York.

RoadAmanda Bynes to remain under parents’ conservatorship.

RoadScream is coming to MTV.

RoadIraqi tycoon builds to-scale replica of The White House in Northern Iraq.

RoadBenedict Cumberbatch brings his handsome to the cover of Elle UK.

RoadWreckage from Amelia Earhart’s final and ill-fated flight positively identified: “According to researchers at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), which has long been investigating the last, fateful flight taken by Earhart 77 years ago, the aluminum sheet is a patch of metal installed on the Electra during the aviator’s eight-day stay in Miami, which was the fourth stop on her attempt to circumnavigate the globe.”

Nph RoadNeil Patrick Harris gets carried away by Alec Baldwin at the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s benefit last night.

RoadTaylor Swift will donate proceeds from “Welcome to New York” single to NYC public schools. 

RoadMeanwhile, Swift’s second single off of 1989, “Out of the Woods”, got mashed up with Beyonce’s “XO.”

RoadQuestions of anti-gay bias hit San Diego Police Department: “Is the San Diego Police Department’s policy of cracking down on scantily clad partygoers at San Diego’s annual gay pride parade while refusing to do the same at beaches and during the Over the Line tournament and other local events legal? A panel of judges will answer that question when they hear a recently filed appeal from a man who was arrested in 2011 at San Diego’s Pride festival for wearing a leather gladiator-style kilt.”

Road700 year old viruses found in ancient reindeer poop.

RoadMelissa Rivers to file lawsuit against medical facility where mother Joan went into cardiac arrest.


Sean Mandell

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Gay Halloween New Orleans: 102 Hotshots Of The Big Easy Celebrations

Gay Halloween New Orleans: 102 Hotshots Of The Big Easy Celebrations
Last weekend, Towleroad hit The Big Easy for Halloween New Orleans!

We were so excited to participate this year as a media sponsor and our crew was headquartered outside OZ bar each day at the corner of Bourbon and St. Ann Streets in the French Quarter where the revelry that New Orleans is famous for continued day and night.

2014-10-26 19.29.14Our Bourbon Street gallery features photos we took in and around the gayest intersection in NOLA, and inside OZ bar. We were happy to meet so many Towleroad readers and look forward to see you again next year.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/29/gay-halloween-new-orleans_n_6070152.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay+Voices

New Ad Proves Nan Hayworth Loves Her Own Gay Son, But Where’s the Love for Everyone Else?

New Ad Proves Nan Hayworth Loves Her Own Gay Son, But Where’s the Love for Everyone Else?

Nan Hayworth, running to unseat openly gay Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney for New York’s 18th Congressional District, is running a new ad featuring her own gay son—seemingly in an attempt to gloss over her own poor record on marriage equality.
HRC.org

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Airport Homophobe Identified As McCleish Christmas Benham, May Face No Jail Time For Attack

Airport Homophobe Identified As McCleish Christmas Benham, May Face No Jail Time For Attack

Screen Shot 2014-10-29 at 11.40.02 AMIn case you’ve been hiding under a rock since last week and have only just emerged, you should probably get something to eat. Also, you missed this video of a group of airline passengers (and definitely not Paul Rudd) tackling a homophobic aggressor at the Dallas Airport.

Here’s the update:

First things first, the attacker has been identified as one McCleish Christmas Benham, 27, of Shelbyville, Tennessee born 12/17/1986. So much going on already. Birthday is eight days before Christmas, middle name is Christmas. First name is McCleish? McCleish?? And isn’t Shelbyville the rival of Springfield on The Simpsons? 

None of that actually matters, just needed to get it out.

The real story is that he may not face a single day of jail time for his clear-as-day anti-gay hate crime.

He was caught on video saying, “Queers is what I’m upset about! This faggot right here!” before violently attacking someone.

Yet he’s being charged with public intoxication and simple assault, both class-C misdemeanors each punishable by a maximum $500 fine.

In the official police report, the responding officer writes:

“[Victim] told Mr. Benham that the police were on the way and he needed to calm down. [Victim] said Mr. Benham called him a “San Frisco Faggot” and then punched him in his right eye.”

Pete Schulte, an openly gay Dallas criminal defense attorney and former police officer, told the Lone Star Q he was surprised the charges were so light.

We hope that justice catches up with McCleish and his charges are elevated to reflect the nature of his crime.

Dan Tracer

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102 Hot Shots on Bourbon Street at Gay Halloween New Orleans: PHOTOS

102 Hot Shots on Bourbon Street at Gay Halloween New Orleans: PHOTOS

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Last weekend, Towleroad hit The Big Easy for Halloween New Orleans!

We were so excited to participate this year as a media sponsor and our crew was headquartered outside OZ bar each day at the corner of Bourbon and St. Ann Streets in the French Quarter where the revelry that New Orleans is famous for continued day and night.

2014-10-26 19.29.14Our Bourbon Street gallery features photos we took in and around the gayest intersection in NOLA, and inside OZ bar. We were happy to meet so many Towleroad readers and look forward to see you again next year.

Also, coming up shortly we’ll have galleries of both the Friday night NEON party at Republic nightclub and the main ‘Descent’ costume ball where there was plenty of sexiness, skin, drag, and devilry to be found.

Halloween New Orleans is one of the largest and most amazing party events of the season and the weekend, now in its 31st year, is one of the only 100% donation/volunteer event weekends left in the U.S.. Project Lazarus, a home in New Orleans which provides healthcare and support services for men and women with AIDS, is the sole beneficiary of all the funds that are raised.

The weekend includes four days of events including a black tie ball, two big parties, and a brunch and a traditional brass band Second Line parade through the city.

Check out 102 photos from Bourbon Street, AFTER THE JUMP

STAY TUNED: Galleries of the NEON party and Halloween Costume Ball coming soon!

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Also, coming up shortly we’ll have galleries of both the Friday night NEON party at Republic nightclub and the main ‘Descent’ costume ball where there was plenty of sexiness, skin, drag, and devilry to be found.

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Andy Towle

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