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Line 158: − + − − In 2000, the pro-[[homosexual agenda]] newspaper the [[New York Times]] in an article entitled ''Silence Ending About Abuse in Gay Relationships'' cites some information which may indicate that domestic abuse may be under-reported in relation to couples who engage in homosexuality.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E6DC1239F935A35752C1A9669C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/D/Domestic%20Violence New York Times, Silence Ending About Abuse in Gay Relationships by By JOHN LELAND, November 6, 2000]</ref> The New York Times article states the following: − {{cquote|But the issue of gay domestic abuse has been shrouded by silence until recently... − − For years, gay people have tried to keep quiet about the problem, said Dave Shannon, coordinator of the violence recovery program at Fenway Community Health, a gay and lesbian clinic in Boston. − − Mr. Shannon said: ''People feel, 'Why should we air our dirty laundry? People feel so negatively about us already, the last thing we should do is contribute to negative stereotypes of us.' ''<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E6DC1239F935A35752C1A9669C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/D/Domestic%20Violence New York Times, Silence Ending About Abuse in Gay Relationships by By JOHN LELAND, November 6, 2000]</ref>}} − − The Journal of the Family Research Institute using data from the U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Center for Disease Control concluded that "married men who are not separated are at least 25 times less apt to be domestically attacked than a homosexual male in an 'on-going relationship.' Even if we include all married and separated husbands, the risk of domestic violence in a male-male homosexual relationship is still at least 18 times greater." − <ref>Gay Domestic Violence Finally Measured, Journal of the Family Research Institute, Vol. 16 No. 8, Dec 2001</ref> A study published in The ''Journal of Family Violence'' reported in respect to homosexuality and domestic violence that among its participants "Emotional abuse was reported by 83%" of its participants.<ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/r130ql0471892435/ A Descriptive Analysis of Same-Sex Relationship Violence for a Diverse Sample], The Journal of Family Violence, Publisher Springer Netherlands, Volume 15, Number 3, September, 2000, Pages 281-293. ISSN 0885-7482</ref> A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Domestic Abuse Fact Sheet declared that "11% of women in homosexual relationships and 23% of men in homosexual relationships report being raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked by an intimate partner".<ref>[http://www.acponline.org/about_acp/chapters/fl/2012mtg/caralis.pdf Greenwood, 2003]</ref><ref>National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet</ref>
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{{cquote|Domestic abuse is under-reported in the gay community...
{{cquote|Domestic abuse is under-reported in the gay community...
Male-on-male same-sex domestic violence also has been reported in couples where one or both persons are [[HIV]]-positive. Intimate partner abuse and violence include humilation, threatening to disclose HIV status, withholding HIV therapy, and harming family members or pets.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15159188 ''Nursing Clinics of North America'' 2004 Jun;39(2):403]</ref>}}
Male-on-male same-sex domestic violence also has been reported in couples where one or both persons are [[HIV]]-positive. Intimate partner abuse and violence include humilation, threatening to disclose HIV status, withholding HIV therapy, and harming family members or pets.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15159188 ''Nursing Clinics of North America'' 2004 Jun;39(2):403]</ref>}}
==Homosexuality and Murders==
==Homosexuality and Murders==