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[[Image:Cycle.gif|thumbnail|170px|left|A recent study by the [[Canada|Canadian]] government states that "violence was twice as common among homosexual couples compared with [[heterosexual]] couples".]]

[[Image:Cycle.gif|thumbnail|170px|left|A recent study by the [[Canada|Canadian]] government states that "violence was twice as common among homosexual couples compared with [[heterosexual]] couples".]]

In regards to '''homosexual couples and domestic violence''', studies report that [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] couples have significantly higher incidences of violent behavior. For example, a recent study by the [[Canada|Canadian]] government states that "violence was twice as common among homosexual couples compared with [[heterosexual]] couples".<ref>[http://www.statcan.ca/english/research/85-570-XIE/85-570-XIE2006001.pdf 2004 General Social Survey], Statistics Canada, Canada's National Statistical Agency, July 7, 2005</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."

In regards to '''homosexual couples and domestic violence''', studies report that [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] couples have significantly higher incidences of violent behavior. For example, a recent study by the [[Canada|Canadian]] government states that "violence was twice as common among homosexual couples compared with [[heterosexual]] couples".<ref>[http://www.statcan.ca/english/research/85-570-XIE/85-570-XIE2006001.pdf 2004 General Social Survey], Statistics Canada, Canada's National Statistical Agency, July 7, 2005</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>[http://www.familyresearchinst.org/FRR_01_12.html Gay Domestic Violence Finally Measured], Journal of the Family Research Institute, Vol. 16 No. 8, Dec 2001</ref> The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Domestic Abuse Fact Sheet states 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.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_domestic_violence.html#Anchor-Fischbach-17304 National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet]</ref> The [[American Bar Association]] reported

<ref>[http://www.familyresearchinst.org/FRR_01_12.html Gay Domestic Violence Finally Measured], Journal of the Family Research Institute, Vol. 16 No. 8, Dec 2001</ref> The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Domestic Abuse Fact Sheet states 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.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_domestic_violence.html#Anchor-Fischbach-17304 National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet]</ref> The [[American Bar Association]] reported

that "The prevalence of domestic violence among Gay and Lesbian couples is approximately 25 - 33%."<ref>Barnes, [http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/gay.shtml It's Just a Quarrel',] American Bar Association Journal, February 1998, p. 25.</ref> A study published in The ''Journal of Family Violence'' reported among its participants that "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> The Office of Prevention of Domestic Violence, [[New York State|State of New York]] cites a report which states that "17% - 46% of lesbians & gay men report abuse by a current or former partner"  <ref>Elliott, P., [http://www.opdv.state.ny.us/about_dv/dataweb2003.html Shattering illusions: Same-sex domestic violence. In Violence in Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partnerships,] ed. C.M. Renzetti & C.H. Miley, pg 1-8, Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press: 1996</ref>

that "The prevalence of domestic violence among Gay and Lesbian couples is approximately 25 - 33%."<ref>Barnes, [http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/gay.shtml It's Just a Quarrel',] American Bar Association Journal, February 1998, p. 25.</ref> A study published in The ''Journal of Family Violence'' reported among its participants that "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> The Office of Prevention of Domestic Violence, [[New York State|State of New York]] cites a report which states that "17% - 46% of lesbians & gay men report abuse by a current or former partner"  <ref>Elliott, P., [http://www.opdv.state.ny.us/about_dv/dataweb2003.html Shattering illusions: Same-sex domestic violence. In Violence in Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partnerships,] ed. C.M. Renzetti & C.H. Miley, pg 1-8, Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press: 1996</ref>