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A Same-Sex Domestic Violence Epidemic Is Silent

Maya Shwayder | The Atlantic | November 5, 2013

Domestic violence—or as it's often referred to today, intimate partner violence—is usually discussed in the context of heterosexual relationships. But partner violence is also an issue in the LGBTQ community, a fact that has only come to light in recent years. Read More »

Barbara Kay: Our Male-Victimizing Myths Live On

Barbara Kay | National Post | March 27, 2013

Twenty years ago Earl Silverman of Calgary, fleeing his home to escape violence from his abusive wife, had no refuge to take shelter in. There were plenty of shelters for women victims of domestic abuse, but for men the only publicly funded services were for anger management. The message was clear to Silverman: “As a victim, I was re-victimized by having these services telling me I wasn’t a victim, but I was a perpetrator.” Read More »