Barriers to support in LGBTQ+ populations

Laskey, Philippa; Bolam, Lauren T.

doi:10.4324/9781315169842-6

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“…In terms of the latter, we know that the prevalence of IPV is high also in these groups. Problematically, there are several barriers for victims in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer community to disclose their victimization to the police (e.g., stigma, fear of discrimination, and lack of specific risk management; Laskey & Bolam, 2019). Additionally, the data for this study were retrieved from one rural and one remote police district.…”

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Victim retraction from police investigations of intimate partner violence.

Petersson,

Strand

2024

Psychology of Violence

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Objective: Previous research has reported inconclusive results pertaining to the predictors for victim retraction and participation in police investigations of intimate partner violence (IPV). The aim of this study was therefore to examine characteristics and consequences associated with victim retraction and participation in police investigations of IPV. Additionally, we also examined characteristics and consequences in relation to victim retraction and participation in police risk management strategies. Method: We analyzed a sample of 668 cases of male-to-female IPV reported to Swedish police, where characteristics were retrieved mainly from risk assessments of IPV re-victimization conducted by the police for all cases. Additionally, follow-up information of prosecutions, convictions, and rates of IPV re-victimization were examined for each case. Results: The main results show a higher proportion of vulnerability factors present in cases where women retracted than in cases where they participated. In contrast, there were more risk factors present in cases where victims participated, and such participation was more likely to result in a perpetrator's prosecution and conviction. There was no significant association between IPV re-victimization and victim retraction or participation. Conclusion: Victim participation in the police investigation and the risk management increased the likelihood of conviction, illustrating the importance of criminal justice professionals supporting, encouraging, and motivating women who have experienced IPV to participate in the criminal justice process.

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Victim retraction from police investigations of intimate partner violence.

Petersson,

Strand

2024

Psychology of Violence

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“…Victims have also reported blaming themselves and their sexual orientation for the anomaly in their experiences, creating a further reluctance to seek help and increasing their risk of staying in the abusive relationship (Bornstein et al, 2008;Turell et al, 2012). Isolation, confusion around subjective experiences being uncommon, and concerns about homophobia are some of the main reasons bisexual women are less likely to seek help (Bermea et al, 2018;Bornstein et al, 2008;Laskey & Bolam, 2019).…”

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Speaking the Unspoken: Abuse and Help Seeking Experiences of Bisexual Young Women in an Intimate Relationship With a Man

Janislawski¹

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Binegativity is a term used to refer to the negative stereotypes attributed to bisexual people. Examples include promiscuity, attention seeking, and/or going through a phase. Despite the success of the LGBTQ+ movement in improving social equality for gay and lesbian individuals, bisexual negative stereotypes and stigma are prevalent in both heterosexual and LGBTQ+ communities. They are problematic because they erase bisexual identities, rendering bisexual people voiceless, feeling rejected and alone in their experiences. This isolation impacts the magnitude of the social problems that this group disproportionally face. Indeed, figures in Aotearoa New Zealand and worldwide indicate that intimate partner abuse (IPA) is more prevalent amongst bisexual women and young people in comparison to any other sexual orientation, age or gender. The limited research with bisexual women shows that bi-erasure and young age impacts women’s experiences of IPA from a male intimate partner and their help seeking behaviour. However, the mechanisms involved are not understood by society or support services, and require further research. This qualitative study aimed to address this gap by exploring the role of bisexuality and young age on the abuse and helpseeking experiences of six bisexual young women who were in an intimate relationship with a man. The transcripts of six semi-structured interviews with women were analysed. All identified as bisexual and were aged between 15 to 20 years when they first entered into an intimate relationship with their male partner. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPAN) was used to understand how the women made sense and meaning of their experiences, as interpreted by the current researcher. Four themes were identified: 1) Developing Relationship IQ; 2) Progression of Control and Abuse; 3) Unspoken Bisexuality; and 4) Help Seeking Barriers. Collectively, the themes encapsulate the unspoken nature of bisexuality and bi-erasure in society showing how it exacerbates control and abuse in IPA, and adding further barriers to helpseeking for bisexual people. Furthermore, it is clear that young people’s knowledge of IPA and available support services impacts their ability to helpseek, as does the lack of understanding of bisexuality by services and service workers. Findings suggest an urgent need for policy and practice to implement robust relationship education in schools and for research to further explore the role of bisexuality in IPA, drawing out bisexuality from under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. “I call myself bisexual because I acknowledge that I have in myself the potential to be attracted romantically and/or sexually to people of more than one sex and/or gender not necessarily at the same time not necessarily in the same way and not necessarily to the same degree” – Robyn Ochs

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“…However, whilst beyond the scope of this paper, this analysis is presented in a complementary 'Part II' manuscript (see Hine, Bates, Graham-Kevan et al, 2020). Similarly, LGBTQ+ service users were excluded as members of this community may experience additional barriers in help-seeking for DVA (Laskey & Bolam, 2019), and so further group-specific findings may be revealed when examining this population. Again, whilst beyond the scope of this manuscript, analyses of data pertaining to LGBTQ+ service users are upcoming.…”

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“…Moreover, prevalent negative attitudes and stereotypes around DVA have been identified as preventing victims from engaging with support (Overstreet & Quinn, 2013). This is particularly the case than for under-represented or socalled 'hidden' groups, such as male or LGBTQ+ victims, who may experience additional barriers to help-seeking resulting from additional stigma, and shame (Bates et al, 2019;Hine, 2019;Laskey & Bolam, 2019), and where lack of political recognition often translates to under-resourcing and ineffective service provision (Laskey & Bolam, 2019;Wallace et al, 2019b).…”

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Comparing the Demographic Characteristics, and Reported Abuse Type, Contexts and Outcomes of Help-Seeking Heterosexual Male and Female Victims of Domestic Violence: Part I – Who Presents to Specialist Services?

Hine¹,

Bates²,

Mackay³

et al. 2022

Partner Abuse

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Despite longstanding investigation into the experiences and needs of female victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA), and a burgeoning literature on abused men, information on service engagement by both of these groups is limited, particularly in direct comparison. This is in part due to a lack of large-scale quantitative data on victim needs upon presentation to services. The current study presents the first of a two-part examination of data collected from specialist DVA services in the UK supporting predominantly high-risk clients between 2007 and 2017. Case data from a total of 34,815 clients (858 men and 33,957 women) was assessed across five key areas: demographic characteristics, routes of referral into service, context of abuse, reported abuse type, and outcomes and risk factors of abuse. Clients tended to be white, with men being older on average. Men and women had similar referral routes, but men were more likely to have a disability of some kind and women were more likely to have children living/visiting the home. Men were more likely to report physical abuse than women, whilst women were more likely to report sexual abuse and harassment/stalking. There were no significant differences in the frequency of reporting jealous/controlling behaviours. Results also showed that women were more likely to have attempted to leave, and to call the police, with men more likely to suffer from alcohol/drug problems and reporting poorer physical health. However, it should be noted that almost all such differences had small effect sizes, suggesting greater similarity between male and female clients than difference. Results are discussed in the context of the importance of recognising both the shared and unique risk factors of client groups upon presentation to services.

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Barriers to support in LGBTQ+ populations

Cited by 8 publications

References 39 publications

Victim retraction from police investigations of intimate partner violence.

Victim retraction from police investigations of intimate partner violence.

Speaking the Unspoken: Abuse and Help Seeking Experiences of Bisexual Young Women in an Intimate Relationship With a Man

Comparing the Demographic Characteristics, and Reported Abuse Type, Contexts and Outcomes of Help-Seeking Heterosexual Male and Female Victims of Domestic Violence: Part I – Who Presents to Specialist Services?

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