Intimate Partner Violence and Social Pressure among Gay Men in Six Countries

Intimate Partner Violence and Social Pressure among Gay Men in Six Countries

Introduction: Recent research suggests that men who have sex with men (MSM) experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at significantly higher rates than heterosexual men. Few studies, however, have investigated implications of heterosexist social pressures – namely, homophobic discrimination, inter...

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Main Authors: Catherine Finneran, Anna Chard, Craig Sineath, Patrick Sullivan, Rob Stepheneon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2012-08-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
homophobia
violence
intimate partner violence
msm
gay
cross-national
us
uk
south africa
brazil
australia
canada
domestic violence
battering
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2jp8k9xd#

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