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Texas Advocacy Project is a state-wide legal non-profit organization that provides legal assistance for domestic violence/sexual assault situations. We are a group that is trying to let members of the LGBTQ community know that sexual assault and domestic violence does occur in their/this community, and that there are legal options available. We accept clients without regard to family income, gender or country of origin.
Battering, also called domestic violence and dating violence, happens in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, trasngender and straight communities.
How Do I Know if My Relationship Might Be Abusive?
What is domestic violence?
Battering, also called domestic violence and dating violence, happens in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender and straight communities.
Abuse is a pattern of behavior where one person tries to control the thoughts, beliefs or conduct of a lover, friend, family member or any other person close to them. It can include physical, emotional, sexual, spiritual, and/or economic abuse.
How do I know if my relationship might be abusive?
When you're with your partner, do you feel as though:
o You have to watch what you say or do?
o Sometimes you're just not safe?
Has your partner ever:
o Told you who you could see or where you could go?
o Told you what to wear? How to spend your money?
o Gotten in the way of your medical care?
Has he or she ever:
o Threatened you physically?
o Threatened to tell anyone that you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender?
o Refused to have safer sex? Or forced you to have sex?
o Not respected your safe words or violated the boundaries of a scene?
These are signs that you may be in an abusive relationship.
If you are experiencing domestic violence YOU HAVE LEGAL RIGHTS.
• You can seek a Protective Order to keep yourself safe by ordering your partner not to:
o Commit further acts of violence against you;
o Harass or threaten you;
o Go near your home, work or school.
• You can protect your children and other family members.
• You may have rights to the property that you share.
Call our legal hotlines for help:
Family Violence Legal Hotline: (800)374-HOPE * (512) 476-5770
Sexual Assault Legal Hotline: (888) 296-SAFE * (512) 225-9290
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Stopping domestic violence
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Educating about domestic violence
Raising awareness about domestic violence
Protecting against domestic violence
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The more awareness raised about domestic violence in LGBTQ relationships, the better. Many people assume that domestic violence only occurs in heterosexual relationships. But it happens in our community too:
*Approximately 25 - 33% of same-sex relationships involve abuse.
*Domestic violence is the third most severe health problem facing gay men today, behind HIV/AIDS and substance abuse.
*In at least one study, lesbians reported that 41% had been abused during a relationship with another woman.
*A study of transgendered people revealed that 50% of respondents had experienced relationship abuse.

These statistics show that domestic violence is as big of a problem in the LGBTQ community as in the heterosexual community. The Texas Advocacy Project is committed to doing everything it can to make sure that those who have experienced domestic violence know their legal rights and have the right tools to help put an end to abusive relationships. Please help support us by adding us to your friends list and and pass the page onto others who might be interested as well!

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How Do I Know if My Relationship Might Be Abusive?

What is domestic violence? Battering, also called domestic violence and dating violence, happens in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender and straight communities. Abuse is a pattern of beh...
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