[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by parmnion

You could add that women walking home could just as well be assaulted by other women..like that poor girl ejo lost her life after 6 girls jumped her...
Or that a lesbian relationship has just as much chance of having one partner attack the other as a male n female relationship has.....


Just playing devils advocate on this one.

Well yes, women can be attacked by other women, I did not deny that? Its just very very rare compared to attacks by men.

The part about a person in a lesbian relationship having just as much chance of being attacked as a male and female relationship is just entirely false. There is a small risk yes, but again nowhere near the risk of heterosexual relationships. And the 2 women who are actually killed by their partners per week are almost always killed by men, not other women.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Well yes, women can be attacked by other women, I did not deny that? Its just very very rare compared to attacks by men.

The part about a person in a lesbian relationship having just as much chance of being attacked as a male and female relationship is just entirely false. There is a small risk yes, but again nowhere near the risk of heterosexual relationships. And the 2 women who are actually killed by their partners per week are almost always killed by men, not other women.

I would like to see the stats on the percentages of male n female relationship abuse compared to lesbian ones...2 people a week....but if you compare that with the amount of relationships that there are featuring male and female to female n female it is obviously going to be higher.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I would like to see the stats on the percentages of male n female relationship abuse compared to lesbian ones...2 people a week....but if you compare that with the amount of relationships that there are featuring male and female to female n female it is obviously going to be higher.

Sorry it seems you might be right on that one actually.

Domestic abuse in the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community is a serious issue. About 25% of LGBT people suffer through violent or threatening relationships with partners or ex-partners which is about the same rates as in as domestic abuse against heterosexual women. As in opposite-gendered couples, the problem is underreported. Those involved in same-gender abuse are often afraid of revealing their sexual orientation or the nature of their relationship.

http://www.endthefear.co.uk/same-sex-domestic-abuse/

But that does include gay men in relationships too.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Sorry it seems you might be right on that one actually.



http://www.endthefear.co.uk/same-sex-domestic-abuse/

But that does include gay men in relationships too.

Thanks for digging that up vicky..i would imagine its pretty even across the board....apart from female to male violence in a relationship..
I think its fair to say that even though it happens it will be far far less than any of the others.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Sorry it seems you might be right on that one actually.



http://www.endthefear.co.uk/same-sex-domestic-abuse/

But that does include gay men in relationships too.

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru...d.php?t=248781

An intetesting old thread.