We Launch Our Campaign to Raise Awareness of Domestic Abuse in the LGBTQ+ Community
- Pride in Labour
- 3 days ago
- 3 min read
Domestic abuse affects at least 11% of the LGBTQ+ community, but we expect the number to be much higher. Love is NOT abusive. Speak up. Reach out. You are not alone.
If you are experiencing domestic abuse, or would like to find out more about domestic abuse within the LGBTQIA+ community, please click here.
As people across the world celebrate Pride Month, there are many who will not be celebrating. Today, Pride in Labour launches one of its most important pieces of work yet, Love Is Not Abusive. Domestic abuse within the LGBTQ+ community is a serious issue, but it isn’t widely talked about, and it needs to be.
Domestic abuse affects at least 11% of the LGBTQ+ community, but we expect the number to be much higher. There is a significant lack of research into the prevalence of domestic abuse within the community, with the most recent statistics being from seven years ago. These are those statistics:
1 in 2 trans people
1 in 4 lesbian people
1 in 3 bisexual people
1 in 4 gay people
11% of LGBTQ+ people overall
This increases to 17% of black, Asian and minority ethnic LGBTQ+ people. This is a significant issue. There are huge funding constraints, and there is very little dialogue.
A huge portion of the conversation is focused around cishet, heterosexual relationships - a man, a woman, a punch, a shelter. The narrative doesn’t consider other realities that are being faced by so many people. And that’s why we are launching this campaign.
Following the Supreme Court ruling in April, there are significant concerns that trans people will be restricted even further from domestic abuse provisions, such as shelters and group therapy sessions. Additionally, provisions for male victims are terrifyingly thin on the ground, and there is a horrifying stigma surrounding men who fall victim to abuse, so we have also written to Jess Phillips (Minister for Safeguarding) and Bridget Phillipson (Minister for Women and Equalities) to ask what they’re doing, and what they plan to do, to help LGBTQ+ victims of domestic abuse.
Far too many people go unnoticed by a binary system - and this cannot continue.
We have also written to Dame Diana Johnson (Minister for Policing and Crime Prevention) to see how the Government will support LGBTQ+ domestic abuse victims in the future. These letters all contain personal stories from somebody who experienced domestic abuse and their story makes them identifiable, so to protect their identity, we have chosen not to make these public. But we will keep you updated if or when we receive a response.
‘Love Is Not Abusive’ officially launches today with our campaign video and digital resources. We have also created posters for you to display in your business, nightclub, and other queer-friendly venues. If you are able to support our work, please purchase one below.
50% of the money raised from these posters will be donated to Galop, a charity which specialises in supporting LGBTQ+ people who have experienced abuse and violence.
To find out more about this campaign, and access our digital resources, please click here. If you are experiencing domestic abuse, or would like to find out more about domestic abuse within the LGBTQIA+ community, please click here.
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