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A nationally representative study of men and women found that women living with same-sex partners were one-and-a-half times more likely to be physically assaulted by an intimate partner and three times more likely to experience rape than women living with opposite-sex partners.

This may be particularly true for bisexual persons as a nationally representative survey of lifetime experiences of intimate partner violence IPV found that more bisexual women 46 percent reported rape in their lifetime than heterosexual women 17 percent and lesbian women 13 percent.

In a national probability sample of LGB adults, victims of a bias crime experienced more psychological distress i. The availability of strong social support systems to whom individuals can disclose victimization experiences and receive help is associated with improved victim outcomes and well-being.

Beyond interactions with victim service providers and police, the perceived helpfulness of other formal systems, such as mental health and medical professionals, varies by study. Across multiple studies, stigmatization has been identified as a potential barrier to help-seeking.

A nationally representative study of LGBT adults found that a substantial number of LGBT adults reported being rejected by friends or close family members because of their sexual orientation or gender identity 39 percentand nearly 29 percent reported feeling unwelcome in religious settings.

Not being out may be another barrier to help seeking. Others may internalize stigma, shaping their understanding of victimization, contributing to feelings of shame, self-blame, and guilt, and decreasing the likelihood they will engage in help-seeking behaviors. Individuals were primarily recruited for participation in the study via an online consumer panel invitation, with an additional portion of participants learning violent gay the study through Illinois victim service violent gay.

A total of 1, individuals completed the online victim needs assessment survey. Most participants lived in Chicago 41 percent or the Chicago collar counties, including suburban Cook county [51] 30 percentwith other participants from Central Illinois 13 percentNorthern Illinois 8 percentand Southern Illinois 8 percent.

Most participants were White or Caucasian 75 percentfollowed by Black or African American 11 percentHispanic or Latino 9 percentAsian 6 percentor Other 2 percent. Most participants identified as female 70 percent. Three percent did not indicate sexual orientation. About half of the participants had experienced victimization at some point in their lifetime 52 percent.

Specifically, bisexual individuals were more likely to have experienced sexual assault, stalking, domestic violence, and child physical or sexual abuse than gay or lesbian individuals Figure 3. There were no differences in victimization for adult physical assault and violent gay.

Participants also rated the helpfulness of these formal support sources. There were no differences in the helpfulness of other formal support sources i.

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Others did not believe services would be helpful 14 percent. Rural areas may not be densely populated enough to substantiate specialized services [58] or to specialize in providing services for a particular underserved victim population. As a result, victims identifying as cisgender male, transgender male, transgender female, genderqueer, or another gender identity may be less likely to seek services.

Victim service providers should explore how their current programming can be expanded to include services for all gender-identified victims. Train and educate formal support providers. They also are more likely to experience certain types of violent victimizations, including domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse, with bisexual victims having an even more increased risk than gay or lesbian victims.

Unhelpful interactions with formal providers may negatively impact future help-seeking violent gay. Tjaden, P. Washington, D. Walters, M. Hughes, T.