Domestic Violence Awareness LBGTQ IPV

RADIO GAG - The Gays Against Guns Show

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For Domestic Violence - Part II, our first guest, Catherine Shugrue dos Santos of the NYC Anti-Violence Project, will address the many unique factors in LGBTQ+ domestic violence that result in barriers to safety, and where to find assistance. And a survivor of domestic/intimate-partner violence tells us how she recognized her situation and sought help. In the United States, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. In one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men who suffer physical abuse in some form. Partner abuse can take the form of emotional coercion, threats, and stalking, up to physical violence and murder. When guns are involved, a woman's risk of being killed increases by 1000 percent. If you or someone you know are in a relationship that has become violent, these organizations can help individuals escape and recover from a dangerous relationship. NYC Anti-Violence Project: avp.org/get-help Hotline: [phone]. AVP also has walk-in appointments from 1-4 pm, Monday through Thursday at 116 Nassau Street, 3rd Fl. New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Hotline NYS: 1 [phone] Hotline NYC: 1 [phone] The National Domestic Violence Hotline. 800/799-SAFE (7233). Their site is full of information that helps people understand and recognize domestic abuse. Also, through their website, thehotline.org, you can connect by untraceable internet, chat and text, as well as locate resources available in your state. Additional sites with articles that provide excellent articles to further the understand the subject of domestic/intimate-partner violence. https://vawnet.org/ Search “Good Housekeeping on domestic violence”—there many topics/links. These were quite good: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/domestic-violence/ https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/relationships/a37005/statistics-about-domestic-violence/ https://www.thehotline.org/resources/get-help-50-obstacles-to-leaving/ Want to get involved in stopping gun violence? Contact your congressional representatives about gun regulations and go to the Federal Agency of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or ATF to make a comment on their ruling that will regulate gun sales online and at gun shows. Here’s the link to make a comment. https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2023-0002-0001 Gays Against Guns would love to have you join us at our next meeting, contact us at [email protected] and ask for meeting info. We gratefully accept donations at gaysagainstguns.net.