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Abusive Relationships Are Disturbingly Common. Here’s How to Support a Loved One

By Kavitha Cardoza, Clare Schneider — 2021

Perhaps the most important takeaway is the power of friendship . . . a friend can be a lifeline.

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How to Inspire Creativity in Others

Sometimes all someone needs is a little creative inspiration to get the creative juices flowing.

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Nicole Leatherman
2019
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Dear Therapist: I Survived Cancer, but Now I’m Afraid My Husband Resents Me

“For your husband, your illness may have made him acutely aware of not just your mortality, but also his own.”

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Lori Gottlieb
2019
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How to Deal With a Jerk Without Being a Jerk

It’s natural to get defensive, but that only escalates the cycle of aggression.

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Adam Grant
2019
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Domestic Violence in the LGBTQ+ Community

Partner violence within LGBTQ+ relationships occurs as often, if not more often, than in heterosexual relationships.

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Ariane Resnick
2021
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Domestic Violence Looks Different in LGBTQ+ Community

The signs of domestic violence are different in the LGBTQ community, but what you see on TV is usually inaccurate or unhealthy.

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Savannah Weinstock
2019
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LGBTQ+ People Are Being Ignored in the National Discussion on Family and Sexual Violence

Research also shows LGBTQ+ people experience violence and abuse at similar, if not greater, rates than cisgender, heterosexual women.

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Sophie Hindes, Bianca Fileborn, Jessica Ison
2021
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Is Violence More Common in Same-Sex Relationships?

A study in the US suggests that same-sex relationships suffer higher levels of domestic violence than heterosexual ones. Why is this, and how are Americans dealing with the problem?

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Joanna Jolly
2014
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Violence and Abuse in LGBTQ Relationships Is Common. But It’s Harder to Spot.

Messinger says the critical first step is awareness—acknowledging that this happens, and that it’s common.

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Julia Carpenter
2017
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A Same-Sex Domestic Violence Epidemic Is Silent

Typical framing of partner abuse as a heterosexual issue—with men abusing women—does a disservice to victims in abusive homosexual relationships.

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Maya Shwayder
2013
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Domestic Violence in the LGBT Community

A look at the less universally recognized occurrence of domestic violence among partners of the same sex.

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Center for American Progress Staff
2011
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