LGBT Couples Saw Increase in Domestic Violence During Pandemic

LAS VEGAS — (09-11-22) — Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services released its new study showing that more than 18 percent of previously abused LBGT residents had reported an increase in domestic violence during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The study shows that those living in the South and those with moderate to severe depression were particularly affected. The alarming thing in the study states that members of both groups were more than four times as likely as other respondents to report increased instances of domestic violence.

“We can’t say why intimate partner violence became more frequent in any given relationship, but prior research indicates that it tends to rise during national emergencies, and many aspects of the pandemic’s early days could act as triggers,” said Kristen D. Krause, coauthor of the study and deputy director of the Rutgers Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS). “People felt isolated and anxious. Alcohol consumption rose. Providers of medical and social services shut down, and it took them some time to launch virtual services.” said Krause.

The study’s data was collected from May to July 2020 via an anonymous online survey of 1,090 adult US residents who identify as LBGTQ.

Article by: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer

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