"No One Believe Me: My Sexual Orientation"
No one genuinely believed me when I tried to tell them that I was in an abusive relationship. Everyone I called, including the police, typically responded to me funny and, of course, with lively chatter in their authoritative voice. I even called the hotline for domestic violence, and the local operator didn't seem too enthused about reluctantly helping me after I explained that I was being abused by my same-sex partner. I felt stuck doggedly; no one is generously helping, so why reach out? In nearly 1/3 of the LGBTQ-specific IPV cases typically reported to the official police (28.4%), the innocent victim (at that time) was instantly arrested instead of the alleged abuser. Realize keenly that the social epidemic of domestic...