A companion to the Center for Court Innovation’s podcast episode exploring strategies for abusive partner intervention programs within the LGBTQIA+ community, this document discusses the differences between intimate partner violence in cis-heteronormative and LGBTQIA+ relationships.
This document outlines statistics on the prevalence of violence within queer and trans relationships; how power and control plays an important, albeit slightly different, role in LGBTQIA+ intimate partner violence; and how the Abusive Partner Accountability and Engagement Training and Technical Assistance Project’s Guiding Principles can be applied when working with LGBTQIA+ individuals who have caused harm through intimate partner violence. The document draws on the expertise of Mary Case, manager of the Legal Advocacy Project for Survivors at the Los Angeles LGBT Center and Cat Shugrue dos Santos, deputy executive director for Programs at the NYC Anti-Violence Project and their experiences helping LGBTQIA+ individuals, families, and communities heal from intimate partner violence.