In our society, violence affects everybody in many ways. Whether it is though in our daily lives. By just walking down the street you may see someone getting screamed on by their partner. Then afterwards you may see that partner hit the other partner. You may even see them really fighting. They are many ways to assault a person. Domestic violence is a big factor.
Domestic violence occurs when marital partners, former partners, or other adults who are, or have been in a close relationship abuse their partner in a physical, sexual, emotional, or psychological way. Each year, an estimated 2 million to 4 million women in the United States are abused by their male partners. One very important reason why it is so hard to find out how many gay men are battered by their mates is that the gay community would rather not know. In fact, several recent studies suggest that same-sex domestic violence may be occurring at a similar rate, approximately one-third of all relationships, as heterosexual domestic violence. A six-city survey conducted by gay activists last year turned up 1,566 reported incidents of gay domestic violence, several hundred more than reported incidents of anti-gay harassment and violence. Many of them are seriously physically assaulted and thousands are killed. Others are intimidated, embarrassed and controlled by their partners. Domestic violence is not an easy crime to report because survivors often feel ashamed, helpless and dependent on the person responsible. But there are many resources available to help people escape abusive situations permanently.
Domestic violence takes many forms. The most commonly reported form of domestic violence is physical assault. Physical abuse is when an intimate partner has pushed or shoved you, held you to keep you from leaving, slapped or bitten you, kicked or choked you, hit or punched you, thrown objects at you, locked you out of the house, .
