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Once Were Warriors

1994

A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.

102 min

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What Is Gaslighting? How to Avoid Mental Manipulation and Emotional Abuse with Terri Cole

What Is Gaslighting? How to Avoid Mental Manipulation and Emotional Abuse - Terri Cole If this video describes your situation, please don’t give up. The first step is to understand that it’s happening.

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Terri Cole
2017
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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence—From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

Trauma and Recovery is revered as the seminal text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a broader political frame, Harvard psychiatrist Judith Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context.

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Judith Herman
2015
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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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Could You Be a Victim of Domestic Violence? | Ben Bjarnesen | TEDxUQ

Domestic violence is insidious and widespread—but how do we handle this issue in the context of same-sex relationships? Ben Bjarnesen is an educator and campaigner who believes that all people, no matter what their sexuality or gender identity is, deserve the right to live a life free from domestic...

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2021
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