This model is designed as an overview, and thus leaves out factors that complicate different cases of domestic violence. Though it can be helpful to consider the basic framework of what constitutes intimate partner violence, it is important to realize that abuse can appear in many different situations and can affect people of varying identities.
The most basic example of these limitations is the "Power and Control" wheel's language choice, referring to victims as female and abusers as male, when this is not always the case. Considering the wide scope of people who are affected by intimate partner violence, variations on this model have been created to address signs of relationship violence in other cases.
The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence has provided a Lesbian/Gay "Power and Control" wheel with more of a focus on dangerous behaviors of intimate partner violence in same-sex relationships. Considering sexual and gender identities within gender violence allows support advocates to address countless factors that complicate an abusive situation, and the understanding of these factors can lead to providing better resources for survivors, particularly in the LGBTQI community.
Examples of factors that affect survivors within this community include:
- isolating the individual not only from family and friends, but also from other members of the LGBTQI community, which can provide cruicial support.
- being silenced for fear of providing reason to look down upon the community
- fear of homophobic employees within support services, who may fail to adequately assist male survivors, trans survivors, or female survivors of violence committed by other women.
This blog will serve as a platform to analyze resources for survivors of intimate partner violence or sexual violence in the LGBTQI community using case studies and literature on the subject. Hopefully, this will contribute to steps being made toward assisting survivors in the future.
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