The Advocate

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"Domestic violence is an issue that affects every segment of society," said Donna Cupelo, Verizon president for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. "Statistics have shown that one in four gay men will be victims of domestic violence. Verizon is proud to work with the GMDVP to

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[starryskies]

Do send me those statistics, love, and any other interesting info you may find plz

[psychotropek]

Straight men get abused too, usually by tiny little women who manage to hurt them with furniture. It rarely goes reported because it's embarrassing. It doesn't matter your gender- you can easily be abused, it seems.

But something you may not know- George Takei now has his own satellite! "The name was suggested by Tom H. Burbine, a Massachusetts astronomer, who cited Takei's work with the Japanese American Citizens League and the Human Rights Campaign. "

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Actually, the advocate told me about that, too! Haha.

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I feel as though hotlines for specific sets of people tend to be used more. If I were really depressed because my parents threw me out of the home for being gay, I think that I would call a hotline for GLTBQ people as opposed to one based solely on depression because they may understand me more.

There are hotlines for lesbians as well, and I believe those are national. I don't think that we have a national hotline for abused gay males.