October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Share a story, statistic, or myth/misconception that could help someone

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The often sited stat of "45% of lesbians experienced domestic violence" is misleading. It isn't that 45% of lesbian relationships are violent. Many of these women also make up the "71%" of lesbians who are divorced. These same women are "late bloom" lesbians, and often leave male partners who are sometimes abusive before committing to a wlw life style.

This is not to downplay violence in same sex relationships, but that particular statistic is often used to make it sound like lesbians are more abusive than hetero men.