Victims in same-sex couples often receive less support.Nonheterosexual couples experience IPV at rates similar to heterosexual couples, but victims often receive less support as a result of social stigma associated with nontraditional relationships. Nearly one in four women and one in nine men are victims of IPV at some point in their lives. Women are much more likely than men to be seriously injured as a result of IPV and to require medical treatment. The reaction to IPV may differ by gender.

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