From the Karlis Family Center http://www.thefamilytree.org/en/faqs/156#listitem557-1962 Shout out to Manatee 7474

Facts about Domestic Violence • Jealousy and possessiveness are signs that the person sees you as a possession.

• The National Crime Victimization Survey has found that 95% of the victims of intimate partner violence are female. Men can be victims, but it is less frequent.

• Batterers may use drug/alcohol abuse as an excuse, but there are many abusers who do not use alcohol or drugs and may alcohol and drug users do not abuse their intimate partners. Alcohol/drug use is a separate issue from domestic violence.

• Domestic violence affects many people in our country. National studies estimate that 3 to 4 million women are beaten every year in our country. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44, and the FBI estimate that a woman is beaten every 15 seconds.

• Domestic violence occurs at the same rate in GLBT relationships as in heterosexual relationships (1 in 4).

Those so called 'facts' gentlemen, are the reason for the sexist slant - their depth of ignorance is sad really...

Email Scott Shields, Chief Executive Officer [email protected]. Let him know that this only perpetuates the myth of female only victimization, and suppresses the recognition of at least half of all domestic violence victims.