Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence
“Domestic abuse, also called “domestic violence” or “intimate partner violence”, can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure, or wound someone. Domestic abuse can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion, or gender. It can occur within a range of relationships including couples who are married, living together or dating. Domestic violence affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels.” – Definition via the United Nations page on Domestic Abuse.
Books
Why does he do that? In the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft [PDF] [EPUB]
Written on the Body: Letters from Trans and Non-Binary Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence by Lexie Bean [PDF] [EPUB]
Invincible: The 10 Lies You Learn Growing Up with Domestic Violence, and the Truths to Set You Free by Brian F. Martin [PDF] [EPUB]
Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them: Battered Gay Men and Domestic Violence by David Island [PDF PREVIEW] [BUY ON AMAZON]
Same Sex Domestic Violence: Strategies for Change by Beth Leventhal [PDF] [EPUB]
LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence: Lessons for Policy, Practice, and Research by Adam Messinger [BUY ON AMAZON]
The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities [PDF] [EPUB]
No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise Snyde [PDF] [EPUB]
Videos
Sherman Pharo - Redefining Manhood/Breaking Cycles of Violence (TEDTalk)
Leslie Morgan Steiner - Why DV Victims Don’t Leave (TEDTalk)
Suheir Hammad - Poems of War/Peace/Women/Power (TEDTalk)
Podcasts
After Dark - Overcoming Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence and How I Survived
Intimate Partner Violence with Hayley Yocum – Just Between Us
Unmasking the Abuser – The Podcast
PTSD and Survivors of Domestic Violence – Heels and Heartbreak Podcast
Articles
Power & control (Love is Respect)
Warning signs of abuse (Love is Respect)
Interactive guide to safety planning (National Domestic Violence Hotline)
Intimate Partner Violence: Wounds are Deeper
Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Abuse Among LGBTQ People
LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence
Domestic Violence and The LGBTQ Community
Survivor Stories
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mayaogolini/women-share-unhealthy-partner-signs
