#they say fucking an average of 38 times per episode

[loveandthings11]

Very fucking important data set 😂

[wolvesrising]

Several studies, including large and nationally representative samples, have found that, when it comes to partner violence, that the most prevalent pattern is mutual violence, and that female-only violence is as prevalent as, or more prevalent than, male-only violence. (Gender symmetry in partner violence: The evidence, the denial, and the implications for primary prevention and treatment, Murray A. Straus)

You’re a fucking vague ass idiot……. I’m on my phone so this will be edited later.

“Domestic violence is a gendered crime…

Spousal violence has been consistently identified as one of the most common forms of violence against women in Canada.1The majority of spousal violence victims are women, representing 83% of all victims (2007).2Women are almost four times more likely than men to be victims of spousal violence (2011)3More than 6% of married, common-law, same-sex, separated and divorced female spouses in Ontario report experiencing physical/sexual assault by a spousal partner (2009).4

Women experience more serious forms of spousal assault than men…

4 in 10 women victimized by their spouse report being physically injured (42%), more than twice the proportion of male victims (18%) (2009).5Women are three times more likely to report being beaten, choked, sexually assaulted, or threatened with a gun or knife by their partner or ex-partner (2009).6Women are more likely to experience multiple victimizations, according to self-reported data (2009).7Most victims of domestic homicide are female, while most perpetrators are male…95% of spousal homicide victims in Ontario are female (2011).8There were 59 female spousal homicide victims in Canada in 2011, in comparison to 7 male victims.9Of the homicide cases with domestic violence involvement which occurred in Ontario from 2002 to 2009, 80% of victims were women, 12% were children and 8% were men.10Of the cases reviewed in Ontario’s 2011 Domestic Violence Death Review Committee Report, 88% of spousal homicide perpetrators were male while 89% of victims were female.11The rate of domestic homicides against women has dropped in Canada…The rate of homicides against female spouses dropped 46% from 1991 to 2011.12

Domestic homicides are more common in certain relationships…

Women are six times more likely to be killed by an ex-spouse than a current legally married spouse.13 In fact, the period immediately after a separation is the most dangerous for abuse victims.14About 6 in 10 spousal homicides of women have a history of family violence involving the victim and the accused (2001-2011).15

Many incidents of domestic violence are not reported to police…

Less than one-third (30%) of female spousal violence victims state that the incident was reported to police (2009), down from 36% in 2004.16

Women choose not to report to police for a number of reasons…

Women are six times more likely than men to say the incident was not reported out of fear of their spouse (19% versus 3%) and they are almost twice as likely to say they did not want anyone to find out (44% versus 26%) (2009).1779% of women who do report claim they are dealing with the situation in another way, while 74% do not report because they consider it a personal matter (2009).18Certain types of spousal violence are more likely to be reported to police…1953% of incidents where women are sexually assaulted, and 60% of incidents where women are beaten, choked or have a weapon used against them are reported to police (2009).20Many victims are victimized multiple times before they report to police (2009).21

A small proportion of female victims obtain a restraining or protection order…

15% of female victims obtain a restraining or protection order; but according to 32% of these women, the terms of the order are breached (2009).22

Age is a risk factor in experiencing domestic violence…

Women aged 15 to 34 with a current or former spouse are about two to three times as likely as their older counterparts to report experiencing spousal victimization (2009).23Women aged 15 to 24 are most at risk for spousal homicide. From 2001 to 2011, there were 18.8 spousal homicides for every million women aged 15 to 24, 10.3 spousal homicides per million women aged 25 to 34, and 7.5 homicides per million women aged 35 to 44.24

Aboriginal women are at increased risk of experiencing domestic violence…

Aboriginal women are 2.5 times more likely to experience spousal violence than non-Aboriginal women, according to self-reported data (2009).25Nearly 6 in 10 Aboriginal female spousal violence victims report injury (59%), while just over 4 in 10 non-Aboriginal female victims are injured (41%) (2009).26At least 4% of female spousal homicide victims are Aboriginal (2001-2011).27

Lesbian and bisexual women are at increased risk of experiencing domestic violence…

Women who self-identify as lesbian or bisexual report violence by a current or previous spouse at three times the rate of heterosexual women (2009).28

Women with an activity limitation are at increased risk of experiencing domestic violence…

Women with an activity limitation, such as a physical or mental condition, report nearly double the rate of spousal violence as those without limitations (2009).29

Education and income levels do not affect the level of risk…

Educational attainment has no bearing on women’s risk of spousal violence (2009).30Income also has no effect on women’s risk of spousal violence (2009).31

Children are affected by domestic violence…

Children are more likely to witness violence when the spousal victim is female.32Almost 6 in 10 women with children who were assaulted by spouses said their children heard or saw the violent episode (59%) (2009).33

Many domestic violence victims experience abuse while pregnant…

Over 1 in 10 women report experiencing spousal violence while pregnant (2009). Abuse during pregnancy can negatively impact both maternal health and birth outcomes.34

Women turn to many different sources for support…

8 in 10 women tell family, friends or another source of informal support (2009).35 38% of female victims use social services, such as counsellors, crisis lines, community centres, shelters, women’s centres, and support groups (2009).36

Many women rely on women’s shelters to escape domestic violence…

More than two-thirds of violent incidents against women are committed in private residences, such as the victim and/or offender’s home (69%) (2011).37In 2009/2010, there were almost 31,000 admissions of women and children to the 171 shelters in Ontario that provided services for abused women.38A one-day snapshot survey found 3,459 residents in Ontario shelters offering services to abused women. 54% of these residents were women, while 46% were dependent children. 74% of women were there primarily because of abuse (2010).39

Women attempt to leave an abusive relationship a number of times, before finally severing ties…

The average woman will make up to five attempts to leave her abuser before ending the relationship permanently.40

The social and economic costs of domestic violence against women are high…

Spousal violence has psychological, physical, social and economic impacts for victims, their families and society.41Female victims of spousal violence are seven times more likely than male victims to be fearful, three times more likely to be depressed or anxious, and twice as likely to be angry (2009).42The financial and economic costs of spousal violence for society are higher for women in all categories. This includes both tangible and intangible costs (such as the impact on work productivity).43It is estimated that the total cost of spousal violence against women in Canada is $4.8 billion over a one year period (2009).44 ”

The sources are at the bottom of the website shown below;

http://www.women.gov.on.ca/owd/english/ending-violence/domestic_violence.shtml

[zanpolitics]

Why?

tw: Suicide, tw: police violence, tw: transgender issues

Seems that a young non-binary person was shot dead by police at Georgia Tech a few days back. They for whatever reason had a small knife and were yelling at someone in a police uniform to shoot them, and rather than tazer them, the police shot them dead. If British police can stop a man with a machete using a Tazer, american police should be able to stop a 20 something non-binary nerd with a pocket knife.

Anyhow, the news media is saying how they don’t know why the person was doing this, or what their mental illness was, or what brought the episode on. 

What was wrong? What brought this on? Are you kidding me? I’m sitting here going, “Haven’t you been paying attention?”

A study published in 2014 by UCLA’s Williams Institute produced the following statistics regarding suicide attempts and transgender and gender-nonconforming adults: 

Reported suicide attempt rates: 

MtF: 42% / FtM: 46%

GNC Male Assigned: 38% /  Female Assigned: 36%

Passing: Suicide attempt rates go from 42% to 45% to 41% 41% and then 36% based on how easily someone is identified as being trans or GNC. This means that people who are not passing have a higher rate of suicide attempts than those who are 

Being Out: In general, it seems being out has a higher rate of suicide attempts (50%) verses selectively telling (40-41%) or being in the closet completely (33%). 

Here’s where it gets interesting:

Trans and gender non-conforming people with a physical health condition have a higher suicide attempt rate than those without: 56% on average. Learning disabilities, too, are higher than average at 55%.

If someone has a mental health condition, the average suicide attempt rate is 65%.  

MtF: 67% / FtM: 67%

GNC Male Assigned: 62% / GNC Female Assigned: 59%

Trans/GNC people who have faced housing discrimination:

Those who became homeless have a 69% suicide attempt rate. Evicted/Denied Home/Had to move in with friends or family/Stayed in a shelter/engaged in survival sex had a 62-65% suicide attempt rate. 

Trans/GNC people who were sexually assaulted in grades K-8 had a 73% suicide attempt rate. High Schoolers had a 69%, college students had a 78% rate. 50-54% for those who were harassed for being trans/gnc. 63-68% for those who faced physical assault at school because of their gender identity attempted suicide. 

Workplace sexual assault or violence or has a 64-65% attempt rate. Bathroom issues at work is a 58-59% attempt rate. Other workplace discrimination rates range from 50-57%.

Among those who have had doctors refuse to treat them because they’re trans, 60% had attempted suicide.

What does this say? Trans and non-binary people are trying (and many are probably succeeding) at killing themselves. Why? Because we face discrimination, hate, bullying, assault, homelessness, etc.

This was in 2014. We’re now in the Dumbf era. What’s changed?

Well. First off, we’ve got a guy in the VP slot who approves of conversion therapy or whatever. I’m willing to bet that there are trans and non binary people out there who have put their transitions and pursuits to become their true selves on hold in fear of being rounded up and sent to a camp in the next few years. 

The person who basically committed suicide by cop? They were out. They were a student in the south. 

They were a student. In the south. One of the 350,000 students that were protected by the guidance that the Obama administration put out that was then rescinded by the Sentient Hate Baloon’s administration.  

They were a student, out, in the south, probably with a huge amount of debt, and what does the state department do? Oh the Department of Justice basically stated that Title VII doesn’t protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. 

So they were a student who went to school, got deep into debt, were out maybe because they felt it was safe, that they’d be able to find work, only to now find out that discrimination against them has been given a green light. Oh and they’re in the south, meaning that their job opportunities without discrimination are probably not that great. 

This person has lost all their rights. 

And then to add insult to injury, transgender and gender non-confirming people are no longer welcome serving in the military. 

The day after Dumbf’s tweet about transgender military things, the Trevor Project reported a spike in transgender people calling their youth hotline going from 7.3% of their calls per day to 17.5%.

Oh. And as of the time of this article, 16 trans people had been murdered this year. 

Now add this shit, on top of school stress, and possibly something like depression, perhaps gender dysphoria, and you’ve got a perfect storm. 

There’s likely a behavioral health issue (depression, gender dysphoria, whatever). There’s likely bullying and discrimination at school. There’s a fear, a loss of hope, and all that other shit that comes with what’s going on in the world right now and being openly non-conformant in the South. 

Oh. And we’ve got activists being run down by cars, nazis beating people of color with metal poles, and openly marching in the US with tiki torches. 

This person was probably overwhelmed by hopelessness, by how fucked up the world has turned so quickly. They were probably put into a spin from stress from school and stress from life, and the shattering of their hopes and dreams and what’s basically a death sentence. 

For whatever reason, their situation, their circumstances, or possibly their behavioral health, or a mixture thereof, said that there’s nothing left. This could have been a deliberate, well-thought out exit by someone just as much as it could have been a temporary psychosis or psychological disturbance.

This is a sign of the times. There’s probably been a number of non-conforming and trans suicides since dumbfuck took office, we’re just not hearing about them because that isn’t news. Someone getting gunned down by a cop when non-lethal force coulda been used? That’s news. 

In the words of my wonderful and now retired Political Science and History professor: Pay attention. Call your congressmen. Create political wind. Make at least 5 calls a day.

This is especially true if you’re in a republican area. If enough people call and generate wind, well, these politicians do pay attention to noisy constituents. It’s time for young people to speak, and speak loudly, and drown out the voices of the old and the hateful.

Demand protections for lgbtq people from workplace discrimination. Demand that the Obama administration’s guidance be put into a law and enacted. Demand that people of any gender, sex, race, or religion be able to serve in the military should they want. Demand people be able to pee in the bathroom that matches the gender they’re presenting as--it’s actually safer that way.