Jun 15, 2021 / 07:50 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Domestic violence often has a greater impact in the LGBTQ community, advocates say.
Not only is there fear about coming forward as a victim but also fear letting others know their sexual identity.
The
Domestic Violence Network says bisexual women are considered high-risk with roughly 61% experiencing rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner. Added to that, domestic violence isn’t always physical, mental or emotional violence, all which can be just as detrimental.
Parker Rathwell said physical and verbal abuse from classmates started long before she came out as bisexual at 14 years old. She could barely get through a school year without being assaulted.