Intragenar violence is violence within a same-sex couple, this type of aggression constitutes, as in the case of sexist violence, the search for control and domination of one partner over the other.
This is how Aldarte, one of the largest associations of lgbt public care, defines this kind of violence, trying to give visibility, to give the victims a voice to reveal this silent reality.
- Currently.
- There are not many studies on this type of violence.
- The emotional and sexual relationship in a same-sex couple is still covered by a number of myths.
- Omitting the fact that violent situations can occur.
Domestic violence and gender-based violence have similar aspects that occur in both relationships, the aggressor or aggressor seeks control and submission of their partner through a dominant position.
The cycle of violence, as well as the increase in abuse over time, are fairly common processes; in fact, many types of violence, such as physical, psychological and sexual, are characteristic of both relationships.
The growth of abuse is characterized by a gradual increase in violence, at first there are acts that merge with loving and loving gestures, which gradually increase towards ever greater aggression and control, which eventually isolates the victim.
The cycle of violence is known for three very specific phases
There are certain forms of same-sex violence that are very different from the violence that can be found in heterosexual couples.
Intra-sexual violence is a silent reality. We do not know many cases, not because they do not happen, but because they are not reported, sometimes this implies a double victimization: the victim is mistreated, but also faces stigma for being homosexual.
Fear of being the subject of jokes, or having to publicly demonstrate their sexual orientation, are possible traumas that the person does not want to experience.
There are other reasons why this type of violence is not of great relevance, nor the need to take action against its occurrence, both to protect its victims and to propose a solution:
In 2009, the Aldarte association conducted a study on intra-sexual violence and published, in 2010, a report with the results.
Most people who experience this type of violence in a romantic relationship are generally women, with 75. 5% versus 23% represented by men. It is also true that this information is not extrapolable, as this same study indicated that some of the research participants represented not only the victims, but people who know someone who is in the same situation; however, the data is quite relevant.
The age at which violence occurs ranges from 21 to 40 years, so the victims are mostly young and perhaps also the aggressors.
Another report published in Spain by the Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality in collaboration with Collectiu Lambda (LGBT reality reporting group) analyses 57 cases of intra-sexual violence, with women suffering the most from this type of violence in their romantic relationships. relationships and their age remains predominantly young.
In both studies, the often used violence is often psychological: humiliations and verbal threats; let us not forget that at this stage physical violence ends up being the last weapon; when psychological submission is not achieved, we try to achieve the dominance of the individual through the physical plane.
Aldarte’s focus is struggling to try to include gender-based violence in Spain’s comprehensive anti-violence law against women. It only refers to the violence a woman can suffer at the hands of her partner, who is still a man. In this way, the law departs from victims of intra-sexual violence, who cannot receive this kind of help because they are not a couple made up of a woman and a man.
Domestic violence is not unique to heterosexual or homosexual people, it is defined by the intention of power and control characteristic of the other individual’s attempts at subjugation We should not classify gender and intra-sexist violence with varying degrees of severity, as this could lead to the understanding that one of them ends up being more important than the other , leading to unequal treatment of victims.