Stonewall Housing, a London based not-for-profit organization dedicated to offering housing support, advice and advocacy to queer people, is set to release a booklet to help members of the queer community who suffer from domestic violence.

Titled, Housing Options for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people experiencing domestic abuse, the publication is a booklet covering abuse itself, legal and housing rights, coping strategies and available resources and support organizations.

Author Maria Sookias said, ”Stonewall Housing receives a huge number of calls about domestic abuse on our helpline. ”Many of our clients feel isolated and desperate and have no idea where to even start to deal with their problems.”

An American study found that 32 percent of gay and bisexual men have been abused by their partners. Eric Houston of the Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago conducted research about the rate of domestic violence in the gay community and released his findings in a report entitled Intimate Partner Abuse among Gay and Bisexual Men: Risk Correlates and Health Outcomes. The study found that men in abusive relationships were more likely to report suffering from serious health problems such as heart disease, hypertension, depression, and anxiety.

The booklet, which is free, is available as a download from Stonewall Housing’s website:

www.stonewallhousing.org

Source: PinkNews