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This article discusses the research on abuse against men in intimate relationships with a primary focus on the effects of this abuse. We begin by discussing the incidence of physical aggression against men, then address methodological and conceptual issues associated with the incidence data. We next review studies assessing the effects of aggression against men and discuss ways in which this research can be furthered and improved. Finally, we discuss why men would choose to stay in these relationships and consider the scant research on emotional abuse against men.

. . . myths persist that men are not victims of physical abuse, that
lesbians do not suffer serious injury from their partners and that
lesbians and gay men cannot physically dominate their partners as easily
as a man can dominate a woman, Holt said.

http://womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2393

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