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North Carolina: no protections for same-sex domestic violence victims

By The Guardian on 02/06/2019

“… She was speaking to domestic violence victims, but because they were in same-sex dating relationships, they were not entitled to the protective orders they felt they needed to stay safe. That’s because when it comes to dating relationships, Chapter 50B – North Carolina’s statute regarding domestic violence – only applies to people whose abusers are “persons of the opposite sex”. …”


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    VERNON R. WIEHE

    Vernon R. Wiehe, Ph.D. is a nationally known researcher in the field of sibling abuse. His initial book, Sibling Abuse, Hidden Physical, Emotional and Sexual Trauma reports the results of his research with over one hundred adults who were seeking help from mental health therapists for the effects of the physical, emotional, or sexual abuse they experienced in childhood from a sibling. Dr. Wiehe has written ten books on family violence especially violence between siblings, and has published over fifty articles in social science journals. He has lectured throughout the United States and abroad on sibling abuse. Dr. Wiehe received a masters degree in social work from the University of Chicago, completed the Program of Advance Study at Smith College, and received a Ph.D. degree from Washington University, St. Louis. He is a retired professor at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, where he held an endowed professorship in family violence.

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    Students accused of sexual assault are suing colleges — and winning most of the time

    By USA Today on 04/14/2019

    “… Nearly a year after having what he claimed was consensual sex and she claimed was assault, the two Aquinas College students were back together, this time separated by a curtain. …”

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    Yeoh: One out of 20 domestic abuse victims are men

    By Star Online on 03/21/2019

    “… “Of the 1,037 domestic violence cases reported between 2017 and June 2018, 56 cases, or 5.4% involved husbands who were the victims,” she said when answering a question raised by Datuk Halimah …”

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