The Intersectionality of Abuse: How Abusers Exploit Differences in Gender, Race, and Sexuality As Coercive Control

While the majority of IPV cases involve male abusers and female victims, this does not hold true for every case.

Both abusers and survivors come from every demographic, and abusers will use any and every tool for control available to them, including community ideas surrounding sexuality, race, and gender. Wherever a power dynamic exists, abusers will exploit it.