Funding cuts and policy impact services for abuse survivors
1 Sep 16 · 7d ago · 2 posts · 1 source · development 1 of 2
The research highlights a widening gap: while violence is more prevalent than previously measured, federal funding cuts have reduced services nationwide. Trump's executive order defining only two genders had a chilling effect, and grants for LGBTQ+ survivors were not released last year, forcing organizations to scrub resources to comply with new policies.
“We still live in a society that doesn't take domestic violence seriously enough.”
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Study (N=2,720) finds 68% of women have experienced abuse from a spouse or romantic partner. And 84-85% of trans and gender-non-conforming people. We still live in a society that doesn't take domestic violence seriously enough. https:// 19thnews.org/2026/09/violence- against-women-trans-people-research/
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