What is Gender-Based Violence?
Some facts about GBV: Gender-based violence is any act of violence based on someone’s gender, gender expression, gender identity or perceived gender. While we often think of it as “just physical”, GBV typically falls into these four categories:
Emotional violence, including:
threats, humiliation intimidation, and insults
controlling behaviour
stalking or cyber-stalking
deadnaming or denying someone’s gender identity
isolation from friends and family
Physical violence, including:
pushing, punching, kicking, or slapping
choking or strangulation
restraining or locking someone in
throwing, breaking or hitting objects
Financial violence, including:
stealing financial information, like PINs
pressure or blackmail to give money
controlling someone’s purchases
preventing someone from going to work or school
Sexual violence, including:
forced sexual touching or acts
forced sexual acts with other people
removing a condom without consent
being forced to get naked or send a nude image
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