Wednesday, May 18, 2016
While domestic violence is often depicted as strictly physical, there are many different types of abuse that don’t result in bruises and broken bones.
But that doesn’t mean they are any less harmful.
Earlier this month, writer Zahira Kelly, who tweets under the handle @bad_dominicana, kickstarted a conversation about non-physical types of abuse with her viral hashtag #MaybeHeDoesntHitYou. The hashtag, which was primarily aimed towards women in heterosexual relationships, triggered an outpouring of stories about relationships that were abusive and dangerous, even in the absence of physical assaults.
