The study found that respondents who had lived with a same-sex intimate partner were significantly more likely than respondents who had married or lived with an opposite-sex partner only to have been raped as minors and adults, physically assaulted as children by adult caretakers, and physically assaulted as adults by all types of perpetrators, including intimate partners. The study also confirms previous reports that intimate-partner violence is more prevalent among gay male couples than heterosexual couples; however, it contradicts reports that intimate-partner violence is more prevalent among lesbian couples than heterosexual couples. Overall, study findings suggest that intimate-partner violence is perpetrated primarily by men, whether against same-sex or opposite-sex partners. 5 tables and 33 references