Domestic violence doesn't discriminate against race, religion, socioeconomic status or gender. Because of social stigmas and acquired generalizations, activists are working to re-educate society on how to recognize victims beyond determining factors such as sex, gender and gender identification.

Dr. Markie Blumer, assistant professor of marriage and family counseling at UNLV, said people often assume that domestic violence is between heterosexual couples with the man as the perpetrator and the woman as the victim. However, heterosexual men can be victims, as can people in same-sex and transgender relationships.