How do violence and the threat of violence exert social control on women and those in the lgbtq community?

Violence and the threat of violence limits the the women and lgbtq community members from voicing out their opinion by making them scared to do so.

Explanation:

There are 2 basic ways to defeat an argument. You can either provide a sound and logical argument that could defeat your oposition's , or you can prevent your opposition from making the argument in the first place.

Violence and the threat of violence is one way to win with the second option. They make those who are oppressed forced to keep their opinion to themselves and eventually let themselves trapped in a social sitgma controlled by the opposition.

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