<p>The main objective of the present study was to compare psychosocial factors between homosexual men (HM) with and without intimate partner violence (IPV) in a sample of patients from an HIV clinic in Mexico City. Statistically significant differences were found between groups in individual characteristics and in variables related to the <em>gay</em> community, which seem to show the association of rejection and social violence towards sexual minorities and IPV in this population. These findings suggest that the IPV phenomenon between HM with HIV requires the development of specific interventions at the individual, family and community level.</p>