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dc.contributor.authorBalsam, Kimberly Fen
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T23:22:51Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T23:22:51Z-
dc.date.issued2001en
dc.identifier.citation23 (3), 2001en
dc.identifier.issn2703149en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15981-
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherHaworth Pressen
dc.subjectMental healthen
dc.subjectGay/lesbian/transgenderen
dc.titleNowhere to hide: lesbian battering, homophobia, and minority stressen
dc.title.alternativeWomen & therapyen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.catalogid1764en
dc.subject.keywordInternationalen
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.keywordJournal article/research paperen
dc.description.notesSpecial Issue Title: "Intimate betrayal: Domestic violence in lesbian relationships"<br/ >This article explores the role of homophobia in shaping lesbians’ experiences of abuse. The widespread heterosexual system has created negative attitudes towards homosexuality, even within the lesbian, gay and bisexual community. This internalised homophobia is linked to low self-esteem and depression. Additionally, minority stress, which is anxiety derived from the ascription to groups regarded as inferior, places lesbians at risk for negative events. Homophobic discourses aid in the victimisation process, victims and perpetrators justify the violence, and adequate services are inhibited. Lesbians avoid being perceived as violent to evade further discrimination, albeit their remaining in an abusive relationship. In order to effectively prevent and address intra-lesbian violence, homophobia needs to be considered as a relevant factor.en
dc.identifier.sourceWomen & therapyen
dc.date.entered2003-06-20en
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