Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Violence in lesbian relationships: challenging ideas about domestic violence
Other Titles:	Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre Newsletter
Authors:	McKenzie, Mandy
Keywords:	Gay/lesbian/transgender
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre
Citation:	(1), 2003
Notes:	This paper draws on research conducted by Janet Ristock on both lesbians who had experienced intimate partner violence and service providers in Canada. The participants’ experiences challenged the perception of domestic violence as a consequence of gender-based power imbalance. Even though power and control are remaining issues in intra-lesbian violence, both partners might be identified as victims and perpetrators. Similarly, attributes like status, resources and physical strength were not only observed in the perpetrators but also within the victims. Service responses need to acknowledge that the same person might be an abuser and the abused, and that some victimised women are not afraid.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/17389
ISSN:	1324-4264
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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