Abuse in lesbian relationships

Nancy Glass and Jacquelyn C. We revised the Danger Assessment to predict reassault in abusive female same-sex relationships. We used focus groups and interviews to evaluate the assessment tool and identify new risk factors and telephone interviews at baseline and at 1-month follow-up to evaluate the revised assessment. The new assessment tool comprised 8 original and 10 new items.

Louis What is lesbian partner violence? Partner violence in lesbian and gay relationships recently has been identified as an important social problem. Partner or domestic violence among lesbians has been defined as including physical, sexual and psychological abuse, although researchers have most often studied physical violence. How common is lesbian partner violence? The research usually has been done with mostly white, middle-class lesbians who are sufficiently open about their sexual orientation to have met researchers seeking participants in the lesbian community. Subsequently, these findings may not apply to women who are less open, less educated, or of other ethnic backgrounds. Why would a lesbian batter another woman?

He saw the underwear, and just flew into a rage, saying, 'How dare you wear those! Those are for me! He loomed above Chris on the floor as he tore the underwear away.

The new relationship seemed wonderful, caring, very intense and exciting. We even had a ceremony. It can be difficult to recognise the signs of abuse in a relationship, as people who are abusive are not always that way.