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Domestic Violence
Websites
Dedicated to stopping the silence in domestic violence. Includes personal account.
http://members.tripod.com/samuel10011-ivil/
Southern Arizona domestic violence project serving gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender victims of domestic violence.
http://www.wingspanaz.org/
Scholarly article describing the stages of a gay, lesbian, and bisexual relationship and how domestic violence develops.
http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/gay/gayvio.html
Resources for gay men and lesbians who are in violent relationships. Description of kinds of abuse and behaviors batterers exhibit. List of other resources and links.
http://www.web.apc.org/~jharnick/violence.html
Providing information, resources, and support to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered victims and survivors of domestic violence.
http://www.rainbowdomesticviolence.itgo.com/
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Projects research findings regarding same sex domestic violence. Report includes victim numbers, offers explanations and legal remedies.
http://www.vaw.umn.edu/FinalDocuments/glbtdv.htm
Article describing what same-sex victims of domestic violence can do to seek help and protect themselves.
http://www.vtpride.org/may99/hwdomabuse2.htm
Local resources for victims of same-sex domestic violence in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul area.
http://www.glbt.com/pages/org/advocate.html
List of articles, papers and books about same-sex domestic violence from the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse.
http://www.mincava.umn.edu/bibs/samesex.htm
Article describing same-sex domestic violence, reluctance of the gay and lesbian community to acknowledge violence, and issues specific to GLBT domestic violence.
http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v3n4/vickers.html
Resources and links for women's issues, gay and lesbian youth, and gay and lesbian domestic violence.
http://members.aol.com/radclyffeh/page2/index.htm
Describes lesbian partner abuse, the ways violence can make a victim feel, and what to do to get help, including local resources for Victoria, Australia.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dvirc/Lesbian%20DV.htm
Describes dynamics of same-sex partner abuse, myths, list of links and bibliography. E-commerce available to purchase books.
http://www.womanabuseprevention....html/same-sex_partner_abuse.html
Services for gay, lesbian or bisexual crime victims. Counseling, police advocacy, court advocacy, short-term counseling, support groups, community education, 24-hour hotline.
http://www.domesticviolence.com/newyork/nycgay.html
Join a mailing list for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender victims and survivors of domestic violence.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DomesticViolence_GLBT
Resources and services for domestic violence victims in Ventura county, CA, including resources for the GLBT community.
http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/ps/cdic/epic/html/ventura.htm
Article which describes the lack of services available to lesbian victims of battering, the homophobic response they may expect to receive should they seek help, and how heterosexual women have many more options for assistance.
http://www.bcifv.org/backiss/nf_lesbianbattering.html
Discusses reasons a battered lesbian finds it harder to seek assistance, including the fear of non-biological children being taken away from her. Suggests that straight and lesbian women must work together to provide better services for lesbian victims.
http://www.bcifv.org/backiss2/nf_lesbian.html
Large number of links and articles about same-sex domestic violence, including a personal account from former Olympic swimmer Greg Louganis.
http://www.virtualcity.com/youthsuicide/links8a.htm#couples
Facts and statistics about lesbian battery. (Legal term meaning physical assault).
http://www.sanctuaryforfamilies.org/les_batt.htm
Resources for battered lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men in the Portland, OR, Vancouver, WA, metropolitan region.
http://pub.multnomah.lib.or.us/dcfs/dv/dvman/resgay.html
List of gay community centers by state, including services offered, who to contact, and web pages if available. Most offer non-violence or domestic violence services.
http://www.lgbtcenters.org/directory.asp
Dedicated to stopping the silence in domestic violence. Includes personal account.
http://pages.ivillage.com/samuel10011/
Explains the major dynamics and facts of domestic violence in same-sex relationships.
http://pages.ivillage.com/samuel10011/domesticviolence/id15.html
Opens with a description of the domestic violence cycle, then examines same-sex domestic violence among male gay couples.
http://hometown.aol.com/ssamuel10011/
Article which explains the problem with gay and lesbian abuse reports is that many go unreported due to societal prejudice, and services and counseling necessary for abuse victims are not available.
http://www.mnsu.edu/dept/reporter/reparchive/11_10_98/news6.html
Explains the major dynamics and facts of domestic violence in same-sex relationships.
http://members.tripod.com/samuel...-ivil/domesticviolence/id15.html