TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Speaking Silence: Definitional Dialogues in Abusive Lesbian Relationships
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Giorgio, Grace
SP  - 1233
EP  - 1259
VL  - 8
IS  - 10
N2  - Long-term, in-depth interviews with 11 abused lesbians and 10 domestic violence advocatesreveal how lesbian victims struggle to define the relationship's abuse, their lesbianidentity, and their own understanding of gendered violence in the context of cultural andinstitutional stigmatization of lesbians. By understanding abused lesbians' silence asconstitutive of their definitional dialogues about their relationships and the abuse,researchers and advocates can begin to determine who asserts definitional hegemony inthe relationship. The author concludes by suggesting practical strategies that researchersand advocates can deploy to include abused lesbians in domestic violence theory, praxis,and services.<p /> 
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SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -