TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Nowhere to Hide: Lesbian Battering, Homophobia, and Minority Stress
JO  - Women and therapy
A1  - Balsam, Kimberly F.
SP  - 25
EP  - 37
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - This article examines the relationship between lesbian battering, homophobia (both external and internalized), and the stress of living as a member of an oppressed minority. While domestic violence in lesbian relationships parallels domestic violence in heterosexual relationships in many ways, the context of homophobia in society, in addition to sexism, creates some unique dynamics, issues, and barriers to change. Drawing upon a review of the theoretical and empirical literature, as well as the author's clinical experience as a lesbian psychotherapist, the impact of the homophobic context on lesbian battering is examined from the perspective of victims, perpetrators, and helping systems. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Women and Therapy, 2001. Copyright © 2001 by The Haworth Press)  Partner Violence Violence Against Women Homosexual Abuse Incidence and Prevalence Homosexual Abuse Victim Homosexual Abuse Offender Homosexual Abuse Causes Homosexual Adult Homosexual Victim Homosexual Offender Homosexual Female Domestic Violence Incidence and Prevalence Domestic Violence Offender Domestic Violence Victim Domestic Violence Causes Female Offender Female Victim Female Violence Adult Female Adult Offender Adult Victim Adult Violence Adult Stress Offender Stress Minority Group Stress Effects Sociocultural Factors Homophobia 07-02<p />
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SN  - 0270-3149
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -