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In the minds of many people, the phrase "domestic violence" automatically conjures up an image of a woman being battered by her husband. The truth is that domestic violence exists in many different permutations. For example, abuse is not necessarily physical. Emotional and psychological torment...
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Domestic Violence

Abuse in Lesbian Relationships

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

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Domestic Violence Cycle:

Opens with a description of the domestic violence cycle, then examines same-sex domestic violence among male gay couples.

http://hometown.aol.com/ssamuel10011/

(Clicks: 1; Comments: 0; Added: Apr 12, 2006)

Domestic Violence in Gay and Lesbian Couples

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

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E Law: The Second Closet: Domestic Violence in Le

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

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Gay Community Centers by State or Country

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

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Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project

Provide community education and direct services to gay, bisexual, and transgendered male victims and survivors of domestic violence in the Cambridge, MA area.

http://www.gmdvp.org/

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Gay, Lesbian, and Women's Resources on the Web

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

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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Domestic

Providing information, resources, and support to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered victims and survivors of domestic violence.

http://www.rainbowdomesticviolence.itgo.com/

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Homosexual Domestic Violence: An Increasingly Prev

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. <small>(November 10, 1998)</small>

http://www.mnsu.edu/dept/reporter/reparchive/11_10_98/news6.html

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Lesbian Battery

Facts and statistics about lesbian battery. (Legal term meaning physical assault).

http://www.sanctuaryforfamilies.org/les_batt.htm

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Multnomah County Department of Community and Famil

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

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New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Projec

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

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Same-Sex Domestic Abuse: A Guide for Victims

Article describing what same-sex victims of domestic violence can do to seek help and protect themselves.

http://www.vtpride.org/may99/hwdomabuse2.htm

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Same-Sex Domestic Violence Bibliography

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

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Same-Sex Partner Abuse

Describes dynamics of same-sex partner abuse, myths, list of links and bibliography. E-commerce available to purchase books.

http://www.womanabuseprevention.com/html/same-sex_partner_abuse.html

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