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Nowhere to Hide: Lesbian Battering, Homophobia, and Minority Stress
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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.
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Internalized stigma can erode lesbian and bisexual women's sense of connection to queer communities, diminish access to social support, and intensify relational isolation, thereby increasing vulnerability to psychological aggression.
“Such internalized stigma can erode lesbian and bisexual women’s sense of connection to queer communities, diminish access to social support, and intensify relational isolation, thereby increasing vulnerability to psychological aggression (Balsam, 2001; Balsam & Szymanski, 2005).”
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- Authors
- Balsam, K. F.
- Affiliations
- University of Vermont (US)
- Corresponding author
- Balsam, Kimberly F.
- ORCID
- Balsam, Kimberly F.
- Venue
- Women & Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2001-10-26
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 25-37
- ISSN
- 0270-3149 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0315
- OpenAlex
- W1747255535
- Cited by
- 135
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Women & Therapy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
- Keywords
- domestic violence, homophobia, internalized homophobia, oppression, sexism, victims of domestic violence, perpetrators of domestic violence, minority stress
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