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OverviewA woman raping another woman is unthinkable. This is not how women behave, society tells us. Our legal system is not equipped to handle woman-to-woman sexual assault, our women's services do not have the resources or even the words to reach out to its victims, and our lesbian and gay communities face hurdles in acknowledging its existence. Already dealing with complex issues related to their sexual identities, and frequently overwhelmed by shame, lesbian and bisexual survivors of such violence are among the most isolated of crime victims. In a work that is sure to stir controversy, Lori B. Girshick exposes the shocking, hidden reality of woman-to-woman sexual violence and gives voice to the abused. Drawing on a nationwide survey and in-depth interviews, Girshick explores the experiences and reflections of seventy women, documenting what happened to them, how they responded, and whether they received any help to cope with the emotional impact of their assault. The author discusses how the lesbian community has silenced survivors of sexual violence due to myths of lesbian utopia, and considers what role societal homophobia, biphobia, and heterosexism has played in this silencing. Ranging from date and acquaintance rape, to domestic sexual abuse by partners, to sexual harassment in the workplace, these explicit and harrowing stories provide a fuller understanding of woman-to-woman sexual violence than exists anywhere else. This provocative book offers much-needed insights on a subject rarely discussed in the literature on domestic violence, and it does so with compassion. Above all, it recommends how agencies can best provide services, outreach, and treatment to survivors of woman-to-woman rape and lesbian battering, using suggestions by the survivors themselves. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lori B. GirshickPublisher: Northeastern University Press Imprint: Northeastern University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.313kg ISBN: 9781555535278ISBN 10: 1555535275 Pages: 201 Publication Date: 30 March 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationLORI B. GIRSHICK is Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at Warren Wilson College. A community activist, she works with battered women in a variety of settings. She is the author of No Safe Haven: Stories of Women in Prison, also published by Northeastern University Press, and Soledad Women: Wives of Prisoners Speak Out. She lives outside Asheville, North Carolina. CLAIRE RENZETTI, editor of the Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law, is Professor and Chair of Sociology at St. Joseph's University. She lives in Philadelphia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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