Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call It Rape? (Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law)
By Lori B. Girshick.
Description
A 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, Lor...
ISBN(s)
1555535275, 9781555535278
