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01-11-2013 | BOOK REVIEW
Janice L. Ristock: Intimate Partner Violence in LGBTQ Lives
Routledge, 2011, 338 pages, $125.00
Author:
Susan J. Wurtzburg
Published in:
Journal of Family Violence
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Issue 8/2013
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Excerpt
LGBTQ (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer) intimate partner abuse has been neglected by domestic violence academics, although workers at shelters and other intervention agencies recognize its prevalence, and the need for more research and data-informed resources. A caveat to this statement is that there are many studies dealing with lesbian violence (probably because these individuals have presented at women-focused intervention agencies for decades, so there was greater awareness of them initially), but little research deals with the transgendered and queer communities. …