Intimate Partner Violence in LGBTQ Lives [Paperback]

Queer lives remain at the margins of most academic inquiry into domestic violence. When same-sex violence is considered, it is most commonly as an added on, without close attention to the specificity and meaning of violence within the lives of lesbian/ gay/ bisexual/ transgender/Two-Spirit and queer people (LGBTQ). This edited volume seeks to change this discourse by bringing together the most innovative research about intimate partner violence that is specific to the lives of LGBTQ people. Including contributions based on research conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, the volume is framed around central themes: conceptualizing violence; exploring differing spaces and lived experiences of violence; and the ethical challenges of responding to violence. The contributors also consider issues of race, class, gender, sexuality and other social differences, moving beyond a simple gender lens to one involving a framework of intersectionality.

1. Introduction: Intimate Partner Violence in LGBTQ Lives  Janice L. Ristock  Section 1: Framings  2. Reframing the Heteronormative Constructions of Lesbian Partner Violence: An Australian Case Study  Kierrynn Davis andNel Glass  3. The Meaning of Risk For Intimate Partner Violence Among Women in Same-Sex Relationships  Diane Hiebert-Murphy, Janice L. Ristock and Douglas A. Brownridge  4. Reflections on Approaches to Trans Anti-Violence Education  Joshua Mira Goldberg andCaroline White  Section 2: LGBTQ Lives  5. Exploring Emotion Work in Domestically Abusive Relationships  Catherine Donovan and Marianne Hester  6. Beyond Good and Evil: The Social Construction of Violl#)