Domestic Violence

E Law: The Second Closet: Domestic Violence in Lesbian and Gay Relationships - Article describing same-sex domestic violence, reluctance of the gay and lesbian community to acknowledge violence, and issues specific to GLBT domestic violence.
http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v3n4/vickers.html

Stop Abuse For Everyone - SAFE provides resources and information on domestic violence, concentrating on battered straight men and lesbian women.
http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~jade/safe/

Multnomah County Department of Community and Family Services - Resources for battered lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men in the Portland, OR, Vancouver, WA, metropolitan region.
http://pub.multnomah.lib.or.us/dcfs/dv/dvman/resgay.html

Triangle Foundation - Michigan's statewide civil rights, advocacy and anti-violence organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
http://www.tri.org/

Same-Sex Partner Abuse - Describes dynamics of same-sex partner abuse, myths, list of links and bibliography. E-commerce available to purchase books.
http://www.womanabuseprevention.com/html/same-sex_partner_abuse.html

Twin Cities GLBT Life: Domestic Violence - Local resources for victims of same-sex domestic violence in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul area.
http://www.glbt.com/pages/org/advocate.html

Domestic Violence Cycle: - Opens with a description of the domestic violence cycle, then examines same-sex domestic violence among male gay couples.
http://hometown.aol.com/ssamuel10011/

Stopping the Silence: My Tool to Escape From Domestic Violence and to Find Liberty and Justice - Dedicated to stopping the silence in domestic violence. Includes personal account.
http://members.tripod.com/samuel10011-ivil/

Domestic Violence in Gay and Lesbian Couples - Scholarly article describing the stages of a gay, lesbian, and bisexual relationship and how domestic violence develops.
http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/gay/gayvio.html

E-Groups: GLBT Domestic Violence - Join a mailing list for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender victims and survivors of domestic violence.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DomesticViolence_GLBT/

Same-Sex Domestic Violence Bibliography - List of articles, papers and books about same-sex domestic violence from the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse.
http://www.mincava.umn.edu/documents/bibs/samesex/samesex.html

Abuse in Lesbian Relationships - Describes lesbian partner abuse, the ways violence can make a victim feel, and what to do to get help, including local resources for Victoria, Australia.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dvirc/Lesbian%20DV.htm

Gay, Lesbian, and Women's Resources on the Web - Resources and links for women's issues, gay and lesbian youth, and gay and lesbian domestic violence.
http://members.aol.com/radclyffeh/page2/index.htm

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Domestic Violence - Providing information, resources, and support to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered victims and survivors of domestic violence.
http://www.rainbowdomesticviolence.itgo.com/

Gay Community Centers by State or Country - List of gay community centers by state, including services offered, who to contact, and web pages if available. Most offer non-violence or domestic violence services.
http://www.lgbtcenters.org/directory.asp

Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project - Provide community education and direct services to gay, bisexual, and transgendered male victims and survivors of domestic violence in the Cambridge, MA area.
http://www.gmdvp.org/

The Network/La Red - Domestic violence support group. Information on network, planning, and related resources.
http://www.thenetworklared.org/

Lesbian Battery - Facts and statistics about lesbian battery. (Legal term meaning physical assault).
http://www.sanctuaryforfamilies.org/les_batt.htm

Gay domestic violence - Explains the major dynamics and facts of domestic violence in same-sex relationships.
http://members.tripod.com/samuel10011-ivil/domesticviolence/id15.html