What are some types of sexual abuse?
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unwanted touching, unfaithfulness, forced sex, hurtful sex, forcing partner
to watch others have sex.
Emotionally abusive relationships are defined as what?
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involving repeated hurtful exchanges with a disregard for the partner's
feelings.
When did the states begin rejecting the legal justification of wife beating?
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in the 1870's
The birth of the Battered Women's Movement was when?
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1875
What is the "choice theory"?
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this theory states that men abuse women because they can or choose too.
They choose to behave abusively toward their female partners because
they can get away with it and because doing so gets them what they want.
When was the Family Violence Prevention and Victims Crime Act enacted?
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1986
When did the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence establish the first national
toll free domestic violence hotline?
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in 1988
What are some challenges battered lesbians and gays may face?
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Violence in lesbian relationships occur at about the same frequency as
violence in non gay relationships
Battered lesbians and gays must overcome not only the fear of abuse from
their partners, but also the possibility of added victimization by
homophobic service providers, law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges.
While some battered lesbians have been violent towards their abusive
partners, this most likely is out of self defense or rage from past violence
and is not to be considered "mutual battering"
The lesbian community may minimize lesbian violence because it doesn't
want to destroy the myth of a "lesbian utopia"
Batterers may threaten to "out" their partners
Many lesbian and gay couples share close friends and they may not know
who to talk to if shelters do not screen female visitors
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unwanted touching, unfaithfulness, forced sex, hurtful sex, forcing partner
to watch others have sex.
Emotionally abusive relationships are defined as what?
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involving repeated hurtful exchanges with a disregard for the partner's
feelings.
When did the states begin rejecting the legal justification of wife beating?
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in the 1870's
The birth of the Battered Women's Movement was when?
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1875
What is the "choice theory"?
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this theory states that men abuse women because they can or choose too.
They choose to behave abusively toward their female partners because
they can get away with it and because doing so gets them what they want.
When was the Family Violence Prevention and Victims Crime Act enacted?
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1986
When did the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence establish the first national
toll free domestic violence hotline?
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in 1988
What are some challenges battered lesbians and gays may face?
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Violence in lesbian relationships occur at about the same frequency as
violence in non gay relationships
Battered lesbians and gays must overcome not only the fear of abuse from
their partners, but also the possibility of added victimization by
homophobic service providers, law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges.
While some battered lesbians have been violent towards their abusive
partners, this most likely is out of self defense or rage from past violence
and is not to be considered "mutual battering"
The lesbian community may minimize lesbian violence because it doesn't
want to destroy the myth of a "lesbian utopia"
Batterers may threaten to "out" their partners
Many lesbian and gay couples share close friends and they may not know
who to talk to if shelters do not screen female visitors
