Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call It Rape?

Index

Index Abusers: lack of accountability, 61; reaching out to, 162; reasons for abuse, 157–60 Acquaintance rape, 9, 12, 26, 29, 75–82, 129 Adele, 107, 155, 157 Aileen, 3, 49, 60, 78, 155, 157, 159–60, 163 Alcohol use, 26, 65, 67, 76–77, 78, 79, 81, 88, 90, 157; recovery, 114, 127 Alice, 83–84 Allison, 4, 107, 111, 116, 156 American Psychiatric Association, 37, 125 Andie, 48 Annie, 96–97, 106, 109, 110, 111, 123, 154 Ariel, 9, 24, 44–45, 62, 63, 73, 77, 107, 129, 149, 158 Asian Women’s Shelter, 61, 162 Aura, 57, 60, 87–88, 93–94, 109, 110, 112, 127, 129, 133 Authority, abuse of. See Professional abuse Battered woman’s syndrome defense, 140–41 Bea, 79, 127, 155, 157 Biological determinism, 14–15 Biphobia, 7, 10, 15, 18, 19, 29, 31–33, 50, 69, 99, 126, 130, 139, 149, 162, 165, 167; and service providers, 45–47, 151 Bisexual Resource Center, 45 Blair, 54, 100, 111, 124 Brandie, 71, 111, 115, 128 Brooke, 42, 92–93, 107, 111, 124, 128, 156, 157 Butch, 17, 51–55, 56, 158 Carlin, 74, 112, 127, 130 Carole, 48, 54, 116, 131, 155 Cecile, 47, 59, 60, 61, 63, 70–71, 107, 109, 111, 114, 149 Christy, 31, 47, 56, 58, 63, 69, 96, 107, 130, 152 Claudia, 42, 90–92, 110, 123 Compulsory heterosexuality, 50, 103 Continuum of violence, 63–64 Courtney, 71, 107, 114, 128, 129, 157 Coworker abuse, 26, 83 Crimes against nature. See Sodomy laws 199 Danielle, 73–74, 153 Date rape. See Acquaintance rape Defense of Marriage Act, 39 Deirdre, 39, 54, 56, 97, 130, 153, 154, 155 Denial, 9, 10, 29, 49, 56–57, 59, 60–62, 112, 149 Deviate sexual intercourse, 136, 141–43 Diana, 77–78, 100, 107, 109, 111 Domestic violence statutes, 137 Drug use, 26, 65, 76–77, 79, 82, 157 Ellen, 55, 57, 116, 129 Erin, 31, 44, 62, 88, 110, 114, 127, 155, 156 Essentialism, 14 Evon, 27, 60, 65–66, 106, 111, 114, 153 Feminism, 11, 14, 16, 18, 51, 52, 53, 117, 136, 156, 162, 164 Femme, 17, 51–55, 56 Fusion, in lesbian couples, 58–59 Gay press. See Queer press Gender neutral language, 136, 143–44 Gender socialization. See Sex-role conditioning Giselle, 27–28, 45–46, 86, 116, 155 Gita, 49, 61, 96, 128, 135 Hannah, 56, 115, 127, 145 Healing, from abuse, 160–62 Help-seeking behavior, 151–52 Heterosexism, 15, 17, 31–32, 36–42, 50, 117, 126, 149, 151, 162, 165; in the legal system, 30, 136–40 Homophobia, 7, 10, 15, 17, 18, 19, 29, 31–33, 36, 39, 42, 50, 99, 126, 130, 149, 162, 165, 167; in black communities, 38; and service providers, 45–47, 151, 161; and the study participants, 47–48; in the legal system, 139 hooks, bell, 18, 35, 38, 163–64 Incest, 12, 26, 30, 67, 70, 71, 113, 119, 120–24, 150, 162; as a cause of lesbianism, 120–21 200 I N D E X Internalized biphobia. See Oppression, internalized Internalized homophobia. See Oppression, internalized Jannette, 67–68, 70, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112–13, 122, 129, 131, 157 Jessica, 112, 129 Jill, 107 Jude, 84, 119 Judy, 9, 77, 110, 111, 128, 131 Kara, 38, 68, 127, 131 Language, sexism in, 101–2 Lauren, 9, 55, 80–81, 110, 111, 113, 116, 128, 133, 158 Legitimacy, of same-sex relationships, 10, 11, 39, 41, 50, 161 Leigh, 37, 81–82, 107, 113–14, 119, 146, 155, 157 Lenore, 130, 139, 156 Lesbian baiting, 36, 165 Lila, 28–29, 89–90, 107, 128, 146, 163 Liz, 5, 48, 72, 106–7, 108, 110, 111, 114, 116, 155 Lorraine, 84–85, 156 Lucy, 79, 114, 127, 130 Marcia, 6, 9, 21, 31, 79–80, 108, 113, 117, 131, 153, 156 Margot, 81, 116, 128 Marianne, 62, 66–67, 110, 111, 127, 135, 155, 156 Marielle, 86–87, 100, 110, 146–47 Marital rape, 11, 64–65, 76, 112 Marti, 48, 96, 110, 116, 153 Maureen, 31, 47, 60, 68, 70, 113, 156 Melanie, 48, 110, 122, 128, 130, 153, 156 Meredith, 48, 123, 129, 146–47, 156 Meryl, 111, 155, 158 Minors, abuse of, 90–94 Missy, 62, 110, 129, 153 Monica, 106, 117, 124, 128, 131, 155, 156 Monosexism, 31, 32–33, 36, 44, 165 Natalie, 75 National Coalition Against Domestic Violence , 59, 94 National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs , 13 New York Gay and...