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

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Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence Other titles in the northeastern series on gender, crime, and law edited by Claire Renzetti, St. Joseph’s University ▼ Battered Women in the Courtroom The Power of Judicial Responses James Ptacek Divided Passions Public Opinions on Abortion and the Death Penalty Kimberly J. Cook Gender and Community Policing Walking the Talk Susan L. Miller Harsh Punishment International Experiences of Women’s Imprisonment edited by Sandy Cook and Susanne Davies No Safe Haven Stories of Women in Prison Lori B. Girshick Saving Bernice Battered Women, Welfare, and Poverty Jody Raphael Understanding Domestic Homicide Neil Websdale l o r i b . g i r s h i c k Northeastern University Press b o s t o n Does She Call It Rape? Northeastern University Press Copyright 2002 by Lori B. Girshick All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Girshick, Lori B. Woman-to-woman sexual violence : does she call it rape? / Lori B. Girshick. p. cm – (Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 1-55553-467-8 (pbk. : alk. paper); isbn 1-55553-528-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Abused lesbians. 2. Sexual abuse victims. 3. Violence in women. I. Title. II. Series. ho75.5 g56 2002 362.82'92–dc21 2001051183 Designed by Gary Gore Composed in Electra by Coghill Composition in Richmond, Virginia. Printed and bound by Edwards Brothers, Inc., in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The paper is EB Natural, an acid-free sheet. Manufactured in the United States of America 06 05 04 03 02 5 4 3 2 1 For those who are still silenced ...