Woman-To-Woman Sexual Violence » (1st Edition)

LORI B. GIRSHICK has dedicated her life to working for social justice and ending inequalities. A nationally known trainer in LGBT domestic and sexual violence and LGBT sensitivity, she is author of three books, Soledad Women: Wives of Prisoners Speak Out (1996), No Safe Haven: Stories of Women in Prison (Northeastern, 1999) and Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Callit Rape? (NUP, 2002). Currently she is a professor in Sociology at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Chandler, Arizona. JAMISON GREEN is an educator, policy consultant, and corporate diversity trainer specializing in transgender and transsexual issues. He serves on the boards of directors of the Transgender Law & Policy Institute and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. He is also a member of the advisory boards for the Institute for Intersex Children and the Law and the Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality at San Francisco State University. He is the author of Becoming a Visible Man (2004).

This controversial work examines for the first time the often taboo subject of bisexual and lesbian women who are sexually assaulted by other women.

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Basing her work on surveys and in-depth interviews, Girshick (sociology and women's studies, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC) focuses on sexual violence committed by women against women, including acquaintance rape, sexual abuse by a partner, and sexual harassment in the workplace. She documents the experiences of some 70 women, exploring what happened to them, how they responded, and whether they received help, and recommends how agencies can provide services, outreach, and treatment to survivors of woman-on-woman rape and battering. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)