Abstract
This paper addresses the poverty of services available to lesbian victims of partner abuse, despite the need for such services. Drawing on data from a survey of 1,505 help providers (to which 566 responded), the paper focuses on the services that the help providers themselves claim to offer. The data reveal a serious disparity in help providers’ rhetoric and offical policies and the reality of the services available. The paper concludes with suggestions for improving services to battered lesbians.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 61-68 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Sociology and Political Science