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Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call It Rape? (Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law)

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As a survivor of lesbian sexual violence, I have not only experienced the soul shattering experience of sexual assault, but also seen the range of responses people have when they hear about such an experience. While experts have learned to handle lesbian sexual violence in the same way as heterosexual sexual violence, the same is not often the case with others. There is a lot of insensitivity based on ignorance, since lesbian sexual violence is seen as softer and more harmless that heterosexual rape. This is a book that everyone should read. In addition to giving facts and statistics, this book describes what lesbian sexual assault entails, and the kind of impact it has. Please read this book, and share it with your friends and family. Lesbian rape is a crime that is rarely discussed or reported, but it happens more than you might think. It may have even happened to friends or family members. Lesbian rape is a crime that should no longer be hidden and ignored, and should be brought to the attention of all.

Excellent book and very well researched. It balances survivor's stories with the author's own analysis, combined with theoretical conclusions regarding how to stop violence, how language can hold back societal progress, how to encourage women to seek help early, etc. A great book. The survivor's own stories were illuminating and enducating.

This book functions equally well as a collection of women's histories (which until this century never got told), a physcology book, and an aducation text perhaps for college students or anyone else studying the topic.

Well written, with none of the opaque writing style of authors who are trying to impress other's with their intelligence.

I bought this book after a close friend was sexually assaulted by another woman. This is the best that I have read on the subject so far, in terms of statistics, personal accounts, and analysis. A book that anyone should read, particularly those who work in counseling.