I wanted to share this piece with you because it helps us to
understand that same-sex intimate partner violence is not a local phenomenon.
While must of the research I’ve included in this forum is from the United
States, same-sex intimate partner violence takes place everywhere. I have
offered some resources from the UK, and this piece comes from the Philippines.
It is important to be cognizant that this blog can be accessed from everywhere
so it makes sense to include a variety of resources from a variety of
locations.
The piece was based on the interviews of four couples (2 gay
male couples and 2 lesbian couples) and sought to gain an understanding of when
violence occurred. While the sample is small, it still provides some
information that is worth noting.
Based on the interview data, physical violence took place
after the perpetrator of violence (this piece referred to him/her as the
“initiator of violence”) claimed to be innocent or placed blame and guilt onto
the victim.
Citation: Ofreneo, Mira Alexis P., and Cristina Jayme Montiel. (2010).
Positioning theory as a discursive approach to understanding same-sex intimate
violence. Asian Journal of Social
Psychology, 13, 247-259.
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