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Intimate partner violence among sexual minorities in Japan: exploring perceptions and experiences.
J Homosex. 2009; 56(2):121-46.JH

Abstract

Using qualitative interviews (n = 39) and participant observation (n = 54), this study documents perceptions and experiences of violence between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex intimate partners in Japan, thereby providing exploratory, formative data on a previously unexamined issue. Results indicate that intimate partner violence (IPV) is experienced physically, sexually, and psychologically in all sexual minority groups. Participants perceived the violence to be: a) very similar to heterosexual IPV against women; b) more likely perpetrated and experienced by lesbians, bisexual women, and transgender persons compared to gay and bisexual men and intersex persons; c) the cause of several negative physical and mental health outcomes; and d) largely unrecognized in both sexual minority communities and broader Japanese society.

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DiStefano AS
Department of Health Science, California State University, Fullerton, California 92834-6870, USA. adistefano@fullerton.edu

MeSH

AdultBisexualityFemaleHomosexuality, FemaleHomosexuality, MaleHumansInterviews as TopicJapanMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsSexual PartnersSpouse AbuseViolenceYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19197646

Citation

DiStefano, Anthony S.. "Intimate Partner Violence Among Sexual Minorities in Japan: Exploring Perceptions and Experiences." Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 56, no. 2, 2009, pp. 121-46.
DiStefano AS. Intimate partner violence among sexual minorities in Japan: exploring perceptions and experiences. J Homosex. 2009;56(2):121-46.
DiStefano, A. S. (2009). Intimate partner violence among sexual minorities in Japan: exploring perceptions and experiences. Journal of Homosexuality, 56(2), 121-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918360802623123
DiStefano AS. Intimate Partner Violence Among Sexual Minorities in Japan: Exploring Perceptions and Experiences. J Homosex. 2009;56(2):121-46. PubMed PMID: 19197646.
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