Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) Communities and Domestic Violence: Information and Resources - Use of Language/Vocabulary by Mary Allen for the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) (2007)

Domestic violence in LGBT communities is about abuse of power, manipulation, exploitation, oppression and barriers to service. This packet is the second in a collection designed for domestic violence program advocates, activists working in LGBT communities and those wishing to become allies. Given that individuals and communities continually experiment with language to express the unique character and evolving experience of their lives it is, therefore, important for advocates to pay attention to the words different people in same-gender/gender-variant relationships use to refer to themselves and their experiences. The information in this packet introduces some of the terms that are, at this writing, used in LGBT communities in the U.S.

Note: The Cover file applies to the entire collection and lists the contents and information about its creators and collaborative partners.

• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) Communities and Domestic Violence: Information and Resources - Use of Language/Vocabulary
• Gender Terms: Words We Speak, Words We Tweak by T. Aaron Hans (2003)
• Gender Variance: A Primer by Gender Education & Advocacy, Inc. (2001)
• Guide to Intersex & Trans Terminologies by Emi Koyama for Survivor Project
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