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Recent research has found that CSA is reported more frequently by lesbians than by heterosexual women Austin et al. More limited research suggests that lesbians may also experience more severe CSA than heterosexual women. Austin and colleagues and Balsam and colleagues found that lesbians exceeded heterosexuals to a greater extent in reports of more severe forms of CSA e. Hughes, Johnson, and Wilsnack found that lesbians reported more different types of CSA experiences than heterosexual women. Previous research is inconclusive about perpetrator characteristics that might be severity indicators. Tomeo and colleagues found that lesbians were more likely than heterosexual women to be abused by a female perpetrator cf.

Unite for equality. Like never before. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC , lesbian, gay and bisexual people experience sexual violence at similar or higher rates than straight people.

Louis What is lesbian partner violence? Partner violence in lesbian and gay relationships recently has been identified as an important social problem. Partner or domestic violence among lesbians has been defined as including physical, sexual and psychological abuse, although researchers have most often studied physical violence. How common is lesbian partner violence?