Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call It Rape?
- ISBN-10
- 155553726X
- ISBN-13
- 9781555537265
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 201
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-09-01
- Publisher
- UPNE
- Author
- Lori B. Girshick
Description
This controversial work examines for the first time the often taboo subject of bisexual and lesbian women who are sexually assaulted by other women.
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Other editions
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- 2002
- 201 pages
- Paperback
- Northeastern University Press
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