NATIONAL RESOURCES:
- Community United Against Violence (CUAV)
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
Crisis Line: (415) 333-4357
Provides support groups, peer counseling, help in getting restraining orders.- LAMBDA Services Anti-Violence Project
PO Box 31321,
El Paso, TX, 79931-0321
Office: (915) 562-GAYS
HOTLINE: (800) 259-1536
Email:[email protected]The Gay & Lesbian Victims' Assistance Hotline is a 24-hour project. This non-profit, toll-free hotline is now available to assist all victims of anti-gay incidents and provide them with a centralized source of information and documentation.
The hotline is answered by trained volunteers who provide information and referrals to persons who have experienced terrifying violence or more common anti-gay incidents, such as discrimination, harassment, or vandalism. Callers may remain anonymous and all information is kept strictly confidential.
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
1734 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
(202)332-6483
Hours: 9-5 EST
The antiviolence project provides information, referrals and support to lesbians and gay men.- National Institute Against Prejudice and Violence
132 Stephens Hall Annex
Towson State University
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 830-2435- New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project
647 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 807-6761
(212) 807-0197 (24 hour Hotline)
Email:[email protected]- PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS
National Hotline: 1-800-4FAMILY from a touchtone phone.
Punch in your area code, the computer on the other end will provide you with phone numbers for PFLAG chapters and other support organizations in that area code. You can then call the nearest chapter for information about services that are even more local. The computer "speaks" both Spanish and English.- U.S. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service
National HATE Crime Reporting Hotline
(800) 347-HATE- W.O.M.A.N. (Women Organized to Make Abuse Non-existent)
Office: (415) 864-4777
Crisis Line: (415) 864-4722
Provides support groups, peer counseling, help in getting restraining orders. - LAMBDA Services Anti-Violence Project
- Community United Against Violence (CUAV)
WEB LINKS
- Advocates for Abused & Battered Lesbians (AABL)
[http://www.isomedia.com/homes/AABL/AABL.html] - Community United Against Violence
[http://www.xq.com/cuav/domviol.htm] - Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships
[http://www.en.com/users/allison/l_dv.html] - Gay Community Centers across America
[http://www.gaycenter.org/natctr/] - Gay & Lesbian Domestic Violence Reading Resources
[http://www.cybergrrl.com/dv/bibgay.html] - More Gay & Lesbian Domestic Violence Reading Resources
[http://www.xq.com/cuav/dvbibl.htm] - Lesbian Health Resources
[http://www-personal.umich.edu/~druid/les.html] - Lesbian Partners of Incest Survivors
[http://tps.stdorg.wisc.edu/MGLRC/Groups/ LesbianPartnersofIncestS.html] - Life on Brian's Beat - Gay & Lesbian Domestic Violence
[http://www.web.apc.org/~jharnick/violence.html] - Male Sexual Assault
[http://www.avp.org/brochures.html] - NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project
[http://www.avp.org] - Same-sex domestic violence cases now covered by state law
[http://www.outnow.com/52/violence.html] - W.O.M.A.N Lesbian Domestic Violence Program
(Woman Organized to Make Abuse Non-Existant)
[http://www.best.com/~dvp/womaninc/lesbian.html]
- Advocates for Abused & Battered Lesbians (AABL)
BOOKS:
- "Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them: Battered Gay Men & Domestic Violence" by David Island and Patrick Letellier. Harrington Park Press, New York 1991.
- "Naming the Violence: Speaking Out Against Lesbian Battering"
edited by K.Lobel, Seattle Seal Press, Washington, 1986. - "When Love Goes Wrong"
Jones, Ann; Schechtner, Susan Harpercollins, 1993 - "Violent Betrayal: Partner Abuse in Lesbian Relationships" by Claire Renzetti. Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA 1992.
- "Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them: Battered Gay Men & Domestic Violence" by David Island and Patrick Letellier. Harrington Park Press, New York 1991.