著者

北仲千里 キタナカチサト Chisato Kitanaka

雑誌

Gender and sexuality : journal of Center for Gender Studies, ICU

巻号頁・発行日

vol.5, pp.95-110, 2010-03-31

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Domestic violence typically tends to be regarded as a crime against women. Menand LGBTs (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people) who suffer violence fromtheir partners have been left out from the domestic violence prevention policy. A recent investigative survey found that some male and LGBT victims asked the DV Center for help. However, a major institutional problem is that the DV victim center was originally set up on a former existing women's support center. The definition of a sex crime is also a problem. Rape is defined as a behavior in which a man rapes a woman. The fact that there is little understanding among support staff is a major problem as well.