Another lesbian recounts numerous occasions of both psychological and physical abuse. She was with this partner for five years. Enlightened feminists who regard lesbianism as some sort of liberation from male domination can scarcely believe that women are capable of abusing other women. But it happens. And it happens within male same-sex relations, too.
Domestic violence is a crime, and perpetrators are criminals.
In truth, abuse knows no boundaries. It occurs among all races, classes, walks of life, and sexual orientations. Studies indicate that domestic violence occurs within same-sex relationships with the same statistical frequency as in heterosexual relationships. That may be true as a general rule. However, one must wonder about the people who stay in abusive relationships, either because they don't recognize that they are being abused or because they simply don't believe that they deserve any better.