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Lesbian marital violence: reports of social workers attending women in the city of Niterói

Abstract:

Violence against women is a recurring phenomenon in the Brazilian context and can permeate any type of conjugality. In this sense, this article approaches the theme of violence in lesbian conjugalities, and presents an analysis of the reports of social workers attending women in a situation of violence in the city of Niterói, RJ, in order to verify of these professionals, how lesbian conjugal violence appears in their work actions.

Keywords:
Violence; Women; Lesbianity

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