SURVEY: ABUSE & HARASSMENT IN THE QUEER FEMALE COMMUNITY
(artwork by Henn Kim)

**Trigger Warning: the following survey contains questions about verbal, physical and sexual abuse**

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, the Weinstein scandal and others - all of which focus mainly on male abuse of females - I have been asked to write an article about the ways in which abuse and harassment manifest themselves in the queer female community. 

If you are a queer womxn, your stories are valuable to my research, and I believe this is a valuable topic to be discussing within our community.

Your answers will be anonymous and treated with respect. If any questions make you uncomfortable or you don't want to commit to an answer, simply click NEXT to skip that question. Click BACK to change or add answers.

Many thanks,

Jo Jackson

 

What country do you live in?
Where do you live?
Countryside / rural area
Village
Town
City
Other
Please Specify:
How old are you?
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
Other
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Gender 1: How do you identify?
Cisgender Female (i.e. Woman and assigned female at birth)
Transwoman
Other
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Gender 2: How would you describe your gender expression?
 
(While I understand labels can be reductive, I also know they are commonly used within the community to describe ourselves and each other)
Lipstick Lesbian
Femme
Tomboy
Chapstick Lesbian
Androgynous
Masculine of centre
Gender fluid
Boi
Dyke
Soft Butch
Butch
Stone Butch
Other
Please Specify:
Please take the time to describe how you understand or define the gender expression you selected:
Sexual Identity: How do you identify?
Homosexual
Bisexual
Pansexual
Asexual
Other
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How "out" are you?
No one knows my sexual orientation
I have only discussed my sexual orientation with my partner(s)
The people closest to me know how I identify (i.e friends and/or family)
I'm out in my personal life and at work
I'm out to everyone (e.g. In public, online etc.)
Other
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Have you experienced any of the following from other queer womxn:
Catcalling
Feeling uncomfortably objectified
Unwanted attention (e.g. Persistent flirtation that ignores your signals or requests to desist)
Unwanted touch (e.g. Having your bum squeezed at a party)
Unwanted kisses
Unwanted physical restraint (e.g. Locked in a room or physically overpowered by another womxn)
Physical abuse (e.g. pushed, slapped, punched, objects thrown at you)
Sexual abuse (i.e. The forcing of unwanted sexual activity)
Threats to "out" you
Other
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If you feel comfortable doing so, please elaborate on your experiences:
What effect did this behaviour have on you? How did it make you feel?
The queer womxn who have done these things to me have been:
My partner at the time
A friend
An acquaintance
A stranger
A family member
Other
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The queer womxn who have done these things to me have been:
More masculine presenting than me
More feminine presenting than me
They presented exactly the same as me
I have experienced these things from queer womxn who present both more masculine and more feminine than me
Other
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These things have happened to me:
In private
Amongst friends
At parties
In public (e.g. In the street)
At work
Other
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Have you reported one or several of these incidents?
Yes
No
Other
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Have you ever sought help?
Yes
No
Other
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Who have you sought help from?
Family
Friends
A therapist
A helpline
An LGBTQ+ community centre
A shelter
The police
Not applicable
Other
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Do you find this behaviour in queer womxn:
Less offensive than similar behaviour in men
More offensive than similar behaviour in men
Just as offensive as similar behaviour in men
Other
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Does behaviour like this in womxn make you feel:
Less in danger than similar behaviour in men
More in danger than similar behaviour in men
Just as in danger as similar behaviour in men
Other
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In your opinion, what factors lead to harassing and abusive behaviour in the queer female community? In other words, why do womxn do these sorts of things to other womxn?
If you have any thoughts, comments or stories you'd like to share, I would be extremely grateful:
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