Meanings
- uncountableThe killing of a person because of their lesbian orientation.
Verbal and physical abuse, rape, torture, prostitution, incest, unnecessary operations, forced heterosexuality or pregnancy or motherhood, cosmetic surgery, pornography, female infanticide, lesbicide, witch hunts, slavery, sexual abuse, […]
2009, Sheryl J. Grana, Women and justice, page 1751 more example
Examination of limited but important documentation indicates the historical practice of lesbicide, that is, the killing of women because of their lesbianism. Studies document cases of lesbicide and the existence of laws mandating the death penalty for lesbianism in various parts of Europe such as ancient Rome […]
2004, Cheris Kramarae, Dale Spender, Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge
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