Andrea Gonzales's Blog (1)

For 20 years I was involved with a woman who was prone to fits of violence. It didn’t happen every day and it only got to the point of my fearing for my safety a few times. Like most women who find themselves in a relationship like this, I couldn’t see it for what it was. It seemed even harder to identify it as abuse because it was a lesbian relationship. Recognizing the relationship as an abusive one was a difficult process that didn’t begin until that relationship ended. Recognizing that I ha… Continue