@article{ref1,
title=""More closeted than gayness itself": the depiction of same-sex couple violence in newspaper media",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2017",
author="Estes, Michelle L. and Webber, Gretchen R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="886260517736271-886260517736271",
abstract="Same-sex intimate partner violence (IPV) lacks mainstream news media coverage. News media report on those stories that are most prominent, and these stories are often shaped and presented within a White, heterosexual, upper-class, male framework. This framework largely ignores or misrepresents those that do not fit these characteristics, resulting in a gap in research and coverage of same-sex IPV. This article explores whether U.S. newspapers cover same-sex IPV, how often, and how same-sex couple violence is portrayed in newspapers when covered. Twenty-five newspaper articles published from 2005 to 2015, 10 years prior to the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage, were located and analyzed. <br><br>FINDINGS indicate sparse newspaper coverage of IPV in same-sex couples. Ten articles highlight the lack of coverage and knowledge related to same-sex couple IPV. Eighteen articles address same-sex IPV as a social issue and highlight resource concerns, police involvement, and heteronormativity and heterosexism. Sixteen articles depict specific instances of IPV in same-sex couples. The overall lack of coverage and how same-sex IPV is covered remains problematic and limited. More mainstream and accurate coverage is needed to effectively address this social issue. Limitations and directions for future research are also discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260517736271",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260517736271"
}