lesbicide
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Noun edit
lesbicide (uncountable)
- The killing of a person because of their lesbian orientation.
- 2004, Cheris Kramarae, Dale Spender, Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge:
- 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 […]
- 2009, Sheryl J. Grana, Women and justice, page 175:
- 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, […]