Relationship Violence in Lesbian/Gay/ Bisexual/Transgender/Queer [LGBTQ] Communities Moving Beyond a Gender-Based Frame- work Janice Ristock, Ph.D., University of Manitoba Community Consultant: Norma Timbang Former Executive Director Asian and Pacific Islander Women and Family Safety Center Currently Research Ph.D. Student University of Roehampton, UK authors commissioned by Copyright © 2005 Violence Against Women Online Resources July 2005 1