Intimate partner violence in sadomasochistic relationships

Pitagora, Dulcinea

doi:10.1080/14681994.2015.1102219

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“…Some more recent studies provide a more critical discussion of consent in the BDSM community (Bauer, 2014;Fanghanel, 2019;Scott, 2015;Wagner, 2014), or focus on intimate relationship terror disguised as a BDSM relationship (Pitagora, 2015) and consent violations within the BDSM community (Haviv, 2016;Wright et al, 2015). Nearly 30% of the respondents in a community-based Consent Violation Survey reported such violations (Wright et al, 2015: 7).…”

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Queering consent: Negotiating critical consent in les-bi-trans-queer BDSM contexts

Bauer¹

2020

Sexualities

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In BDSM community discourse as well as research on BDSM, consent has been treated as an uncomplicated given, often relying on liberal or post-feminist notions of consent as a rational contract between equals until recently. The results of a qualitative study on the les-bi-trans-queer BDSM communities in contrast highlight that on the one hand, queer BDSM technologies of negotiating consent are valuable tools in moving away from heteronormative and liberal notions of consent towards a culture of sexual consent as communicative. On the other hand, limits to BDSM consent technologies are discussed and it is argued that consent needs to be critical and developed collectively.

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Queering consent: Negotiating critical consent in les-bi-trans-queer BDSM contexts

Bauer¹

2020

Sexualities

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“…Couples had a commitment to the personal growth of both partners as individuals. The mutual caregiving in these relationships stands in stark contrast to the troubling examples discussed by Pitagora (2015) of abusive relationships masquerading as consensual BDSM relationships.…”

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“…Only two known studies have directly explored the intersection of IPV and BDSM. Pitagora (2016) interviewed three people-two cisgender women and one transgender woman-who reported being part of the BDSM community and experiencing IPV. She found that (a) inexperience with SM can create a susceptibility whereby the victim mistakenly believes abuse is SM, (b) IPV and the stigma of SM can isolate the victim, (c) minority stress, inclusive of oppression due to gender and sexuality, can further complicate a victim's ability to differentiate IPV from SM, and (d) abusers might use SM relationship as a cover to perpetrate abuse.…”

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“…Although there are superficial similarities between the two constructs of IPV and BDSM (i.e., presence of power differentials and use of violence), there are also critical theoretical distinctions—namely, the absence or presence of consent (Ali & Naylor, 2013; Jozifkova, 2013; Pitagora, 2013). However, few studies have conjointly explored the phenomena of IPV and BDSM (e.g., Pitagora, 2013, 2016), and no known studies have examined it among gender and sexual minoritized (GSM) youth. The latter is problematic given that GSM individuals are known to have a greater risk of IPV (T.…”

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“It’s Their Consent You Have to Wait For”: Intimate Partner Violence and BDSM Among Gender and Sexual Minority Youth

Brewer,

Thomas,

Guadalupe-Diaz

2023

J Interpers Violence

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Gender and sexual minoritized (GSM) youth are more likely than their cisgender heterosexual peers to experience intimate partner violence (IPV) and practice bondage and discipline, domination and submission, sadism, and masochism (BDSM). Although IPV and BDSM are vastly different phenomena, superficial similarities (e.g., violent behaviors) can lead to misidentification in both practice and research. This study explores how GSM youth (a) experience and understand the differences between IPV and BDSM and (b) report consensual violent and controlling behaviors when answering items on IPV measures. Nine demographically diverse GSM youth (mean age 21.2) were drawn from a GSM youth-serving organization in the Northeast United States. Participants were interviewed about their experiences with IPV, BDSM, and consent. Participants also were asked to describe the process of completing two standardized measures of IPV. Interviews were coded using conventional and directed content analysis. Eight of nine participants reported IPV victimization, and seven reported BDSM interest or experiences. Four themes emerged: (a) GSM youth experience a spectrum of IPV victimization, often related to their gender and sexual identity; (b) interest in BDSM does not imply an acceptance of IPV; (c) GSM youth have a nuanced understanding of consent and strategies to communicate consent with their partners; and (d) Consent is the organizing framework by which GSM youth distinguish IPV from BDSM. Participants reported various degrees of certainty that they would include BDSM behaviors when answering questions about violent behaviors. Findings underscore the importance of conceptually and operationally differentiating IPV and BDSM. Programs that serve GSM youth should address IPV victimization, offer sex-positive education regarding healthy relationships and BDSM, and assist GSM youth in differentiating abusive behaviors from consensual BDSM. Standardized measures that do not conflate BDSM with IPV are crucial for studying IPV among GSM youth.

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Intimate partner violence in sadomasochistic relationships

Cited by 21 publications

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Queering consent: Negotiating critical consent in les-bi-trans-queer BDSM contexts

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“It’s Their Consent You Have to Wait For”: Intimate Partner Violence and BDSM Among Gender and Sexual Minority Youth

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