Mózes, DorottyaVona, Noémi2020-05-192020-05-192020-04-27http://hdl.handle.net/2437/287873Womxn-to-womxn sexual violence is misconceptualized and understudied. The still-prevalent manifestation of heterosexism, racism, homophobia, and transphobia in legal systems and society in general makes many scholars reluctant to pursue such studies for fear of societal backlash. Although the perception of victim and offender has changed with the scope of criminology being expanded in the 1960s and with the paradigm of intersectionality in the 1990s, due to stereotypes and prejudices society’s attitude remains the same which means sexual violence is still understood within a white, heterosexual, cisgender, middle-class context with man as perpetrator and woman as victim. I hypothesize that this heterosexist model of sexual violence is not only unable to explain womxn-to-womxn sexual violence but causes serious problem and damages survivors and victims: it silences them and makes it difficult for them not only to speak up but even to recognize violence which further perpetuates the master narrative of sexual violence. I argue that in order to understand this type of violence, and aid and support all survivors and victims this narrative must be queered and placed in an intersectional framework. Through analyzing various stories submitted by my participants and by putting a greater emphasis on the interlocking nature of oppression, I aim to destabilize the master narrative of sexual violence. By casting light on stories that have been previously silenced by the master narrative, I intend to increase the ability to recognize and understand womxn-to-womxn sexual violence. My primary sources of data include a focus group discussion, bilingual online surveys and in-depth, semi-structured interviews.82hufeminismintersectionalismwomxn#MeToosexual violencequeerdiplomamunkaDEENK Témalista::Kultúratudomány