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The Network was formed in 1989
when a group of formerly battered lesbians came together
to address domestic violence in lesbian and bisexual
women’s communities in Boston. Initially the
group worked to educate the community and existing
programs/resources for battered women about the existence
of woman-to-woman battering and the need for programs
to address it. In 1991, the group incorporated under
the name New England Women’s Support, Inc. d/b/a
The Network for Battered Lesbians, and in 1993 it received
tax-exempt status. The Network changed its name to
the Network for Battered Lesbians and Bisexual Women
in 1996. In 2001, The Network changed its name to The
Network/La Red: Ending abuse in lesbian, bisexual women’s,
and transgender communities.
The Network/La Red has become
a national resource and model for battered women’s
programs, batterer's intervention programs, and gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender organizations beginning
to address battering in lesbian, bisexual women, and
transgender relationships. We take calls from individuals,
groups, researchers, and media from all over the United
States and around the world seeking technical assistance
and information on battering in lesbian, bisexual women,
and transgender communities.
The Network/La Red is a founding
member of the Boston area GLBT Domestic Violence Coalition,
and a member of the National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence, Jane Doe, Inc./ Massachusetts Coalition Against
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, National Coalition
of Anti-Violence Programs, GLBT Advisory Board to the
Boston Police Commission, Dorchester Domestic Violence/Sexual
Assault Community Roundtable, Llego, Massachusetts
Transgender Political Coalition, and the Advocacy Review
Team.
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