How is Lesbian, Gender, Bisexual, and Transgender Violence Represented within the Media - Term Paper Example

Domestic violence includes the patterns of behavior used by one partner with the objective of exerting or maintaining control over the other partner in an intimate or dependent relationship (Fairbairn & Dawson, 2013). Existing studies indicate that there has been an increase in the frequency and intensity of domestic violence especially in lesbian, gender, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community (Glass, 2014). Society has historically been entrenched with aspects of racism, homophobia, sexism, and transphobia, which have been instrumental in preventing members of the LGBT victims of domestic violence from seeking assistance from existing structures such as the police, the court system, and other organizations for fear of bias or discrimination (Keam & Cook, 2016). The development of the media and the availability of laws protecting the rights of the LGBT community can be perceived as a major contributor to increasing in platforms available for the victims of domestic violence to provide an alternative platform for the representation of their issues (Taylor, 2009).

• • Aim and framework

The research aims at including a broad sample of literature such as reports peer-reviewed, guidelines for journalists, and other relevant sources of information. In its framework, the research grouped literature into three broad categories:

• Studies of media representation that provide an understanding of the nature of the discourse and content in news items on domestic violence among LGBT
• Studies on reception by the audience to understand the approaches used by the audience in interpreting domestic violence among LGBT, the perception and management of risks
• Research of news production for understanding the methodologies used in collecting information and reporting on domestic violence among the LGBT community
  • Method

The research employed the following criteria for the identification of literature that is to be included:

• Behaviors and definitions that are most relevant in the context of Australia: domestic, assault, sexual violence intimate partner, and family violence