Like all intellectual endeavours, this book is the result of numerous conversations and infl uences, and I owe a great debt of thanks to the many colleagues with whom I have discussed these issues over recent years. To begin, I want to acknowledge the Turrbal and Jagera peoples, who are the traditional owners of the land on which I work, walk, and live. I want to thank Samantha Jeff ries, who set me on this particular research path. Our initial discussions about the need for research and policy relating to intimate partner violence in LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) relationships, and our subsequent publication in this area, initially sparked my interest in sexuality, gender, and criminology. My initial exploration of this area was aided substantially by a period of sabbatical leave during which I was a Visiting Scholar in the Centre for Sex, Gender, and Sexualities at Durham University, UK. I am grateful to Jo Phoenix, who was instrumental in making this happen and in giving me the space at Durham to explore my ideas, and who also constantly challenged the directions of my research. During my time in the UK, I was also lucky to benefi t from the generosity of, and many discussions with, Maggie O’Neill, Mark McCormack, Liz Morrish, and Pat Carlen.