The Network La/Red [visit web site] The Network/La Red 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. The Network changed its name to the Network for Battered Lesbians and Bisexual Women in 1996, and in 2000 to The Network/La Red: Ending abuse in lesbian, bisexual women's, 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 of Anti Violence Programs (NCAVP), National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Jane Doe, Inc./Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, GLBT Advisory Board to the Boston Police Commissioner, LGBT Youth Issues Committee, Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, and the Advocacy Review Team.