Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (791 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231073313 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Not just a lucid and accessible book, this is an important resource for hope. . Compelling and incisive reflections on the need for a democratizing sexual ethics for our time, involving care, responsibility, respect, and love
cities after World War II, Comstock describes how the increased visibility of lesbians and gay men was followed by physical attacks that were illegal but socially sanctioned. Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men is the first book to reveal the shocking problem of anti-gay/lesbian violence. He presents results of his survey on present-day violence and then studies the perpetrators, using information supplied by survey participants as well as reports from the media, court records, and personal interviews. Finally, Comstock proposes a sociological explanation for the fact that adolescent males are the group most prone to violence against lesbians and gay men.. Beginning with an overview of the emergence of lesbian and gay neighborhoods in major U.S
"Powerful first book on homophobic crimes" according to Jeffery Mingo. This study was published years before the infamous Matthew Shepard murder in 1998. It is a great first book on the topic. It's written in a study form and may bore those that don't like numbers or academics' tone. It has a bland boring cover. Still, it digs deep into this tragedy. I think for lawyers or progressive activists, this is a good book to own as a reference materials. So many gay and lesbian studies text have that one token chapter on hate crimes; it's great that we have an anthology which examines this horrid phenomenon in depth.