Queer (in)justice : the criminalization of LGBT people in the United States / Joey L. Mogul, Andrea J. Ritchie, and Kay Whitlock.

Author/creator Mogul, Joey L., 1969-
Other author Ritchie, Andrea J.
Other author Whitlock, Kay.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Beacon Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxx, 216 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc. --United States.
Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Gay people--Violence against. --United States.
Hate crimes--United States.
Homophobia--Law and legislation. --United States.

Variant title Queer injustice
Variant title Queer justice
SeriesQueer action/queer ideas
Queer action/queer ideas. ^A1053983
Contents Introduction -- Setting the historical stage : colonial legacies -- Gleeful gay killers, lethal lesbians, & deceptive gender benders : queer criminal archetypes -- The ghosts of Stonewall : policing gender, policing sex -- Objection! : treatment of queers in criminal courts -- Caging deviance : prisons as queer spaces -- False promises : criminal legal responses to violence against LGBT people -- Over the rainbow : where do we go from here?
Abstract Draws on years of research, activism, and legal advocacy to present an examination of the gay experience, illustrating the continuing punishment of gay expression in the United States and illuminating strategies for change.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010035182
ISBN9780807051160 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0807051160 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks KF4754.5 .M64 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold