Homophobic Violence
Published on 1. March 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-876067-04-5 (ISBN)
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This book originates from the Australian Institute of Criminology. The common thread running through it is not just the problem of violence, but the concept of homophobia - the disapproval of homosexual desire and an animosity to homosexual identities, politics and lifestyles. There are chapters on the differential impact of harassment and violence on young people, on gay men and on lesbians; on police responses to this violence in South Australia and New South Wales; on the constructed deviant status of homosexual homicide victims; on criminology's description of lesbians and gay men as deviants markedout from heterosexuals; on HIV-related violence and its impact on victims; and a detailed analysis of the relevant law throughout Australia.
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Contents Foreword by Chris Puplick (former President, Anti-Discrimination Board of New South Wales) 1 Introduction, Stephen Tomsen and Gail Mason 2 Don't Frighten the Horses! A systematic perspective on violence against lesbians and gay men, Carole Ruthchild 3 Heterosexed Violence: Typicality and ambiguity, Gail Mason 4 Was Lombroso a Queer? Criminology, criminal justice and the heterosexual imaginary, Stephen Tomsen 5 The Gay (?) Victim on Trial: Discourses of sexual division in the courtroom, Allen George 6 The Messages of Subordination contained in Anti-discrimination Statutes, Anna Chapman 7 Violence and HIV/AIDS: Exploring the link between homophobic violence and HIV/AIDS as a 'gay disease', Rick Sarre and Stephen Tomsen 8 Violence against Homeless Young Lesbians, Jude Irwin, Mel Gregoric and Barbel Winter 9 Anti-lesbian/gay Violence in Schools, Jacqui Griffin 10 Putting Police on Notice: A South Australian case study, Barbara Baird 11 Hate Crimes against Gays and Lesbians: The New South Wales Police response, Sue Thomson Index