Queer History of the United States

Name: Queer History of the United States
Price: 9.94 USD
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ISBN: 9780807044650

ISBN-10: 0807044652

ISBN-13: 9780807044650

Edition: 2012

Authors: Michael Bronski

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Drawing on years of research, activism, and legal advocacy,Queer (In)Justiceis a searing examination of queer experiences--as "suspects," defendants, prisoners, and survivors of crime. The authors unpack queer criminal archetypes--like "gleeful gay killers," "lethal lesbians," "disease spreaders," and "deceptive gender benders"--to illustrate the punishment of queer expression, regardless of whether a crime was ever committed. Tracing stories from the streets to the bench to behind prison bars, the authors prove that the policing of sex and gender both bolsters and reinforces racial and gender inequalities. A groundbreaking work that turns a "queer eye" on the criminal legal system,Queer…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 5/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.90" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Author's Note


Introduction



The Persecuting Society



Sexually Ambiguous Revolutions



Imagining a Queer America



A Democracy of Death and Art



A Dangerous Purity



Life on the Stage/Life in the City



Production and Marketing of Gender



Sex in the Trenches



Visible Communities/Invisible Lives



Revolt/Backlash/Resistance


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Credits


Index