Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men
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Author_Gary David Comstock
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Product details
- ISBN 9780231073318
- Publication Date: 08 Oct 1992
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men is the first book to reveal the shocking problem of anti-gay/lesbian violence. Beginning with an overview of the emergence of lesbian and gay neighborhoods in major U.S. 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. 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.
