Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Queer Ideas/Queer Action)

ISBN: 0807051152

Author: Joey L. Mogul

Condition: New

The first comprehensive work to turn a queer eye on the criminal justice system, providing an eye-opening study of LGBTQ+ rights and equality.Drawing on years of research, activism, and legal advocacy, Queer (In)Justice is a searing examination of queer experiences as suspects, defendants, prisoners, and survivors of crime. The authors unpack queer criminal archetypes-from gleeful gay killers and lethal lesbians to 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.An eye-opening study of LGBTQ rights and equality, Queer (In)Justice illuminates and challenges the many ways in which queer lives are criminalized, policed, and punished.