Hate Crimes Confronting Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men

by Gregory M. Herek; Kevin T. Berrill

• ISBN13: 9780803945425
• ISBN10: 0803945426
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-11-11
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

This powerful book portrays the trauma of anti-gay violence and will stimulate thought, research and action on the problem.Developed from a special issue of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, it presents an overview of the problem, discusses the context of anti-gay violence, focuses on both victims and perpetrators and concludes with coverage of a variety of community responses across the nation. Topics covered include the social psychology of bigotry, treatment and service interventions and mental health consequences. Each section opens with a survivor's actual story - first person accounts - to give the reader insight into the reality of this serious social problem.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction - Claudia Brenner

Survivor's Story

Eight Bullets

PART ONE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM - Kevin T Berrill

Anti-Gay Violence and Victimizaton in the United States

An Overview - Laura Dean, Shanyu Wu and John L Martin

Trends in Violence and Discrimination Against Gay Men in New York City

1984 to 1990 - Beatrice von Schulthess

Violence in the Streets

Anti-Lesbian Assault and Harassment in San Francisco - Joyce Hunter

Violence Against Lesbian and Gay Male Youths - Bob Gravel

Survivor's Story

PART TWO: THE CONTEXT - Gregory M Herek

The Social Context of Hate Crimes

Notes on Cultural Heterosexism - Howard J Ehrlich

The Ecology of Anti-Gay Violence - Joseph Harry

Conceptualizing Anti-Gay Violence - Richard A Berk, Elizabeth A Boyd and Karl M Hamner

Thinking More Clearly About Hate-Motivated Crimes - William Edward Hassel

Survivor's Story

PART THREE: PERPETRATORS - Gregory M Herek

Psychological Heterosexism and Anti-Gay Violence

The Social Psychology of Bigotry and Bashing - Eric Weissman

Kids Who Attack Gays - Karl M Hamner

Gay-Bashing

A Social Identity Analysis of Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men - Michael Collins

The Gay Bashers - Kathleen Sarris

Survivor's Story

PART FOUR: SURVIVING AND RESPONDING - Linda Garnets, Gregory M Herek and Barrie Levy

Violence and Victimization of Lesbians and Gay Men

Mental Health Consequences - David M Wertheimer

Treatment and Service Interventions for Lesbian and Gay Male Crime Victims - Gregory M Herek

The Community Response to Violence in San Francisco

An Interview with Wenny Kusuma, Lester Olmstead-Rose and Jill Tregor - Kevin T Berrill

Organizing Against Hate on Campus

Strategies for Activists - Gregory M Herek and Kevin T Berrill

Documenting the Victimization of Lesbians and Gay Men

Methodological Issues

PART FIVE: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY - Kevin T Berrill and Gregory M Herek

Primary and Secondary Victimization in Anti-Gay Hate Crimes

Official Response and Public Policy