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Indecent advances : a hidden history of true crime and prejudice before Stonewall

text Indecent advances : a hidden history of true crime and prejudice before Stonewall

Summary
A skillful hybrid of true crime and social history that examines the relationship between the media and popular culture in the portrayal of crimes against gay men in the decades before Stonewall. Stories of murder have never been just about killer... Read more
Contents

Introduction: Criminalizing queer men -- 1. When the men came home -- 2. War on the sex criminal -- 3. Behind the headlines -- 4. Terror in the streets -- 5. The homosexual next door -- 6. Stories of prejudice and suffering -- Conclusion.

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244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher
Counterpoint 2019

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 070.4 POL in Adult Non-fiction Available

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