Why gay men hate lesbians

All levels. This unique anthology will be indispensable to scientists, practitioners, and policymakers concerned about antigay violence as well as the broader issue of hate crimes against minority groups. Ending hate crimes is everyone's responsibility. Lay readers will find it disturbing and, at times, shocking.

A major source on recent U. This volume is a 'must read' for anyone in law enforcement, health care, or social services, as well as for educators, social scientists, and lesbians and gay men everywhere. It deserves your careful study. Thousands of antigay crimes have been reported.

Findings from empirical research and professional practice are juxtaposed with devastating first-person accounts by survivors of hate crimes. It should be read by all those who want to understand the fear of violence that is the constant companion of many gay men and lesbians in our society.

The editors conclude with implications for public policy. The final papers contain an important discussion of strategies that communities and public officials should take to support victims of antigay violence and to deter future antigay hate crimes.

This pioneering book takes a broad and deep look at this much overlooked problem and points the way for future study and action. I recommend this book to all in the police community who are interested in learning more about the problem of antigay and lesbian violence.

Beginning with an overview of antigay violence and victimization, the contributors consider such issues as: the social context of hate crimes; documenting victimization; the social psychology of bigotry and bashing; treatment and service interventions; violence against lesbian and gay male youths; conceptualizing antigay violence; and mental health consequences of antigay violence.

I recommend Hate Crimes to anyone who cares about this alarming injustice. A balance of science and advocacy, Hate Crimes seeks to understand this frightening phenomenon. The group furiously brought gay men, lesbians, and others together, all united in the war against the powers-that-be for ignoring the horror of the AIDS epidemic.

These papers clearly and compellingly describe the victims' fears of antigay violence. We need especially to educate our youth about tolerance and about appreciating the benefits that we enjoy as a result of our culture's rich diversity of peoples, beliefs, and ways of living.

House of Representatives. Empirical research, theoretical discussions, clinical material, personal accounts and public policy implications are all focused, deftly handled and managed into a coherent whole. Beyond documenting the extent of the assaults, Hate Crimes explores their social context, the various motivations of the perpetrators and the organizations formed to support victims and help stop the violence.

Discrimination against lesbians, sometimes called lesbophobia, comprises various forms of prejudice and negativity towards lesbians as individuals, as couples, as a social group, or lesbianism in general. This book is particularly important in the aftermath of the antigay sentiment expressed during the recent Republican National Convention and in the national campaign.

This distinction explains why assailants typically express little remorse despite the fact that their expressions of cultural hostility are experienced by gay men and lesbians as vicious terrorism. This ground-breaking book sounds an alarm and provides tools for understanding the dimensions of hate violence.

There is provocative new material on the psychological effects of continued harassment and how the fear of violence can lead to violence itself. Many thousands more go unacknowledged every year, the survivors fearing further victimization from a hostile society.

It makes a start at documenting the endemic hate and violence against gay men and lesbians in the United States and the need to do something about it. Whether one is specifically interested in the topic, or simply interested in seeing the level of sophistication and integration gay and lesbian perspectives are capable of, this volume is highly recommended.

We have a responsibility to the gay citizens in our communities to understand the nature of these insidious crimes and use this understanding to develop model responses to the problem. Based on the categories of sex, sexual orientation, identity, and gender expression, this negativity encompasses prejudice, discrimination, hatred, and abuse; with attitudes and feelings.

Whether based on sexual orientation, race, religion, or ethnicity, bigotry and the violence it inspires pose a grave threat to the peace and harmony of our communities. The need to alert Americans to this threat is great. It will be especially useful to law enforcement personnel, legislators, and policymakers.

It is a most thorough and thoughtful book, one that should be read by all Americans who wish to understand the specific dimensions of antigay violence and the general problem of hate crimes in our society. He co-edited Hate Crimes: Confronting Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men (), and edited Stigma and Sexual Orientation ().