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Mar. 23rd, 2011
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Mar. 23rd, 2011 06:45 pmFrom the jacket flap of Queer (In)justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States which I am just cataloging:
"...examination of queer experiences as 'suspects', defendants, prisoners, and survivors of crime. The authors unpack queer criminal archetypes--like 'gleeful gay killers,' 'lethal lesbians,' 'disease spreaders,' and 'deceptive gender benders'--to illustrate the punishment of queer expression, regardless of whether a crime was ever committed."
I get "disease spreaders" and "deceptive gender benders" (sad as it is that people think this way). But I can't say I've heard of "gleeful gay killers" or "lethal lesbians" (?! sounds like some kind of B-movie).
"...examination of queer experiences as 'suspects', defendants, prisoners, and survivors of crime. The authors unpack queer criminal archetypes--like 'gleeful gay killers,' 'lethal lesbians,' 'disease spreaders,' and 'deceptive gender benders'--to illustrate the punishment of queer expression, regardless of whether a crime was ever committed."
I get "disease spreaders" and "deceptive gender benders" (sad as it is that people think this way). But I can't say I've heard of "gleeful gay killers" or "lethal lesbians" (?! sounds like some kind of B-movie).