Despite Canada's reputation as a beacon for equality in the international struggle for gay rights, homophobia and homophobic violence remain major problems in the country. Since 1990, hundreds of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people have been assaulted or murdered in Canada, but so far there has been little mention of the phenomenon in Canadian criminology textbooks or other publications.
Pink Blood is the first book to analyze homophobic violence on a national scale. Douglas Victor Janoff uses social theory, legal analysis, descriptive case studies, and interviews with victims, activists, and police officers from thirty cities to convey the shattering impact this violence has had on queer Canadians and on the communities they inhabit. Janoff critically examines the concept of homophobia, the 'homosexual panic defence,' the ignorance and brutality of some Canadian police officers, and hate crime legislation and policies that, despite good intentions, are often powerless to counteract this complex and troubling social problem.
Drawing from a wide range of scholarship—law, criminology, sociology, psychology, philosophy and social work—Pink Blood is an important addition to the literature on queer life in Canada from a respected researcher and community activist.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-326) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 362.88/086/640971
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 0802087817 9781442678491
- LCCN
- HV6250.4.H66
- LCCN Item number
- J36 2005eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xiv, 332 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00600974 (OCoLC)244767968 (CaOOCEL)418687
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 8
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 10
- NECROLOGY 12
- Introduction 18
- 1 Methodology and the Media: Reading between the Lines 28
- 2 Theories of Homophobia: Why Do They Want to Hurt Us? 50
- 3 The Horror of Homophobic Violence 80
- 4 Law, Homophobia, and Violence: Legislating against Hate 120
- 5 Homo-cide: Getting Away with It? 145
- 6 Homophobia, Violence, and Policing in Canada 173
- 7 Urban Cowboys and Rural Rednecks: Community Resistance to Homophobic Violence 214
- Conclusion 259
- NOTES 270
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 334
- INDEX 340
- A 340
- B 340
- C 341
- D 341
- E 341
- F 341
- G 342
- H 342
- I 343
- J 343
- K 343
- L 343
- M 344
- N 344
- O 344
- P 345
- Q 346
- R 346
- S 346
- T 346
- V 347
- W 347
- Y 347
