num_pages: 220
description: Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men is the first book to reveal the shocking problem of anti-gay/lesbian violence. Beginning with an overview of the emergence of lesbian and gay neighborhoods in major U.S. cities after World War II, Comstock describes how the increased visibility of lesbians and gay men was followed by physical attacks that were illegal but socially sanctioned. He presents results of his survey on present-day violence and then studies the perpetrators, using information supplied by survey participants as well as reports from the media, court records, and personal interviews. Finally, Comstock proposes a sociological explanation for the fact that adolescent males are the group most prone to violence against lesbians and gay men.
language: English
title: Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men
titlecomplete: Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men
genres: LGBT
ratings_count: 2
series: Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Non-Fiction
publisher: Columbia University Press