PINK BLOOD Homophobic Violence in Canada

Softcover. Despite Canada's reputation as a beacon in the international struggle for gay rights, homophobia and homophobic violence remain major problems across the country. Since 1990, hundreds of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people have been assaulted or murdered in Canada, but so far the phenomenon has been largely ignored in Canadian criminoogy texts and other scholarly works. This is the first book to analyise homophobic violence in Canada on a national scale. The author uses legal records, case studies, and interviews with victims, activists, and police officers from 30 cities to convey the devastating impact this violence has had on queer Canadians and on the communities they inhabit. He critically examines common public perceptions and police attitudes and practices, as well as hate crime legislation and policies that, despite good intentions, are often powerless to counteract this serious and complex social problem. Drawing from a wide range of scholarship in law, criminology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and social work, the book is a ground-breaking work from a respectd researcher and community activist. With Necrology, Conclusion, Notes, Selected Bibliog. and Index. 332pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.