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Indecent advances : a hidden history of true crime and prejudice before Stonewall / James Polchin. by Polchin, James. Counterpoint, 2019. Call #: 070.449364 P762i Subjects Crime and the press -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Gays -- Press coverage -- United States.   Criminals -- Press coverage -- United States. ISBN:  9781640091894 (hc.) Edition:  1st hardcover ed. Description:  244 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  "A skillful hybrid of true crime and social history that examines the relationship between the media and popular culture in the portrayal of crimes against gay men in the decades before Stonewall. Stories of murder have never been just about killers and victims. Instead, crime stories take the shape of their times and reflect cultural notions and prejudices. In Indecent Advances, James Polchin recovers and recounts queer stories from the crime pages--often lurid and euphemistic--that reveal the hidden history of violence against gay men. What was left unsaid in the crime pages provides insight into the figure of the queer man as both criminal and victim, offering readers tales of vice and violence that aligned gender and sexual deviance with tragic, gruesome endings. Victims were often reported as having made "indecent advances," forcing the accused's hands in self-defense and reducing murder charges to manslaughter. Published in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising on June 28, 1969, Indecent Advances investigates how queer men navigated a society that criminalized them and displayed little compassion for the violence they endured. Polchin shows, with masterful insight, how this discrimination was ultimately transformed by activists to help shape the burgeoning gay rights movement in the years leading up to Stonewall."--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 070.449364 P762i Adult books Trace Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 070.449364 P762i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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