Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0803945426, Paperback)

Although victimization of lesbians and gay men is not a new problem, its severity appears to be increasing. After several decades of denial and neglect, the problem of anti-gay violence has begun to receive some measure of societal recognition and response. Not only the lesbian and gay male communities but also mainstream religious, professional and civil rights groups have begun to condemn and attempt to deal with anti-gay violence.

This powerful book, developed from a special issue of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence will stimulate thought, research and action on the problem of anti-gay violence. It presents an overview of the problem, discusses the context of anti-gay violence, focuses on both victims and perpetrators in subsequent parts and concludes with coverage of a variety of community responses across the nation. Each section opens with a survivor's actual story - first person accounts - to give the reader insight into the trauma and reality of this serious social problem.

Timely and authoritative, Hate Crimes is urgent reading for students, academics and researchers in victimology, social policy, sociology, women's studies and psychology.