The Gang's All Queer : The Lives of Gay Gang Members /

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Many people believe that gangs are made up of violent thugs who are in and out of jail, and who are hyper-masculine and heterosexual. Vanessa Panfil introduces us to a different world. Meet gay gang members - sometimes referred to in popular culture as "homo thugs"--Whose gay identity comp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Panfil, Vanessa R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gay men.
Gang members.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Homosexuels masculins > États-Unis.
Gangsters > États-Unis.
Gay men > United States.
Gang members > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Why do I have to hide it?" : forming a gay identity
  • Who's the fag? : negotiating gayness and visibility
  • Gay gangsters and their gangs
  • Gay gangs becoming "known" : respect, violence, and chosen family
  • "In the game" : the experiences of gay men in straight gangs
  • Hybrid gangs and those that could have been
  • Strategies for resistance
  • "Not a fag" : resisting anti-gay harassment by fighting back
  • "Tired of being stereotyped" : urban gay men in underground economies.

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