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The Gang's All Queer The Lives of Gay Gang Members
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Title
The Gang's All Queer [electronic resource] : The Lives of Gay Gang Members / Vanessa R. Panfil.
ISBN
1479805459
9781479805457
9781479805204 (cl : alk. paper)
9781479870028 (pb : alk. paper)
Published
New York : New York University Press, [2017] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages )
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Access is available to the Yale community.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 15, 2020
Series
Alternative criminology series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface: seeking "homo thugs"
Introduction: real men, real gangs
Understanding gay identity
"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
Conclusion: Queer, here and now
Appendix: Summary of participant characteristics and experiences
Methods appendix: "Best of luck in your research, dear"
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References
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Index.
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