Violence, Prejudice and Sexuality

by Stephen Tomsen

Book Overview

The binary model of sexuality can be devastating and even fatal for people left outside the category of heterosexuality. Essentialist categories of sexuality and gender are often enforced by harassment and violence, as is clear in the case of violence directed against sexual minorities such as homosexual men. This book investigates why men launch assaults on sexual minorities, why these attacks are so vicious and frequently irrational, the identities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415886554
• ISBN13: 9780415886550
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"