Out for Queer Blood: The Murder of Fernando Rios and the Failure of New Orleans Justice
Awards:   Runner-up for Lambda Literary Award 2018 (United States)
Author:   Clayton Delery
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476668840


Pages:   234
Publication Date:   12 October 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Out for Queer Blood: The Murder of Fernando Rios and the Failure of New Orleans Justice


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  • Runner-up for Lambda Literary Award 2018 (United States)

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Author:   Clayton Delery
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781476668840


ISBN 10:   1476668841
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   12 October 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments A Note on Language Foreword by Robert L. Camina Introduction 1. Pirates and Outlaws 2. “A drive against the deviates”: The Gay Man in New Orleans, 1950–1960 3. A Frigid Climate of Hostility: The Killing of Fernando Rios 4. A Medical Freak with an Eggshell Cranium: The Trial That Made New Orleans Cheer 5. Nolle Prosequi: The Events Following the Trial 6. Reclaiming Masculinity: A Brief History of Hate Crimes and the Gay Panic Defense 7. Déjà Vu Appendix: A Son Speaks For and About His Father Chapter Notes Works Cited Index

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A riveting and important work of grassroots LGBT history, that reveals the connections and fissures between homophobia and anti-Latino prejudices in US history. Delery-Edwards unmasks the origins of one of the most sinister legal and cultural foundations of anti-gay oppression, the false accusation of desire, and how it has been used to excuse injustice. - Sarah Schulman, award-winning writer and gays rights activist.


"A riveting and important work of grassroots LGBT history, that reveals the connections and fissures between homophobia and anti–Latino prejudices in US history. Delery-Edwards unmasks the origins of one of the most sinister legal and cultural foundations of anti-gay oppression, the false accusation of desire, and how it has been used to excuse injustice."""" - Sarah Schulman, award-winning writer and gays rights activist."


A riveting and important work of grassroots LGBT history, that reveals the connections and fissures between homophobia and anti-Latino prejudices in US history. Delery-Edwards unmasks the origins of one of the most sinister legal and cultural foundations of anti-gay oppression, the false accusation of desire, and how it has been used to excuse injustice. - Sarah Schulman, award-winning writer and gays rights activist.


Author Information

Clayton Delery, a retired teacher from the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts previously published The Up Stairs Lounge Arson, which was named Book of the Year by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities in 2015. He lives in New Orleans.

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