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The (Mis)Representation of Queer Lives in True Crime

The (Mis)Representation of Queer Lives in True Crime

Author: Abbie E. Goldberg; Danielle C. Slakoff; Carrie L. Buist
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032246048
Published In: August 2023
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This book examines the representation and misrepresentation of queer people in true crime, addressing their status as both victims and perpetrators in actual crime, as well as how the media portrays them.

The chapters apply an intersectional perspective in examining criminal cases involving LGBTQ people, as well as the true crime media content surrounding the cases. The book illuminates how sexual orientation, gender, race, and other social locations impact the treatment of queer people in the criminal legal system as well as the mass media. Each chapter describes one or more high-profile criminal cases involving queer people (e.g., the murders of Brandon Teena and Kitty Genovese; serial killer Aileen Wuornos; the Pulse nightclub mass shooting). The authors examine how the case(s) are portrayed in the media via news, film, podcasts, documentaries, books, social media, and more. Each chapter discusses not only what is visible or emphasized by the media, but also what is invisible in the accounting or societal focus surrounding the case. Lesser known (but similar) cases are used in the book to call attention to how race, gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, social class, and/or other features influence the dominant narrative surrounding these cases. Each chapter addresses "teachable moments" from each case and its coverage, leaving readers with several considerations to take with them into the future.

The book also provides media resources and supplemental materials, so that curious readers, including scholars, students, content creators, and advocates can examine the cases and media content further. The book will appeal to scholars and students of criminology, psychology, sociology, law, media studies, sexuality studies, and cultural studies and people with an interest in true crime.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Toward a Critical Examination of LGBTQ+ True Crime

by Danielle Slakoff, Carrie Buist, and Abbie E. Goldberg

LGBTQ People as Perpetrators

Chapter 2. Luck Be a Lady: Misrepresentations of Lesbian Serial Killers in the Media

by Stacie Merken, Ph.D., and Lauren Moton, M. S.

Chapter 3. Mediated Representations and ‘Missing’ Representations of Queer Male Serial Killers

by Brian J. Frederick, Ph.D

Chapter 4. Crimes of Duplicity: The Dangers of Demonizing Bisexuality

by Jason A. Brown, Brandon Golob, PhD, and Bruno Araujo

Chapter 5. Monsters with Mommy Issues: How Hollywood Invented the "Terroristic Tranny"

by Emily Lenning, PhD. and Xavier Guadalupe-Diaz, PhD

LGBTQ People as Victims

Chapter 6. The Jenny Jones Show and the Gay Panic Defense in the 1990s,

W. Carsten Andresen, PhD.

Chapter 7. Criminalizing Sexual Identities: Queer, Female, and Wrongfully Convicted

Valena Beety, JD

Chapter 8. Public Memory, LGBTQ (In)Visibility and Anti-Gay Violence: A Frame Analysis of Media Discourse on the Murder of Matthew Shepard 25 Years Later

by Jordan Blair Woods, JD

Chapter 9: The Hauntings of Kitty Genovese: The Bystander Effect and Queer Invisibility

by Shanna N. Felix, PhD, and Merideth Garcia, PhD

Chapter 10: Trans Panic: The Representation of Trans Women as Murder Victims in True Crime Podcasts

by Christina DeJong, PhD and Max Osborn, PhD

Chapter 11: Difficult, Deceptive, and Dangerous: Portrayals of Victimized Transgender Men in Crime News Coverage

by Max Osborn, PhD

Chapter 12: LGBTQ Youth: Homophobic Bullying and Gender Expression

by Jean-Anne Sutherland, PhD

Beyond the Victim vs. Offender Divide: Relational Complexities, Context, and Community

Chapter 13: The Fallacy of the ‘Lesbian Wolf Pack’ Narrative: Intersectional Complexities among LGBTQ Individuals of Color in the New Jersey Four Case

by Carrie Teresa, PhD and Dana Radatz, PhD

Chapter 14: Media Representation of Intimate Partner Violence among Queer Communities

by Nicole Johnson, PhD and Autumn Bermea, PhD

Chapter 15: LGBTQ Parents and Filicide: Focus on the Hart Family Murders

by Abbie E. Goldberg, PhD

Chapter 16: Discriminatory Laws and Biased Media: Considering the Harm to the LGBTQ Community

by Adrian Copeland, PhD, LaQuana Askew, and Carrie Buist, PhD

Chapter 17: Hate Crimes, Mass Shootings, and The Pulse Night Club Massacre

by Autumn Bermea, PhD

Chapter 18: ICE(D) Out: Exploration of Media Coverage of the Death and Mistreatment of Trans Women in ICE Detention Facilities

by April Carrillo, PhD

Chapter 19: Conclusion by Carrie Buist, Danielle Slakoff, and Abbie Goldberg