Violence against queer people : race, class, gender, and the persistence of anti-LGBT discrimination / Doug Meyer.

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]

viii, 194 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index.

Introduction : social inequality and violence against LGBT people -- More than homophobia : the race, class, and gender dynamics of anti-LGBT violence -- "I'm making Black people look bad" : the racial implications of anti-queer violence -- Gendered views of sexual assault, physical violence, and verbal abuse -- Race, gender, and perceptions of violence as homophobic -- "Not that big of a deal" : social class differences in viewing violence as severe -- The home and the street : violence from strangers and family members -- Conclusion : anti-queer violence and multiple systems of oppression.