From Hate Crimes to Human Rights: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard

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Fight for the human rights of LGBT individuals with strategies from this powerful book! From the intimate horror of domestic violence to the institutionalized heterosexism of marriage laws, this volume takes an unsparing look at the interconnections of prejudice and hate crimes in the lives of LGBT individuals. Bringing together original research and solidly grounded theory, From Hate Crimes to... Read more

Fight for the human rights of LGBT individuals with strategies from this powerful book!

From the intimate horror of domestic violence to the institutionalized heterosexism of marriage laws, this volume takes an unsparing look at the interconnections of prejudice and hate crimes in the lives of LGBT individuals. Bringing together original research and solidly grounded theory, From Hate Crimes to Human Rights: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard also offers fresh strategies so you can work effectively for social change.

This moving, thoughtful volume begins with a friend's memoir of the murdered Matthew Shepard; this intimate glimpse is powerful testimony that hate crimes affect individuals, not just symbolic martyrs. From Hate Crimes to Human Rights drags hidden homophobia from the closet and examines it with clean, incisive intelligence. It tackles taboo topics, including:

what the Bible really says about homosexuality
how minority cultures sometimes foster hatred against the LGBT individuals in their midst
why child welfare services don't protect LGBT youth from peer violence
how internalized LGBT self-hatred can be expressed as domestic violence

Hate crimes do not occur in a cultural vacuum. From Hate Crimes to Human Rights searches out the roots of hatred and suggests ways to eradicate them, drawing on economics, theology, and linguistics as well as sociology, history, and political science. Specific suggestions include:
how to use language as a social and cultural change strategy
what individuals and universities can do to promote human rights
how to make use of the intersection of difference and tolerance to prevent hate crimes
why equal treatment for LGBT individuals is a human rights issue, not a special-interest advantage

From Hate Crimes to Human Rights provides powerful explanations of the ways hatred generates hate crimes and proposes positive action you can take to validate human rights.

A Statement from the Authors One of the premises of this book is that if we want to progress from hate crimes to human rights, we must learn to respect, honor, and celebrate diversity. The chapter authors exemplify a rainbow of ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Each of us is committed to advocate for human rights and to work to end hate crime. Toward those ends, the royalties from the sale of this book will go directly to a memorial fund that has been established at Monmouth University in Matthew Shepard's honor. The proceeds from that fund will be used to support students in their preparation for human rights advocacy.

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About the Contributors
Introduction
A Tribute to Matthew Shepard
Theoretical Foundations
Human Rights in the 20th Century: Weren't Gays and Lesbians Human?
Human Rights, Hate Crimes, and Hebrew-Christian Scripture
Language, Violence, and Queer People: Social and Cultural Change Strategies
Realities of Hate Crimes
Sticks and Stones Can Break Your Bones: Verbal Harassment and Physical Violence in the Lives of Gay and Lesbian Youth in Child Welfare Settings
Domestic Violence: The Ultimate Betrayal of Human Rights
Economic Rights, Economic Myths, and Economic Realities
Who Gets to Drink from the Fountain of Freedom?: Homophobia in Communities of Color
Sexual Orientation Bias Experiences and Service Needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Two-Spirited American Indians
Older Gays and Lesbians: Surviving a Generation of Hate and Violence
Promoting Human Rights
The University's Role in Promoting Human Rights Through Nurturing Human Diversities
Social Justice Advocacy Readiness Questionnaire
Competencies at the Intersection of Difference, Tolerance, and Prevention of Hate Crimes
Index
Reference Notes Included

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Swigonski, Mary E; Mama, Robin; Ward, Kelly; Shepard, Attn:Matthew

From Hate Crimes to Human Rights A Tribute to Matthew Shepard

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