Indecent Advances Polchin James
" A] fascinating new book on the treatment of gay men in true crime and crime fiction that] reexamines the violence that people at the Stonewall Inn had faced every day, and the rage crackling up…
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" A] fascinating new book on the treatment of gay men in true crime and crime fiction that] reexamines the violence that people at the Stonewall Inn had faced every day, and the rage crackling up underneath . . . What makes Polchin's readings stand out is the way he pursues an underlying story across several seemingly separate crimes." ―Alexander Chee, The New RepublicStories of murder have never been just about killers and victims. Instead, crime stories take the shape of their times and reflect cultural notions and prejudices. In Indecent Advances, James Polchin recovers and recounts queer stories from the crime pages―often lurid and euphemistic―that reveal the hidden history of violence against gay men.What was left unsaid in the crime pages provides insight into the figure of the queer man as both criminal and victim,