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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED290062 AUTHOR:
TITLE: Anti-Gay Violence. Hearing on Anti-Gay Violence
before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the
Committee on the Judiciary. House of Representatives,
Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1987
NOTE: 227 p.; Serial No. 132. Portions contain small print.
AVAILABILITY: Superintendent of Documents, Congressional
Sales Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
DC 20402.
ABSTRACT: This document presents witness testimonies and
prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called
to examine the issue of antigay violence. In his opening
statement, Representative John Conyers, Jr. presents
statistics which attest to a rise in antigay violence since
the murders of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City
Supervisor Harvey Milk in 1979. He notes that there are
currently no federal statutes which specifically prohibit
antigay violence and stresses the need for this hearing to
examine the level of violence being directed toward
homosexuals and to determine what needs to be done about
it. Witnesses providing testimony include: (1) Kevin
Berrill, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; (2) Diana
Christensen, Community United Against Violence; (3) David
Wertheimer, New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence
Project; (4) Gregory M. Herek, American Psychological
Association; (5) Jacqueline Schafer, liaison to the gay
community for the district attorney for the County of New
York; (6) Robert Johnston, Jr., New York City Police Chief;
and (7) Joyce Hunter, Institute for the Protection of
Lesbian and Gay Youth. Kathleen Sarris, Robert Gravel, and
William Hassell describe violence directed against them
because of their homosexuality. Witnesses cite studies of
antigay violence, give case examples of violence against
homosexuals, and make recommendations to the federal
government concerning a response to the problem. Relevant
materials consisting of prepared statements, letters, and
a news article are appended. (NB)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Federal-Legislation; Government-Role;
Hearings-; Law-Enforcement
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Homosexuality-; *Lesbianism-; *Social
Discrimination; *Violence-
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