Queering Law and Order

Throughout US history, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people have been pathologized, victimized, and criminalized. Reports of lynching, burning, or murdering of LGBTQ people have been documented for centuries. Prior to the 1970s, LGBTQ people were deemed as having psychological disorders and subsequently subject to electroshock therapy and other ineffective and cruel treatments. LGBTQ people have historically been arrested or imprisoned for crimes like sodomy, cross-dressing, and gathering in public spaces. And while there have been many strides to advocate for LGBTQ rights in contemporary times, there are still many ways that the criminal justice system works against LGBTQ and their lives, liberties, and freedoms.
Queering Law and Order: LGBTQ Communities and the Criminal Justice System examines the state of LGBTQ people within the criminal justice system. Intertwining legal cases, academic research, and popular media, Nadal reviews a wide range of issues-ranging from historical heterosexist and transphobic legislation to police brutality to the prison industrial complex to family law. Grounded in Queer Theory and intersectional lenses, each chapter provides recommendations for queering and disrupting the justice system. This book serves as both an academic resource and a call to action for readers who are interested in advocating for LGBTQ rights.

Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal is professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY).

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: History of LGBTQ People and the Law
Chapter 2: Finding our Pulse: Hate Crimes, Historical Trauma, and Injustice
Chapter 3: Not Protected, Not Served: LGBTQ People and Law Enforcement
Chapter 4: Gender and Sexuality on Trial: LGBTQ People and the Courts
Chapter 5: Locked up in a Binary: LGBTQ People and Incarceration
Chapter 6: The Workplace Closet: LGBTQ People and Workplace Discrimination
Chapter 7: Queer, but Not TransParent: LGBTQ People, Family Law, and Child Welfare
Chapter 8: Over the Rainbow and Across the Border: LGBTQ People and Immigration
Chapter 9: The Queer Criminal Mind: LGBTQ People and Forensic Psychology
Conclusion
References
Index
About the Author