Out for queer blood : the murder of Fernando Rios and the failure of New Orleans justice / Clayton Delery ; foreword by Robert L. Camina.
Material type: TextPublication details: Jefferson, North Carolina : Exposit Books, c2017.Description: x, 224 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9781476668840
- 1476668841
- 364.152/3092 23
- HV6534.N45 D465 2017
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Book | Stonewall Non-Fiction | HV 6534 DEL 2018 | 1 | Available | 229701 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-220) and index.
Foreword / by Robert L. Camina -- Introduction -- Pirates and outlaws -- "A drive against the deviates": the gay man in New Orleans, 1950-1960 -- A frigid climate of hostility: the killing of Fernando Rios -- A medical freak with an eggshell cranium: the trial that made New Orleans cheer -- Nolle prosequi: the events following the trial -- Reclaiming masculinity: a brief history of hate crimes and the gay panic defense -- Déjà vu -- Appendix: A son speaks for and about his father -- Chapter notes -- Works cited -- Index.
"On a September night in 1958, three New Orleans college students decided to entertain themselves by "rolling a queer" and went looking for a gay man to assault. They chose Fernando Rios, a tour guide from Mexico, who died from the beating he received. The author examines the murder and the trial in detail"--Provided by publisher.
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