![]() ![]() QI ranges from the oft-cited Leviticus to Plato, who called sodomy an “outrage on nature and a capital surrender to lust of pleasure.” In ancient Rome, a married woman could be executed by her husband for “mutually caressing” with another woman. Pointing out the myriad communities for which same-sex marriage is far from the first thing on their list of priorities in their daily lives, QI refocuses discussion on LGBTQGNC communities left out of mainstream activism. QI is well researched and needs to be both read and passed on. ![]() Ritchie and Kay Whitlock, all longtime activists either as lawyers or writers, QI is part of a series of books by Beacon Press on “Queer Action/Queer Ideas” – a series which helps to counteract the plethora of books which focus on same-sex marriage as the ultimate civil rights issue in the LGBTQGNC community. Queer (In)justice (QI) is a useful and necessary tool for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Gender Non-Conforming (LGBTQGNC) activists and allies to help understand the issues affected by the LGBTQGNC communities when they are ensnared by the criminal justice system. Moving past the usual discussion of same-sex marriage by mainstream groups, QI outlines the historical background of sodomy from colonial times to the present and the involvement of the prison industrial complex against LGBTQGNC people. ![]() Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on G+ Share with email ![]()
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