Coming out of the Blue : British police officers talk about their lives in "The Job" as lesbians, ga...
Coming out of the Blue : British police officers talk about their lives in "The Job" as lesbians, ga...
Coming out of the Blue : British police officers talk about their lives in "The Job" as lesbians, gays, and bisexuals / Marc E. Burke.
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Publisher
London ; New York, NY : Cassell, 1993.
Date
1993.
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N363.208664/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 259 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Alison Halford -- 1. Sketches -- 2. Selection and Training -- 3. Cruising, Cottaging and Queerbashing -- 4. Lovers -- 5. Heterosexual Homosexuals -- 6. Pubbing and Clubbing -- 7. Two Communities, Double Lives -- 8. Coming Out -- 9. Prejudice and Discrimination -- 10. Casualties -- 11. A U...
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Publisher
London ; New York, NY : Cassell, 1993.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1993.
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Summary
Much has been written about homosexuality and the police; Coming Out of the Blue tackles the delicate and contentious issues around homosexuality in the police. Through interviews with lesbian, gay and bisexual officers, this ground-breaking study provides rare insights into two of society's most controversial and most interesting communities.
Officers from various forces, departments and ranks of the British police, many of them members of the new Lesbian and Gay Police Association (LAGPA), speak out for the first time on topics such as coming out, equal opportunities, cruising, cottaging and queerbashing. This rare material poses difficult questions such as: Which community, if any, ha...
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Coming out of the Blue : British police officers talk about their lives in "The Job" as lesbians, gays, and bisexuals / Marc E. Burke.
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The Cassell lesbian and gay studies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-256) and index.
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N363.208664/1
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74VKJxOoMPed
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJxOoMPed
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ISBN
030432714X (paperback)
9780304327164 (hardback)
0304327166 (hardback)
DDC
363.208664
MMS ID
991022330699702626
