Everyday Violence: The Public Harassment of Women and LGBTQ People

210 Pages·2021·1.507 MB·English

by  Simone Kolysh

Everyday Vio lence

Everyday Vio lence
•
The Public Harassment of
Women and LGBTQ People
Simone Kolysh
Rutgers University Press
New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark, New Jersey, and London
Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data
Names: Kolysh, Simone, author.
Title: Everyday vio lence: the public harassment of women and
LGBTQ people / Simone Kolysh.
Description: New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, [2021] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020052289 | ISBN 9781978823990 (paperback) |
ISBN 9781978824003 (cloth) | ISBN 9781978824010 (epub) |
ISBN 9781978824034 (pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: Sexual minorities— Abuse of— New York (State)— New York. |
Sexual minorities— Vio lence against— New York (State)— New York. |
Women— Abuse of— New York (State)— New York. |
Women— Vio lence against— New York (State)— New York.
Classification: LCC HV6250.4.S49 K65 2021 | DDC 362.88082/097471— dc23
LC rec ord available at https:// lccn . loc . gov / 2020052289
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from the British Library.
Copyright © 2021 by Simone Kolysh
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To my wife, Naysheen Collins, whom I will love a thousand more.
To my children, Alexey, Ark, Evan, and Elias,
who will use my work to rebuild the world.
To my participants whose truth I will always hold dear,
and to the many people of my lineage
whose lives made mine pos sib le.

Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Introduction: On Our Own Terms, Free from Vio lence 1
1.
The Anatomy of Everyday Vio lence: Initiators 25
2.
From the Catcall to the Slur: Recipients 51
3. +
Can We Be Queer Here? LGBQ Formations 79
4.
Toxciscity: Vio lence against Transgender People in
the Public Sphere 105
5.
Linked Vio lence: Everyday Vio lence and Intersections 127
Conclusion: Voicing Re sis tance, Finding Solutions 153
Acknowl edgments 167
Glossary 171
References 173
Index 211
vii

Illustrations
Figures
1 Model of Everyday Vio lence— Part I 49
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2 Age at First Public Interaction (N 67) 54
3 Model of Everyday Vio lence— Part II 77
4 Model of Everyday Vio lence— Part III 103
5 Model of Everyday Vio lence— Final 152
T ables
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1 Recipients of Everyday Vio lence (N 67) 27
2 Types of Everyday Vio lence 42
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3 LGBQ Recipients of Everyday Vio lence (N 44) 80
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4 Trans Subsample Demographics (N 16) 107
5 Public Perception and Types of Threat/Violence 108
6 Strategies and Effects 119
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