Out for queer blood : the murder of Fernando Rios and the failure of New Orleans justice / Clayton Delery ; foreword by Robert L. Camina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delery, Clayton, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rios, Fernando (Murder victim).

Rios, Fernando.

Murder--Louisiana--New Orleans--Case studies.

Murder.

Murder victims--Louisiana--New Orleans--Case studies.

Murder victims.

Gay men--Crimes against--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Gay men.

Gay men--Crimes against.

Louisiana--New Orleans.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 224 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : Exposit Books, [2017]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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

Døjø vu

Appendix. A Son speaks for and about his father

Chapter notes

Works cited

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Delery-Edwards, Clayton, 1957- Out for queer blood.

ISBN:

9781476668840

1476668841

OCLC:

1007499105