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Fighting Hate Violence, Fighting State Violence

Why LGBT communities have a stake in criminal justice issues

In the wake of hate violence and harassment, LGBT communities seeking justice often endorse hate crimes bills emphasizing penalty enhancements and other "get tough on crime" measures. 

AFSC works to build greater understanding of the intersection of hate violence and the violence of the criminal justice system, emphasizing that successful anti-violence strategies must address both.  We approach our work in ways that recognize the dynamic interrelationships of race, class, sexuality, and gender/gender identity.

Resources

(PDF documents require Acrobat Reader, available as a free download.)

• AFSC LGBT Issue Brief - Close to Home (PDF, 1.32 MB)
  Developing Innovative, Community-Based Responses to Anti-LGBT Violence

• AFSC LGBT Issue Brief - Corrupting Justice (PDF, 1.60 MB)
  A Primer for LGBT Communities on Racism, Violence, Human Degradation & the Prison Industrial Complex

• AFSC LGBT Issue Brief - In the Killing Fields of the State >
  Why Abolition of the Death Penalty is a Queer Issue

> Download as PDF (279 KB)

• In a Time of Broken Bones: A Call to Dialogue on Hate Violence & the Limitations of Hate Crimes Legislation (PDF, 219 KB)
  An AFSC Justice Visions Working Paper

> Executive summary (PDF, 32 KB)

• AFSC's Position on the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act (LLEEA) >

More criminal justice resources >

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