TITLE

Black, anti-gay skinheads? Really!

AUTHOR(S)

Connors, Cathy

PUB. DATE

August 1995

SOURCE

New York Amsterdam News;8/19/95, Vol. 86 Issue 33, p10

SOURCE TYPE

Newspaper

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on violence in New York City against homosexual men and women. New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP); Protest by AVP members against persecution of gays; Skinheads as responsible for violence against gays; Proliferation of Skinhead ranks with blacks and Asian-Americans.

ACCESSION #

9510012995

Tags: GAYS -- Crimes against;  HATE crimes

 

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