Love and Death in Gay Paris
Homosexuality and Criminality in the 1870s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23144154 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William A Peniston (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Pages | 128-142 |
| Publication date | 1996-11-07 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Homosexuality in modern France (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195093032.003.0007 |
| OpenAlex | W2477320909 |
| ISBN | 9780195093032 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This chapter examines the relationship between homosexuality and criminality in France during the 1870s. Though homosexual acts were not illegal in France during this period, homosexuality was closely associated with criminality because the former violated the sexual order, and the latter violated the social order. And from the point of view of the police and the authorities, homosexual acts, especially those committed in public, not only caused a scandal, but also led to all kinds of petty crimes such as thievery and blackmail, and violent crimes such as assault and murder.
Criminology · Homosexuality · Male Homosexuality · Order (exchange) · Poison control · Political science · Sexual assault · Sociology · Suicide prevention · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Historical and Scientific Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2004 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |