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Law And Violence, Dan Danielsen

Dan Danielsen

In this Article I comment upon Professor Terry Kogan's paper "Legislative Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men," in which he analyzes the legislative process surrounding the passage of hate crimes legislation in Utah. Through an analysis of the gay bashing that took place within the legislative debate, Professor Kogan argues that the Utah legislature's removal of all references to gays and lesbians in the legislation was significant both because it reinforced sterotypical and negative perceptions of gays and lesbians, and because it suggested that violence against gays and lesbians was, at best, not of concern to, and at worst, actively …