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No tears for queers: Ett reportage om män, bögar och hatbrott
Matthew i Laramie, Wyoming, Johan i Katrineholm och Josef i Göteborg mördas för att de raggar på fel killar.
Matthew körs till ett avlägset naturområde av de två 20-åringarna och bästa kompisarna Aaron och Russel. Där misshandlas han brutalt och dör några dagar senare.
Johan hittas i en brunn i Katrineholm. Hans byxor är neddragna och halsen avskuren.
Josef möter sina banemän, satanisterna Nemesis och Tom, en sen natt i centrala Göteborg - Sveriges mesta bögknackarstad.
Johan Hilton väver ihop de tre kriminalfallen till en berättelse om män och det våld män anser sig ha rätt att bruka för att markera gränsen mellan man och bög.
Matthew körs till ett avlägset naturområde av de två 20-åringarna och bästa kompisarna Aaron och Russel. Där misshandlas han brutalt och dör några dagar senare.
Johan hittas i en brunn i Katrineholm. Hans byxor är neddragna och halsen avskuren.
Josef möter sina banemän, satanisterna Nemesis och Tom, en sen natt i centrala Göteborg - Sveriges mesta bögknackarstad.
Johan Hilton väver ihop de tre kriminalfallen till en berättelse om män och det våld män anser sig ha rätt att bruka för att markera gränsen mellan man och bög.
331 pages, Hardcover
First published April 25, 2005
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Johan Hilton
6 books12 followersJohan Hilton (née Friberg) is a Swedish journalist and author.
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July 13, 2015
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No tears for queers is, despite what my rating indicates, a rather good read. It examines three major cases where gay people are victims of crime. A major point in all cases is that a minority or a majority of the people interviewed reject the claim these crimes were hate crimes. But, as the author argues - and I agree with - they were indeed hate crimes. When examining the crimes, Hilton at times uses a fictional narrative. (He is clear that these parts are fiction, but they do portray a realistic turn of events.) Personally, they were a give and take for me. They didn't add much in facts, but they were a nice break from the long interviews and/or facts. It did lower the professional tone, however.
But yes, Hilton's facts are good. He has done a thorough research in each crime. On the other hand, there is close to no analysis of the facts, what it means for the people in the LGBT+ community, and other interesting aspects. That, and the fact the three cases that are brought forward in this book were all committed in the Western world. Otherwise, a good book that could've done with more reflections and analysis.
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No tears for queers is, despite what my rating indicates, a rather good read. It examines three major cases where gay people are victims of crime. A major point in all cases is that a minority or a majority of the people interviewed reject the claim these crimes were hate crimes. But, as the author argues - and I agree with - they were indeed hate crimes. When examining the crimes, Hilton at times uses a fictional narrative. (He is clear that these parts are fiction, but they do portray a realistic turn of events.) Personally, they were a give and take for me. They didn't add much in facts, but they were a nice break from the long interviews and/or facts. It did lower the professional tone, however.
But yes, Hilton's facts are good. He has done a thorough research in each crime. On the other hand, there is close to no analysis of the facts, what it means for the people in the LGBT+ community, and other interesting aspects. That, and the fact the three cases that are brought forward in this book were all committed in the Western world. Otherwise, a good book that could've done with more reflections and analysis.
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December 22, 2023
Mycket välskriven och drabbande journalistisk bok om 3 olika livsöden. Hilton gör sin research och beskriver olika perspektiv väldigt väl. Välskriven och tar mig igenom tunga ämnen utan att tråka ut mig eller få mig att må alltför dåligt. Väl värd att läsa.
April 27, 2025
En lysande reportagebok. Johan Hilton är knivskarp och skriver rakt men samtidigt fängslande. I vissa passager är boken svår att lägga ifrån sig. Kan ses som viktigt tidsdokument om hatbrott, men även intressera den som är intresserad av krimfall. Borde läsas på gymnasiet exempelvis.
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September 22, 2011
I only read the part that dealt with the satanic killing in Keillers Park. Although the presentation as such seemed to come quite close to what actually happened, I disliked the approach for two reasons:
1) The author wrote in prose-style, instead of merely detached/descriptive, presumably in order to evoke stronger emotions.
2) The author claims and insists that the satanic killing was a 'hate-crime' primarily conducted out of a hatred towards homosexuals, based in a 'homo-social' relationship of the two satanic perpetrators.
I simply do not agree with the authors attempt to twist this homicide into a hate-crime; the perpetrators antipathy towards homosexuals is evident, but it is only a minor piece in a larger puzzle (i.e. they wanted to kill many more people, none of whom were homosexuals, but merely humans).
1) The author wrote in prose-style, instead of merely detached/descriptive, presumably in order to evoke stronger emotions.
2) The author claims and insists that the satanic killing was a 'hate-crime' primarily conducted out of a hatred towards homosexuals, based in a 'homo-social' relationship of the two satanic perpetrators.
I simply do not agree with the authors attempt to twist this homicide into a hate-crime; the perpetrators antipathy towards homosexuals is evident, but it is only a minor piece in a larger puzzle (i.e. they wanted to kill many more people, none of whom were homosexuals, but merely humans).
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July 27, 2011En på alla sätt intressant och upprörande bok. Hilton lyckas bra med att framställa det hatiska, absurda och meningslösa i hatbrott. Jag kan irritera mig lite på de skönlitterära styckena då detta är en reportagebok och även att Hilton använder sig av bisatser som fulllständiga meningar, troligen för effekt. Det är nördigt attkommentera p det, men det störde min läsning. Hans slutsats tycker jag är mycket intressant. Han verkar, om jag förstår det rätt, härleda hatet mot homosexuella till en genustolkning snarare än en queerteoretisk/heteronormativ tolkning och jag tycker att han iochmed det lyckas att sätta in hatbrotten i ett större och mer förklarande sammanghang.
July 18, 2012
You can expect rage, tears and a nagging feeling of nausea, but none of those are reasons to ignore this book. Have a word of caution though; I'm not sure how much the author has twisted the stories, as the narrative seems to be enriched with quite a few units of literary garland to really play on the emotions of the reader.
June 19, 2010
Pretty interesting journalist account of deadly violence against male homosexuals. Got me thinking about In cold blood by Capote, sort of the same style of writing. A chilling read and a fairly quick one too. Recommended!
May 6, 2012
I think everyone should read this book! I' just saying... I cried 2 times 'cause this book's about reality and it really touched me and pissed me off, how people still can be so driven by hate it's disgusting!
January 11, 2014
Gripande reportage, fantastisk närvaro och gestaltning. (Jag skriver fantastisk, vad jag menar är förstås att jag mådde mycket dåligt av den här boken.) Saknade mer plats för och mer genomgripande analys.
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