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James Polchin

James Polchin
James Polchin is an Edgar Award nominated writer, professor, and cultural historian. Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall (Counterpoint) is out now  in paperback.


Hugh Ryan on the Queer History of a Forgotten New York City Prison

"Some of the incarcerated folks could see the Stonewall Inn, and could see the uprising...there was a riot in the prison that night."

June 15, 2022  By James Polchin
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Wayne Hoffman on Racing Against Time To Solve A Cold Case Murder

James Polchin interviews Hoffman about a 1913 crime that traumatized Winnipeg's Jewish community, and the family connections that led him to investigate the case.

February 16, 2022  By James Polchin
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Queer True Crime:
A Reading List

"Queer people have always had a relationship to crime—often by force rather than choice. Our very existence has been outlawed, criminalized, medicalized."

June 18, 2020  By James Polchin
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The History of Queer True Crime and the Legacy of Tom Ripley

Queerness in crime fiction, and the long history of real crimes against gay men

June 5, 2019  By James Polchin
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