Description
Book SynopsisBeginning with a gripping, firsthand account of the 2011 anti-gay murder of twenty-four year-old Norma Hurtado, a student the author taught in an Austin high school ten years earlier, this series of interwoven essays employs a mix of narrative nonfiction and political analysis to uncover the intersectional nature of the disparities impacting the LGBTQ community. Drawing from his fifteen-years’ experience as a grassroots organizer in Texas and California, Greco argues for the types of political organizations and public policies necessary to address these challenges.
To Find a Killer charts a robust but pragmatic course for the LGBTQ movement today: investing in grassroots leadership development, rooting organizations in local civic and religious institutions, and focusing not just on legal equality, but a wider set of socio-economic issues.
Trade ReviewA heartbreaking, infuriating, illuminating book. Greco traces a line connecting class, sexual orientation, gender and ethnicity that forces you to confront your own biases. This is essential reading for both the burgeoning and the seasoned activist, educator and political scientist." —Tim Kirkman, Emmy-nominated gay filmmaker; Films include
The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me,
Lazy Eye, and the documentary
Dear Jesse"The stories Doug is telling need to be told, and what is so special is that he doesn’t simply analyze with precision the factors that lead to hate crimes such as the one at the center of the book, but he offers concrete solutions." —Michael Shields, Editor in Chief, Across the Margin / ATM Publishing
"I learned some new and surprising things from this book about the American LGBT movement and the history of social justice organizing more broadly." —Joseph Meissner, actor and filmmaker, director of
Flood Streets and
Least Favorite Love Songs
