Methodology and the media : reading between the lines -- 2. Theories of homophobia : why do they want to hurt us? -- 3. The horror of homophobic violence -- 4. Law, homophobia, and violence : legislating against hate -- 5. Homo-cide : getting away with it? -- 6. Homophobia, violence, and policing in Canada -- 7. Urban cowboys and rural rednecks : community resistance to homophobic violence.