What it’s like to be gay and in a gang
This leads to a bigger picture and larger questions of violence and closeting, as well as problems with being black, gay and gangster." ― Washington Blade "Panfil’s text shines a warm sharp light on the complex politics of masculinity and sexual identity among gang-involved men. They had an important decision to make: whether to kill a fellow gang member. He was gay. The Gang's All Queer
Forget Gun Oil, Wet, or Vaseline—few substances lubricate relations between Black gay men as frequently as marijuana. Online interactions are as likely to begin with an invitation to “match”—where each party supplies a blunt to be shared—as with a greeting or compliment. “I think smoking weed is probably the best icebreaker,” says Legend Richardson, 33, who began smoking when he. Many people believe that gangs are made up of violent thugs who are in and out of jail, and who are hyper-masculine and heterosexual. In vivid detail, Panfil provides an in-depth understanding of how gay gang members construct and negotiate both masculine and gay identities through crime and gang membership. 
The Gang's All Queer
This leads to a bigger picture and larger questions of violence and closeting, as well as problems with being black, gay and gangster." ~Washington Blade "Panfil’s text shines a warm sharp light on the complex politics of masculinity and sexual identity among gang-involved men. Series: Alternative Criminology. Request Exam or Desk Copy.
6 queer gangsters in movies that make us want to do bad things
The seedy underworld of crime, loyalty, and secret lives has a certain romanticism to it–enough so that the “gangster picture” became one of the earliest and most popular genres in movie. Vanessa R. Panfil does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. “I was a homo thug, now I'm just homo”
Many people believe that gangs are made up of violent thugs who are in and out of jail, and who are hyper-masculine and heterosexual. In The Gang’s All Queer, Vanessa Panfil introduces us to a different world. Meet gay gang members – sometimes referred to in popular culture as “homo thugs” – whose gay identity complicates criminology’s portrayal and representation of gangs, gang. . The Gang's All Queer
A couple of mid-level leaders – El Baxter and El Medias – at that meeting suspected that the gang member in question, El Fénix, was something unforgivable, according to the laws of the MS . 
The Price of Being Gay in the MS
A sociologist spent two years interviewing gay gang members. While some were in the closet and others were openly gay, all were forced to reckon with an environment of hypermasculinity. .
Is Weed the Ultimate 'Match'
Several emails in March from friends and colleagues let me know that a new documentary was being produced, which focused on “how three bullied DC teens started the only documented all-gay or transgender gang in America.”¹ Although subsequent news stories were much less definitive about it being the “only,” there’s obviously a. .