Examination in Chief

Across the country, LGBTQ+ people who are in prison receive unequal and unfair treatment. In OUTtv’s true crime documentaries Killer in the Village, The Cobra Killers and Surviving the Block, viewers are introduced to the perpetrators, but what happens once they’re sent to Jail? In episode four, Justice Harvey Brownstone conducts an Examination in Chief to find out more.Justice Brownstone is joined by Education and Support Worker for the LGBTQ+ Community, Stacey Love-Jolicour, PASAN Communications and Resource Development Coordinator, Sena Hussain, and Surviving the Block director, Rebecca Snow. *Editor’s Note: The podcast mentions the documentary “Cobra Killer,” however the correct name of the film is The Cobra Killers.This podcast was made in association with the Canada Media Fund.OUTtv Producers: Bianca Sutton and Philip WebbYap Films Executive Producers: Elliott Halpern and Elizabeth TrojianHost: Justice Harvey BrownstoneProducer and Writer: Jordan SteinhauerEngineer: Aaron LockmanLine Producer: Anja SobkowskaProduction Manager: Laura Baron KatsnerTechnical Supervisor: Harrison FreedmanIntern: Juan Conde-GarciaSpecial Thanks:Sue BeresGraeme BlythJordan Jackson

Bruce McArthur’s name made headlines across the world, but what about Moka Dawkins? In OUTtv’s Killer in the Village, The Cobra Killers and Surviving the Block, the news media played an important and different role in all three true crime documentaries. In episode three, Justice Harvey Brownstone conducts an Examination in Chief to find out how the news portrays different LGBTQ+ victims of crime, or if they are reported on at all.Justice Brownstone is joined by the Toronto Star’s award-winning crime reporter, Wendy Gillis, Ryerson instructor, activist and journalist, Andrea Houston and Queer Crime associate producer, Jordan Steinhauer.*Editor’s Note: The podcast mentions the documentary “Cobra Killer,” however the correct name of the film is The Cobra Killers.This podcast was made in association with the Canada Media Fund.OUTtv Producers: Bianca Sutton and Philip WebbYap Films Executive Producers: Elliott Halpern and Elizabeth TrojianHost: Justice Harvey BrownstoneProducer and Writer: Jordan SteinhauerEngineer: Aaron LockmanLine Producer: Anja SobkowskaProduction Manager: Laura Baron KatsnerTechnical Supervisor: Harrison FreedmanIntern: Juan Conde-GarciaSpecial Thanks:Sue BeresGraeme BlythJordan Jackson

You’ve probably heard of Stonewall, but what about the Bath Raids? OUTtv’s true crime documentaries, Killer in the Village, The Cobra Killers and Surviving the Block, each detail a different part of modern LGBTQ+ history. In the final episode, Justice Harvey conducts an Examination in Chief to learn more about Canada’s unique queer history and why it’s important to learn more.Justice Brownstone is joined by queer criminalization historian, Dr. Tom Hooper, and, the LGBTQ Liaison for the Toronto Police Service, Danielle Bottineau.*Editor’s Note: The podcast mentions the documentary “Cobra Killer,” however the correct name of the film is The Cobra Killers.This podcast was made in association with the Canada Media Fund.OUTtv Producers: Bianca Sutton and Philip WebbYap Films Executive Producers: Elliott Halpern and Elizabeth TrojianHost: Justice Harvey BrownstoneProducer and Writer: Jordan SteinhauerEngineer: Aaron LockmanLine Producer: Anja SobkowskaProduction Manager: Laura Baron KatsnerTechnical Supervisor: Harrison FreedmanIntern: Juan Conde-GarciaSpecial Thanks:Sue BeresGraeme BlythJordan Jackson

In OUTtv’s true crime documentaries, Killer in the Village, The Cobra Killers, and Surviving the Block, some of the LGBTQ2S+ community’s most vulnerable people were preyed upon, becoming victims – and survivors – of terrible crimes. In episode two, Justice Harvey Brownstone conducts an Examination in Chief to find out how being a minority – from sexual and gender identity to race and religion – can make a person more vulnerable.Justice Brownstone is joined by the Executive Director of the Alliance for South Asian Aids Prevention, Haran Vijayanathan, the LGBTQ Liaison for the Toronto Police Service, Danielle Bottineau, and The Cobra Killers director, Buffy Childerhose.*Editor’s Note: The podcast mentions the documentary “Cobra Killer,” however the correct name of the film is The Cobra Killers.This podcast was made in association with the Canada Media Fund.OUTtv Producers: Bianca Sutton and Philip WebbYap Films Executive Producers: Elliott Halpern and Elizabeth TrojianHost: Justice Harvey BrownstoneProducer and Writer: Jordan SteinhauerEngineer: Aaron LockmanLine Producer: Anja SobkowskaProduction Manager: Laura Baron KatsnerTechnical Supervisor: Harrison FreedmanIntern: Juan Conde-GarciaSpecial Thanks:Sue BeresGraeme BlythJordan Jackson

In OUTtv’s true crime documentaries, Killer in the Village, The Cobra Killers and Surviving the Block, the Internet plays an integral role. From using sex app’s to hunt for victims, to advertising sex work online, Justice Harvey Brownstone conducts and Examination and Chief to find out whether the Internet makes the LGBTQ2s+ community more vulnerable to violence.Justice Brownstone is joined by social media specialist, Ian Royer, award-winning transgender porn star and activist, Jelena Vermillion, and Killer in the Village director, Andrew Fedosov.*Editor’s Note: The podcast mentions the documentary “Cobra Killer,” however the correct name of the film is The Cobra Killers.This podcast was made in association with the Canada Media Fund.OUTtv Producers: Bianca Sutton and Philip WebbYap Films Executive Producers: Elliott Halpern and Elizabeth TrojianHost: Justice Harvey BrownstoneProducer and Writer: Jordan SteinhauerEngineer: Aaron LockmanLine Producer: Anja SobkowskaProduction Manager: Laura Baron KatsnerTechnical Supervisor: Harrison FreedmanIntern: Juan Conde-GarciaSpecial Thanks:Sue BeresGraeme BlythJordan Jackson