
5 episodes

Examination in Chief OUTtv
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- True Crime
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5.0 • 8 Ratings
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Following OUTtv’s Queer Crime documentaries, Examination in Chief takes a deep look into how the LGBTQ+ community is treated by all levels of Canada’s criminal justice system. Host Justice Harvey Brownstone – Canada’s first openly gay judge – sits down with experts to hear about the real experiences of queer people across the country. From brushing up on LGBTQ+ history to adventuring into the world of hook-up apps, Justice Brownstone conducts an Examination in Chief to learn more about the different ways crime and policing impact queer people.
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Behind Bars
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.
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Trial By Media
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.
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Queer History 101
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.
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Hunting the Vulnerable
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.
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The Internet: Hero or Villain?
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.