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Soldier of Change: From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement [Minkštas viršelis]

4.42/5 (136 ratings by Goodreads)
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 240 pages, aukštis x plotis: 205x125 mm, 22 photographs
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Mar-2016
  • Leidėjas: Potomac Books Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1612348165
  • ISBN-13: 9781612348162
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 240 pages, aukštis x plotis: 205x125 mm, 22 photographs
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Mar-2016
  • Leidėjas: Potomac Books Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1612348165
  • ISBN-13: 9781612348162
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Tells the story of the soldier at the forefront of gay activism in the military, including his personal journey to self-acceptance and his current status as champion for LGBT equality.

When the U.S. military repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” its official policy on homosexuality in the services, Capt. Stephen Snyder-Hill was serving in Iraq. After years enduring the culture of fear and secrecy for gay soldiers, Snyder-Hill submitted a video to a Republican primary debate, asking the participants whether, if elected, they would extend spousal benefits to legally married gay and lesbian soldiers. His video was booed by the audience on national television.

Snyder-Hill’s story riveted the nation’s attention from national news shows to an episode of HBO’sThe Newsroom to comments by President Obama. Soldier of Change not only captures the media frenzy as Snyder-Hill took his place at the forefront of this modern civil rights movement but also documents his twenty-year journey as a gay man in the army, which culminated in the most important battle of his life: defending the disenfranchised. 
      
 
 

Recenzijos

"Snyder-Hill offers a moving and insightful epitaph to a destructive policy."Publishers Weekly "[ Soldier of Change] is an important story to read if you need to know where LGBT rights have been and whose brought them forward. Its also one to enjoy if you want an informal, easy-to-like memoir. Even in this post-DADT time, Soldier of Change is a book to call for."-Terri Schlichenmeyer, Washington Blade Read [ Snyder-Hills] story and know the price paid for intolerance and the limitless joy of triumph.-Harvey Fierstein, Tony Awardwinning actor and playwright "Stephen Snyder-Hill has written a compelling account of his experience as a closeted gay soldier in the era of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' It is at once a heart-wrenchingly intimate look at the corrosive consequences of being forced to live a double life, a love story, and a profile in hard-won courage. The book chronicles his journey from fear and secrecy to an unforgettable moment on the national stageand beyond."Christopher Goffard, author and staff writer for the Los Angeles Times  

 

 

Foreword ix
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xix
1 A Leap of Faith
1(8)
2 Don't Say Gay
9(8)
3 Boot Camp and Bible Study
17(5)
4 Lost and Found in Iraq
22(10)
5 Pink Triangles
32(15)
6 Just Be You
47(8)
7 Back in the Saddle, Back in the Closet
55(10)
8 This Looks Like a Gay Dude's House
65(6)
9 Jessiea Josh
71(12)
10 Cemetery Ceremony and Insensitive Sensitivity
83(12)
11 The Debate
95(11)
12 The Fallout
106(11)
13 The Lawsuit
117(7)
14 Prepping for the Public Eye
124(12)
15 Did Rosa Parks Have a Roommate?
136(10)
16 The Right to Hyphenate
146(9)
17 Presidential Momentum
155(12)
18 One Year of Freedom
167(6)
19 All Aboard the c-bus of Love
173(7)
20 Chariots and Superheroes
180(5)
21 Activism vs. Politics
185(7)
22 Trust the Power of Your Voice
192(5)
Epilogue 197
Stephen Snyder-Hill joined the military in 1988 and fought in the first Gulf War before his honorable discharge in 1996. After reenlisting in 2001, he deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn in 2010.