Soldier of Change: From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement

Author:   Stephen Snyder-Hill ,  George Takei
Publisher:   Potomac Books Inc
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9781612348162


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 March 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Stephen Snyder-Hill ,  George Takei
Publisher:   Potomac Books Inc
Imprint:   Potomac Books Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781612348162


ISBN 10:   1612348165
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 March 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. A Leap of Faith 2. Don’t Say Gay 3. Boot Camp and Bible Study 4. Lost and Found in Iraq 5. Pink Triangles 6. Just Be You 7. Back in the Saddle, Back in the Closet 8. This Looks Like a Gay Dude’s House 9. Jessica Josh 10. Cemetery Ceremony and Insensitive Sensitivity 11. The Debate 12. The Fallout 13. The Lawsuit 14. Prepping for the Public Eye 15. Did Rosa Parks Have a Roommate? 16. The Right to Hyphenate 17. Presidential Momentum 18. One Year of Freedom 19. All Aboard the C-BUS of Love 20. Chariots and Superheroes 21. Activism vs. Politics 22. Trust the Power of Your Voice Epilogue

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Read [Snyder-Hill's] story and know the price paid for intolerance and the limitless joy of triumph. --Harvey Fierstein, Tony Award-winning actor and playwright --Harvey Fierstein Washington Blade (4/7/2014 12:00:00 AM) [The story] of how one man's resolve gave courage to others and how he turned his public outing into an important surge of activism. --Kirkus -- Kirkus (9/15/2015 12:00:00 AM) [Soldier of Change] is an important story to read if you need to know where LGBT rights have been and who brought them forward. It's 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--Terri Schlichenmeyer Washington Blade (12/24/2014 12:00:00 AM) A moving and insightful epitaph to a destructive policy. --Publishers Weekly -- Publishers Weekly (7/11/2014 12:00:00 AM)


-[Soldier of Change] is an important story to read if you need to know where LGBT rights have been and whose brought them forward. It's 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--Terri Schlichenmeyer-Washington Blade- (12/24/2014)


[Soldier of Change] is an important story to read if you need to know where LGBT rights have been and who brought them forward. It's 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-- (12/24/2014) A moving and insightful epitaph to a destructive policy. --Publishers Weekly --Publishers Weekly (07/11/2014) [The story] of how one man's resolve gave courage to others and how he turned his public outing into an important surge of activism. --Kirkus --Kirkus (09/15/2015) Read [Snyder-Hill's] story and know the price paid for intolerance and the limitless joy of triumph. --Harvey Fierstein, Tony Award-winning actor and playwright --Harvey Fierstein (04/07/2014)


[ Soldier of Change ] is an important story to read if you need to know where LGBT rights have been and whose brought them forward. It s 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 --Terri Schlichenmeyer Washington Blade (12/24/2014)


Author Information

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. George Takei is an actor, social justice activist, and author of Oh Myyy! There Goes the Internet. He is best known for his portrayal of Sulu in the Star Trek television series and movies.

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