{"product_id":"soldier-of-change-from-the-closet-to-the-forefront-of-the-gay-rights-movement-paperback-softback-9781612348162","title":"Soldier of Change; From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement (Paperback \/ softback) 9781612348162","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSoldier of Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Snyder-Hill (Author), George Takei (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781612348162\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 22 photographs\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 1.6 cm, 0.26 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Snyder-Hill offers a moving and insightful epitaph to a destructive policy.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eSoldier of Change\u003c\/i\u003e] 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, \u003ci\u003eSoldier of Change\u003c\/i\u003e is a book to call for.\"-Terri Schlichenmeyer, \u003ci\u003eWashington Blade\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“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\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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 stage—and beyond.\"—Christopher Goffard, author and staff writer for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \"Don't Ask, Don't Tell,\" the official U.S. policy on gays serving in the military, was repealed in September 2011, soldier Stephen Snyder-Hill (then Captain Hill) was serving in Iraq. Having endured years of this policy, which passively encouraged a culture of fear and secrecy for gay soldiers, Snyder-Hill submitted a video to a Republican primary debate held two days after the repeal. In the video he asked for the Republicans' thoughts regarding the repeal and their plans, if any, to extend spousal benefits to legally married gay and lesbian soldiers. His video was booed by the audience on national television. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoldier of Change\u003c\/i\u003e captures not only the media frenzy that followed that moment, placing Snyder-Hill at the forefront of this modern civil rights movement, but also his twenty-year journey as a gay man in the army: from self-loathing to self-acceptance to the most important battle of his life—protecting the disenfranchised. Since that time, Snyder-Hill has traveled the country with his husband, giving interviews on major news networks and speaking at universities, community centers, and pride parades, a champion of LGBT equality.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. A Leap of Faith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Don't Say Gay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Boot Camp and Bible Study\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Lost and Found in Iraq\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Pink Triangles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Just Be You\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Back in the Saddle, Back in the Closet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. This Looks Like a Gay Dude's House\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Jessica Josh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Cemetery Ceremony and Insensitive Sensitivity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. The Debate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. The Fallout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. The Lawsuit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. Prepping for the Public Eye\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. Did Rosa Parks Have a Roommate?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. The Right to Hyphenate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. Presidential Momentum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. One Year of Freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19. All Aboard the c-bus of Love\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20. Chariots and Superheroes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21. Activism vs. Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22. Trust the Power of Your Voice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739351314712,"sku":"9781612348162","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/soldier-of-change-from-the-closet-to-the-forefront-of-the-gay-rights-movement-paperback-softback-9781612348162","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}