Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Crisis, 40 stories revealing the personal, social, and religious pain and trauma of growing up gay in America, edited by Mitchell Gold ; with Mindy Drucker

eng

collective biography

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Crisis

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edited by Mitchell Gold ; with Mindy Drucker

40 stories revealing the personal, social, and religious pain and trauma of growing up gay in America

Foreword / Martina Navratilova -- Why this book? -- Stats I wish I didn't have to share -- All I ask is your compassion -- A note on language -- Pt. 1. RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION. Introduction / Dan Karslake -- Rev. Irene Monroe -- Rev. Dr. Mel White -- The Right Reverend Gene Robinson -- Bruce Bastian -- H. Alexander Robinson -- Ari Gold -- Rodney Powell -- Jody Huckaby -- Matt Comer -- Jared Horsford -- Jarrod Parker -- An Evangelical Christian apologizes / Brent Childers -- Pt. 2. FAMILY AND COMMUNITY REJECTION. Introduction / Charles Robbins -- Richard Chamerlain -- Mitchell Gold -- Jorge Valencia -- Nate Berkus -- James McGreevey -- Howard Bragman -- Candace Gingrich -- Bob Witeck -- Donna Red Wing -- Jim Hormel -- Brandon Rolph Kneefel -- Robert Wrasse -- Pt. 3. SCHOOL AND SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION. Introduction / Kevin Jennings -- Alec Mapa -- Neil Giuliano -- Brian Graden -- Joe Solmonese -- Bob Williams -- Jacob Breslow -- Katie Batza -- Tony Meyer -- Julia Brindisi -- Pt. 4. IN THE WORKPLACE. Introduction / Lane Hudson -- Billy Bean -- Barney Frank -- John Amaechi -- Tammy Baldwin -- Hilary Rosen -- Pt. 5. WHAT I KNOW NOW: ON LOSING A CHILD. Mary Lou Wallner -- Elke Kennedy -- Pt. 6. THE SIN QUESTION. Looking to the past for the future -- Homosexuality is not a sin / Jimmy Creech -- Homosexuality, the Bible, and us / Rev. Dr. H. Stephen Shoemaker -- Pt. 7. EXPOSÉ: A SILENT EPIDEMIC OF DEPRESSION, ISOLATION, AND FEAR. The untold story -- RESOURCES. Organizations to call -- Organizations not to call -- What is reparative therapy?

Crisis