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It's Not Over: Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, and Winning True Equality
It's Not Over Getting Beyond Tolerance Defeating Homophobia and Winning True Equality Author:Michelangelo Signorile One of the most prominent voices on politics and gay civil rights boldly confronts the hidden forces still standing in the way of full equality, and charts a hopeful course toward victory. — Marriage equality is gaining ground in dozens of states. The NFL has drafted its first openly gay player. For many Americans, it can start to feel as if the ... more »fight has been won. But as longtime advocate Michelangelo Signorile argues in this provocative and timely book, these hard-won successes are only part of the picture. Signorile dissects Washington, the entertainment industry, and the media to reveal the hidden obstacles that still stand in the way of progress, and documents signs of hope in schools and communities across the country. Telling the stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans who still face discrimination in surprising and often subtle ways?and who are finding the strength to fight back?Signorile reports from the front lines of a battle that has entered a new phase, with new priorities, new rules, and new dangers.« less