Trailblazers

TRAMA

A gay political and historical travelogue, Trailblazers: Profiles of America's Gay and Lesbian Elected Officials is a one-of-a-kind book. It covers such events as the Stonewall Riots, the Dade County backlash, the AIDS epidemic, the March on Washington, gay marriages, child custody issues, and the lesbian baby boom. Contain-ing the most comprehensive list of gay officials in the United States, Trailblazers examines more than 120 gay political representatives from local, state, and national levels, with 14 in-depth interviews that cover the politicians' personal and professional lives. Some of the elected officials included here are: Tina Podloski, a lesbian mother and Seattle Congresswoman; Tom Duane, a New York Councilman with HIV; Sabrina Soujourner, an African-American lesbian shadow representative in Washington, DC; and William Weybourn, the leader of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, which helps to elect first-time gay and lesbian candidates to public office.

NOTE EDITORE

Trailblazers: Profiles of America’s Gay and Lesbian Elected Officials (winner of the Victory Foundation Civic Leadership Award) is a quick reference to the most comprehensive list of the country’s openly gay and lesbian officials. You’ll read about 14 of these representatives in greater depth, getting to know them personally and professionally. Trailblazers identifies representatives from local, state, and national levels from all over the country. In each profile, you’ll examine the relationship between the elected official and his or her constituency. You’ll also explore public reactions to openly gay and lesbian politicians, some of whom are also ethnic minorities, and how this affects the job that they do. Trailblazers offers an in-depth, personal look at the lives of some of the politicians involved in the history of gay and lesbian activism over the last 20 years. Specifically, you’ll read about the lives of: Tina Podloski, a lesbian mother and Seattle Councilwoman Tom Duane, a New York Councilman with HIV Sabrina Sojourner, an African-American lesbian shadow representative in Washington, DC William Weybourn, the founder of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, which helps to elect gay and lesbian candidates to public office Jose Plata, a gay Hispanic Dallas School TrusteeIn addition to giving you keen insight into the lives of these officials, Trailblazers can help you if you decide to run for election, putting a checklist of campaign dos and don’ts at your fingertips. An enlightening book about the private and public achievements of our gay and lesbian politicians, Trailblazers is a valuable addition to any personal or professional library.

SOMMARIO

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction The Longest Serving Openly Gay Elected Official in America: Minnesota State Senator Allan Spear Triumph in a County Where Defeat Is the Norm: Dade County Judge Victoria Sigler On This Six to Eight Inches of Top Soil: Mayor Bill Crews, Melbourne, Iowa Love Is All It Takes to Make a Family: Seattle City Councilwoman Tina Podloski Even Potholes Can Be Interesting: San Diego City Councilwoman Chris Kehoe Living, Fighting, and Governing with HIV: New York City Councilman Tom Duane Politics in a War Zone: Dallas School Trustee José Plata Climbing the Political Ladder: California Assemblywoman Carole Migden The Outing of a Republican Gay Mayor: Mayor Neil Giuliano,Tempe, Arizona Working for a Fair and Equitable Society: U.S. Shadow Representative Sabrina Sojourner Taking Destiny into Their Own Hands: A Portrait of West Hollywood With Each Election Comes a New Spring: Victory Fund Founder William Waybourn The Making of a Candidate: A Personal Memoir Campaign Checklist for Gay and Lesbian Candidates Appendix A: A Selected Chronology of Gay and Lesbian Elected Officials Appendix B: Listing of Gay and Lesbian Elected Officials Notes Index

AUTORE

Kenneth S. Yeager

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781560239208
• Dimensioni: Ø 0.95 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 282