{"product_id":"come-out-and-win-sue-hyde-9780807079720","title":"Come Out and Win: Organizing Yourself, Your Community, and Your World","description":"\u003ci\u003eCome Out and Win\u003c\/i\u003e will educate, engage, and agitate LGBT and straight activists to become involved in the political movement to win full equality under the law and sexual\/gender freedom. Spurring a new generation of activists to positive social action, it not only tells the history of gay liberation but, crucially, offers guidance and practical advice for building organizations and taking concrete action to eradicate homophobia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom starting a gay-straight alliance in your high school to the most effective way to lobby your state representative face-to-face, \u003ci\u003eCome Out and Win\u003c\/i\u003e explains how to organize and become politically engaged in a clear and user-friendly manner. Other issues explored include youth organizing, marriage equality, legislative change, public relations, having a voice in the mainstream press, putting on a street demonstration, and political organizing from local to national levels. Grappling with the complexity of grassroots political interactions, \u003ci\u003eCome Out and Win\u003c\/i\u003e suggests ways for LGBT communities to form coalitions with women's organizations, communities of color, and faith communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween the Lines\u003c\/i\u003e (Michigan) praises Beacon Press for launching the Queer Action Series: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Interestingly, Beacon is launching the series at the same time many mass market publishing houses are moving away from LBGT genre books. The national InsightOut Book club has been cancelled and recent shuffling in the industry has left many editors of LBGT genre books looking for work.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"'Beacon actually has, as a part of their mission, to work on social justice issues. So this very much fits into what Beacon is mandated to do. They have prioritized this, ' Bronski said.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sue Hyde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807079723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807079720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 6.94w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/23\/2007 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2007 pg. 278 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 90","brand":"Sue Hyde","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46216966078719,"sku":"9780807079720","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9df55bf8-4399-4155-98ed-7a24c6ed0ae0.jpg?v=1728513884","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/come-out-and-win-sue-hyde-9780807079720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}