{"product_id":"morally-straight-mike-de-socio-9781639363858","title":"Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ+ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts--And America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis deeply-reported narrative illuminates the battle for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Boy Scouts of America, a decades-long struggle led by teenagers, parents, activists, and everyday Americans.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving in his own experience as a scout and journalist, Mike De Socio's \u003ci\u003eMorally Straight \u003c\/i\u003etells a story that plays out over the course of nearly forty years, beginning in an era when gay rights were little more than a cultural sideshow; when same-sex marriage was not even on the radar; and when much of the country was recommitting to conservative social mores. It was during this treacherous time that accidental activists emerged, challenging one of America's most iconic institutions in a struggle that would forever change the country's view of gay people and the rights they held in society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMorally Straight\u003c\/i\u003e we meet James Dale, the poster child of Scouting who took his fight for inclusion to the Supreme Court; Steven Cozza, the 12-year-old scout in California who started a movement for inclusion called Scouting for All; Jennifer Tyrrell, the lesbian den mother whose expulsion from the Scouts reignited the gay membership controversy; Zach Wahls, the son of lesbian moms who led the final push for policy change; and an array of other previously unknown Scouters who played smaller--but no less crucial--roles in the fight for full inclusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly reported and filled with unforgettable people, \u003ci\u003eMorally Straight \u003c\/i\u003ebraids together these characters and brings to life their collective struggle. This is an essential narrative in the American LGBTQ+ rights movement, and a truly American story about the fight for a better future for our nation's bedrock youth organization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike de Socio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639363858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639363858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024","brand":"Mike de Socio","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44213419180287,"sku":"9781639363858","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdab456a-04b1-45bd-99f8-0433c75dba21.jpg?v=1692113779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/morally-straight-mike-de-socio-9781639363858","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}