Soldier of Change - From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement (Paperback)

When the U.S. military repealed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," its official policy on homosexuality in the services, Captain Stephen Snyder-Hill was serving in Iraq. After years enduring the culture of fear and secrecy for gay soldiers, Snyder-Hill submitted a video to a Republican primary debate, asking the participants' whether, if elected, they would extend spousal benefits to legally married gay and lesbian soldiers. His video was booed by the audience on national television. Snyder Hill's story riveted the nation's attention from national news shows to an episode of HBO's "The Newsroom" to comments by President Obama. Soldier of Change not only captures the media frenzy as Snyder-Hill took his place at the forefront of this modern civil rights movement, but also documents his twenty-year journey as a gay man in the army which culminated in the most important battle of his life: defending the disenfranchised.

General

Imprint:	Potomac Books Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2016
Authors:	Stephen Snyder-Hill
Dimensions:	205 x 125 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-61234-816-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > Gay studies (Gay men) Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-61234-816-5
Barcode:	9781612348162

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