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Catholic Greg Bourke's profoundly moving memoir about growing up
gay and overcoming discrimination in the battle for same-sex
marriage in the US. In this compelling and deeply affecting memoir,
Greg Bourke recounts growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, and living
as a gay Catholic. The book describes Bourke's early struggles for
acceptance as an out gay man living in the South during the 1980s
and '90s, his unplanned transformation into an outspoken gay rights
activist after being dismissed as a troop leader from the Boy
Scouts of America in 2012, and his historic role as one of the
named plaintiffs in the landmark United States Supreme Court
decision Obergefell vs. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage
nationwide in 2015. After being ousted by the Boy Scouts of America
(BSA), former Scoutmaster Bourke became a leader in the movement to
amend antigay BSA membership policies. The Archdiocese of
Louisville, because of its vigorous opposition to marriage
equality, blocked Bourke's return to leadership despite his
impeccable long-term record as a distinguished boy scout leader.
But while making their home in Louisville, Bourke and his husband,
Michael De Leon, have been active members at Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church for more than three decades, and their family
includes two adopted children who attended Lourdes school and were
brought up in the faith. Over many years and challenges, this
couple has managed to navigate the choppy waters of being openly
gay while integrating into the fabric of their parish life
community. Bourke is unapologetically Catholic, and his faith
provides the framework for this inspiring story of how the Bourke
De Leon family struggled to overcome antigay discrimination by both
the BSA and the Catholic Church and fought to legalize same-sex
marriage across the country. Gay, Catholic, and American is an
illuminating account that anyone, no matter their ideological
orientation, can read for insight. It will appeal to those
interested in civil rights, Catholic social justice, and LGBTQ
inclusion.
Catholic Greg Bourke's profoundly moving memoir about growing up
gay and overcoming discrimination in the battle for same-sex
marriage in the US. In this compelling and deeply affecting memoir,
Greg Bourke recounts growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, and living
as a gay Catholic. The book describes Bourke's early struggles for
acceptance as an out gay man living in the South during the 1980s
and '90s, his unplanned transformation into an outspoken gay rights
activist after being dismissed as a troop leader from the Boy
Scouts of America in 2012, and his historic role as one of the
named plaintiffs in the landmark United States Supreme Court
decision Obergefell vs. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage
nationwide in 2015. After being ousted by the Boy Scouts of America
(BSA), former Scoutmaster Bourke became a leader in the movement to
amend antigay BSA membership policies. The Archdiocese of
Louisville, because of its vigorous opposition to marriage
equality, blocked Bourke's return to leadership despite his
impeccable long-term record as a distinguished boy scout leader.
But while making their home in Louisville, Bourke and his husband,
Michael De Leon, have been active members at Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church for more than three decades, and their family
includes two adopted children who attended Lourdes school and were
brought up in the faith. Over many years and challenges, this
couple has managed to navigate the choppy waters of being openly
gay while integrating into the fabric of their parish life
community. Bourke is unapologetically Catholic, and his faith
provides the framework for this inspiring story of how the Bourke
De Leon family struggled to overcome antigay discrimination by both
the BSA and the Catholic Church and fought to legalize same-sex
marriage across the country. Gay, Catholic, and American is an
illuminating account that anyone, no matter their ideological
orientation, can read for insight. It will appeal to those
interested in civil rights, Catholic social justice, and LGBTQ
inclusion.
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