Trailblazers : profiles of America's gay and lesbian elected officials

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 Trustee In 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.

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 Trustee

  in 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.

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the Author, An Openly Gay Elected Official Himself, Profiles 12 Others Whose Political Lives Have Run From 1972 To The Present. The Profiles, Which Are Based On Interviews, Discuss Each Individual's Career And Interests And Also Incorporate Discussion Of Such Events And Issues As The Stonewall Riots, Anita Bryant's Save The Children Crusade, The Overturn Of St. Paul's Gay Rights Ordinance, Aids, California's Aids Quarantine Initiative, The 1993 March On Washington, Gays And The Military, The Defence Of Marriage Act, Child Custody, And The Lesbian Baby Boom. Annotation C. By Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Bundel biografische artikelen van o.a.: Allan Spear, senator in Minnesota; Victoria Sigler, rechter in Dade County; Bill Crews en Neil Giuliano, burgemeester van resp. Melbourne (Iowa) en Tempe (Arizona); Tina Podlodowski, Christine Kehoe en Tom Duane, gemeenteraadsleden van resp. Seattle, San Diego en New York; José Plata, onderwijsinspecteur in Dallas; Carole Migden, parlementslid van California; Sabrina Sojouner, lid van het Huis van Afgevaardigden; William Waybourn, directeur van het Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. Ook aandacht voor de homoseksuele voortrekkers die in 1984 van West Hollywood een zelfstandig gemeente wisten te maken, waaronder campagnevoerders Ron Stone, John Heilman, Steve Martin en Jeff Prang van het West Hollywood Incorporation Committee, een samenwerkingsverband van o.a. de Harvey Milk Club en de Stonewall Democratic Club. Yeager, zelf politicus, schetst de loop van zijn verkiezing en carrière. Het boek sluit af met een verkiezingschecklist voor homo en lesbische kandidaten en een uitgebreide lijst van homo en lesbische volksvertegenwoordigers 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.Containing 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 politicans' personal and professional lives. 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 124 openly gay and lesbian officials. You'll read about 11 of these representatives in greater depth, getting to know them personally and professionally.