{"product_id":"2940149041077","title":"Same Same: Why Gay Doesn't Matter","description":"As a straight white male, Nathan Timmel fits neatly into the demographic most likely to fear the LGBT community. When ‘Gay Rights’ are being discussed on the news or in the world of politics, white males are generally those opposed to equality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his essay Same Same, Nathan describes how an upbringing devoid of homophobia—something unusual for a small Midwest town in the early 1980s—prevented him from falling into the trappings of bigotry. Though various forms of racism and prejudice governed many around him, Nathan maintained the strong belief that all people are equal.\u003cbr\u003eWith stories from childhood to current day, Nathan describes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe intolerance he witnessed in small-town Wisconsin.\u003cbr\u003eGay bars he tentatively visited in Milwaukee (only to find they put straight bars and their testosterone-soaked clientele to shame).\u003cbr\u003eHis own near miss with gay bashing while walking with a friend in Boston.\u003cbr\u003eA run-in with an overly zealous fella at his local gym, someone who held an all-too-obvious interest in Nathan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite surroundings that should have tainted his point of view, Nathan turned a shoulder to the negativity, returning instead to the strong belief instilled in him as a child: love is love, no matter the gender of those involved.","brand":"KLSP Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075636347120,"sku":"2940149041077","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149041077_p0.jpg?v=1763711174","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149041077","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}