{"product_id":"9781617752018","title":"We Do!: American Leaders Who Believe in Marriage Equality","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\"Baumgardner and Kunin have compiled the writings and public pronouncements of public officials and other figures on the issue of marriage equality…This book will serve as a resource for what was said about the struggle for marriage equality.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWe Do\u003c\/i\u003e…triumphantly chronicles this recent chapter of this country’s history. This volume demonstrates, through speeches, interviews, and commentary, the encouraging story of American acceptance of gay marriage and the roles that politicians--gay and straight--have played in that history.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A remarkably upbeat little slab of work detailing the politicians out there who are good-hearted, decent and basically worth knowing about.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMetro Times\u003c\/i\u003e Blog (Detroit)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWe Do!\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful look at the long battle for marriage equality in America. As Vermont’s governor, Madeleine Kunin was a leader on gay rights years before it was fashionable and years before our state became the first in the country to allow civil unions and, later, gay marriage without a court order. The struggle for gay rights in Vermont was very difficult, divisive, and acrimonious. If you talk to young people today about gay rights or gay marriage, they ask, \u003ci\u003eWhat was the big deal?\u003c\/i\u003e Madeleine and Jennifer Baumgardner remind us what a big deal it was and how important it is.\"\u003cbr\u003e--United States Senator Bernie Sanders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Madeleine Kunin argues that empowering women to succeed at home and at work is both good economics and good social policy. She presents a convincing road map for how we achieve that vision, and calls on all of us to be part of a brighter future.\"\u003cbr\u003e--President Bill Clinton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In her role as author and activist, Jennifer Baumgardner has permanently changed the way people think about feminism...and will shape the next hundred years of politics and culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Commonwealth Club of California, hailing Baumgardner as one of Six Visionaries for the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The gay marriage movement, like all civil rights movements, began with individuals telling the truth about who they are to a world that doesn’t accept them. It ends with an entire generation of young people who reject blatant civil rights discrimination…\u003ci\u003eWe Do!\u003c\/i\u003e triumphantly chronicles this recent chapter.\"\u003cbr\u003e--New Pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRemember when gay marriage was the easiest way to inflame an otherwise mild electorate? This volume demonstrates, through speeches, interviews, and commentary, the encouraging story of American acceptance of gay marriage and the roles that politicians—gay and straight—have played in that history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis movement began with individuals telling the truth about who they are to a world that doesn't accept them. From Supervisor Harvey Milk articulating in 1978 why gay people in all fields must be out and visible; to Governor Andrew Cuomo blinking back tears as he discussed his pride in making gay marriage a reality in New York in 2011; to President Obama's unprecedented support and the courage of many other American politicians—\u003ci\u003eWe Do!\u003c\/i\u003e triumphantly chronicles this recent chapter of our history.","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113469362416,"sku":"9781617752018","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617752018_p0.jpg?v=1769904700","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617752018","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}