Table of Contents
- Foreword by Martina Navratilova ix
- Preface: Why This Book? xiii
- Stats I Wish I Didn’t Have to Share xix
- Introduction: All I Ask Is Your Compassion xxi
- A Note on Language xxvii
Part 1: Religious Discrimination 1
- Introduction by Dan Karslake 3
- Rev. Irene Monroe 7
- Rev. Dr. Mel White 15
- The Right Reverend Gene Robinson 25
- Bruce Bastian 31
- H. Alexander Robinson 37
- Ari Gold 45
- Rodney Powell 53
- Jody Huckaby 61
- Matt Comer 69
- Jared Horsford 75
- Jarrod Parker 83
- An Evangelical Christian Apologizes by Brent Childers 91
Part 2: Family and Community Rejection 97
- Introduction by Charles Robbins 99
- Richard Chamberlain 105
- Mitchell Gold 111
- Jorge Valencia 119
- Nate Berkus 127
- James McGreevey 135
- Howard Bragman 143
- Candace Gingrich 149
- Bob Witeck 155
- Donna Red Wing 163
- Jim Hormel 171
- Brandon Rolph Kneefel 179
- Robert Wrasse 185
Part 3: School and Social Discrimination 191
- Introduction by Kevin Jennings 193
- Alec Mapa 199
- Neil Giuliano 205
- Brian Graden 211
- Joe Solmonese 219
- Bob Williams 225
- Jacob Breslow 231
- Katie Batza 239
- Tony Meyer 247
- Julia Brindisi 253
Part 4: In the Workplace 257
- Introduction by Lane Hudson 259
- Billy Bean 263
- Barney Frank 271
- John Amaechi 279
- Tammy Baldwin 287
- Hilary Rosen 295
Part 5: What I Know Now : On Losing a Child 299
- Mary Lou Wallner 301
- Elke Kennedy 307
Part 6: The Sin Question 313
- Looking to the Past for the Future 315
- Homosexuality Is Not a Sin by Jimmy Creech 321
- Homosexuality, the Bible, and Us by Rev. Dr. H. Stephen Shoemaker 325
Part 7: Exposé: A Silent Epidemic of Depression, Isolation, and Fear 335
- The Untold Story 337
- Resources 349
- Organizations to Call 351
- Organizations Not to Call 361
- What Is Reparative Therapy? 363
Acknowledgments 367Photo Credits 370
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