{"product_id":"gay-catholic-and-american-9780268201241","title":"Gay Catholic and American","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatholic Greg Bourke''s profoundly moving memoir about growing up gay and overcoming discrimination in the battle for same-sex marriage in the US.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eObergefell vs. Hodges\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Recounting confrontations with the Catholic Church to the Boy Scouts and then fighting the state of Kentucky all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, \u003ci\u003eGay, Catholic, and American\u003c\/i\u003e is the powerful story of a man and his family fighting tirelessly for positive change rooted in their belief in the fullness of charity.” —Jim Obergefell, co-author of \u003ci\u003eLove Wins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGay, Catholic, and American\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightfully written journey of a fellow Notre Dame gay alum. I am proud to have played a small part in his journey calling for equal rights for the LGBTQ Catholic community.” —Jack Bergen, ND ’77, past chair of the Gay and Lesbian Alumni of Notre Dame and St. Mary’s College\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Greg Bourke’s story is one of perseverance and tenacity, of refusing to settle for less and daring to dream big. LGBTQ Catholics and those who desire more welcoming institutions will be encouraged and inspired by reading this book.” —Michael J. O’Loughlin, national correspondent for \u003ci\u003eAmerica: The Jesuit Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGay, Catholic, and American\u003c\/i\u003e reads as a modern 'passion' story—it is a familial and compelling story of two faith-filled men and their two children who tasted life’s bittersweet moments in their unrelenting pursuit of justice, trusting in the power of faith to guide their journey and seeking to make fullness and completion in God’s charity palpable in our country. This story witnesses the triumph of love and perseverance.\" \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eMiguel Humberto Díaz , former United States ambassador to the Holy See\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGay, Catholic, and American\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving story about profound life, deep love, and authentic faith. Greg Bourke models for readers what it means to recognize God’s call for justice and respond with a commitment to divine love that refuses to be co-opted by others who seek to dismiss or demean difference. Through the compelling personal journey of one man, this book helps bring needed attention to the millions of other LGBTQ+ Catholics who faithfully practice their faith and love their families as much as their straight neighbors and deserve inclusion.” —Daniel P. Horan, OFM, author of \u003ci\u003eA White Catholic’s Guide to Racism and Privilege\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGay, Catholic, and American\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly detailed memoir of Gregory Bourke’s life. Throughout, the reader is struck by Bourke’s conciliatory attitude toward his opponents, his unassuming tone, and his humility—despite an impressive list of accomplishments and accolades.\" —Joseph Mello, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Courts, the Ballot Box, and Gay Rights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Greg Bourke’s memoir combines his and his family’s journey with the paths taken by the federal judiciary toward marriage equality, his local Catholic Church toward a warm embrace of gay and lesbian couples, and the Boy Scouts toward acceptance of openly gay scoutmasters. All heartwarming stories told with charity toward all, malice toward none.\" \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eWilliam N. Eskridge, Jr., author of \u003cem\u003eEquality Practice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The events described in this book could be seen as ordinary and unremarkable: a man finds a partner, forms a family, gets married, forges a career, and becomes a leader in his community, all while devotedly practicing his religious faith. But it becomes an extraordinary and exceptional story when you read what it took to pursue happiness, acceptance, and equality in all those arenas of his life while still remaining steadfast in that faith. In this way, Greg Bourke’s \u003ci\u003eGay, Catholic, and American\u003c\/i\u003e is also both universal and personal, providing a compelling read for any audience.\" —Christine Becker, author of \u003ci\u003eIt’s the Pictures That Got Small\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Greg Bourke’s remarkable memoir \u003ci\u003eGay, Catholic, and American\u003c\/i\u003e is about how he and his husband became plaintiffs in one of the most pivotal Supreme Court cases in LGBTQ+ history. . . . Bourke’s story is directed by perseverance, grit, and faith. Throughout, he refuses to accept that his sexual orientation and his religion cannot coexist. His text is inspirational, humble, and engaging.\" —\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In the Beatitudes, Jesus says that those who hunger and thirst for justice will be satisfied. \u003ci\u003eGay, Catholic and American\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of one family’s journey in that quest. Greg Bourke weaves in the struggle, fear and hope of the journey to be recognized as a family and a full participant in our society. He engagingly recounts the struggles, fears and hopes of that journey that results in a compassion we can all learn from.\" \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eSimone Campbell, SSS, author of \u003ci\u003eHunger for Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bourke, one of the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case that legalized gay marriage, shares his story of activism and devout Catholicism in this detailed . . . debut. . . . . [His] smooth, tidy narrative of activism pulls back the curtain on one of the most influential Supreme Court cases of modern American history.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Living as an out gay man in the 1980s and ’90s, Bourke struggled to find acceptance, but he did not become an activist until his ouster as a Boy Scout troop leader in 2012. His memoir chronicles a personal journey that became public with Bourke at the forefront of the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case, \u003ci\u003eObergefell v. Hodges\u003c\/i\u003e, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.\" —\u003ci\u003eNotre Dame Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Gay, Catholic and American\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about both past and ongoing struggles for LGBTQ+ equality, and reminds readers that these battles are important, even, and perhaps especially, when they are being waged at the most local level.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I want to get to LGBTQ Catholics, those who have been hurt, who feel like they’ve been marginalized, who have given up, and I want to encourage them not to do that,” Bourke says. “I want to give hope to people, that they don’t have to choose between their identity as a queer person and their identity as a Catholic—they don’t have to be mutually exclusive. I hope I presented an example of what it might look like to be able to have both.” —Greg Bourke, \u003ci\u003eWe Are ND\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Readers curious about how one devout Catholic lives with the tension among official church teaching, his personal spiritual experience and his sexual orientation will find Bourke’s detailed account thought-provoking. \u003ci\u003eGay, Catholic, and American\u003c\/i\u003e can inspire both L.G.B.T. and straight Catholics who seek reconciliation.\" —\u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bourke’s memoir tells one story of how LGBTQ+ Catholics in the U.S. have navigated complexity and contradiction along the way: with faith, perseverance, and the belief that their families are equal and blessed.\" —\u003cem\u003eNew Ways Ministry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGay, Catholic, and American\u003c\/em\u003e is recommended for colleges, seminaries, and parish libraries where the subject is discussed, positively or negatively.\" —\u003cem\u003eThe Catholic Library World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A story that has the potential to disrupt some stereotypes.” —\u003cem\u003eSociety for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e  1. Early Years – Ready for the 80s\u003cbr\u003e  2. Time in New England\u003cbr\u003e  3. My Old Kentucky Home Again\u003cbr\u003e  4. Family Matters\u003cbr\u003e  5. Introducing the Infant to Our Church\u003cbr\u003e  6. The Freedom to Marry\u003cbr\u003e  7. Married with Children\u003cbr\u003e  8. Scouting\u003cbr\u003e  9. Back in The Closet\u003cbr\u003e  10. Crossing Over to Boy Scouts\u003cbr\u003e  11. Suffocating in the Scout Closet\u003cbr\u003e  12. Ousted\u003cbr\u003e  13. Live United\u003cbr\u003e  14. Scouts in Protest\u003cbr\u003e  15. Inclusive Scouting Summit\u003cbr\u003e  16. Windsor and Prop 8\u003cbr\u003e  17. Bourke vs. Beshear\u003cbr\u003e  18. Judge Heyburn’s Decision\u003cbr\u003e  19. Preparing for Round Two\u003cbr\u003e  20. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals\u003cbr\u003e  21. Reversal\u003cbr\u003e  22. Road Trip To DC\u003cbr\u003e  23. Michael’s Birthday, and Oral Arguments Too\u003cbr\u003e  24. Going Home\u003cbr\u003e  25. Marriage Equality Day\u003cbr\u003e  26. Meet the Press\u003cbr\u003e  27. New York Pride\u003cbr\u003e  28. Back to Work Scouting for Equality\u003cbr\u003e  29. An Audience with The Archbishop\u003cbr\u003e  30. Life After Scouting\u003cbr\u003e  31. Notre Dame Our Mother\u003cbr\u003e  32. PrideCats\u003cbr\u003e  33. Catholic Persons of the Year\u003cbr\u003e  34. Catholics For Fairness\u003cbr\u003e  35. The Freedom to Bury\u003cbr\u003e  36. Summer Break\u003cbr\u003e  37. Adoption Day – The Sequel\u003cbr\u003e  38. Pilgrimage of Mercy\u003cbr\u003e  39. Reconciliation\u003cbr\u003e  40. The Ancient Order of Hibernians\u003cbr\u003e  41. Scouting on the Fringe\u003cbr\u003e  42. Bourke DeLeon LGBT Catholic Endowed Scholarship\u003cbr\u003e  43. Notre Dame Law Forum\u003cbr\u003e  44. Time to Reflect\u003cbr\u003e  45. 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