Description
Book SynopsisFar from the coastal centers of culture and politics, Kansas stands at the very center of American stereotypes about red states. In the American imagination, it is a place LGBT people leave.
No Place Like Home is about why they stay.
Trade ReviewA compelling, complex narrative of the interlocking lives and efforts of a small group of activists working for the seemingly impossible goal of a queer-friendly Kansas." -
Kansas History"The narrative [Janovy] pens is one of bravery and resilience in the face of very long odds, and eventually, one of triumph. She documents the transformation of a state that supported a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, to one where gay pride events take place in notably conservative towns like Salina and Wichita. . . the story she tells has lessons in it for anyone trying to work towards social change." -
Stanford Social Innovation Review"This exquisitely written book captures the experiences and emotions of everyday activists and shows how politics informs personal lives. This work reveals how losses regarding pro-LGBT policies and protections ‘in the long game, often built to victories.’ A riveting, insightful love letter to Kansas’s unsung LGBT heroes. Highly recommended." -
ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction
Part One--The Defeat:
The Marriage Amendment Years
1. Trouble in Topeka
2. Hearbreak in Trego County
3. College Towns and Rivalries
Part Two--The Dustoff: Battered Activists Organize
4. An Awakening in Wichita
5. Pioneers in Western Kansas
Part Three--The Comback:
Three Cities, Three Losses, and a Year of Wins
6. They'll Take Manhattan
7. Springtime in Salina
8. The Once and Future Hutchinson
9. All Points Bulletins
Part Four--The Transformation:
As Gender Identities Evolve, So Does Kansas
10. Kansas City Royalty
11. Trans Kansas
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
