Inside the 'Morally Straight' Book, with Mike De Socio
My nonfiction book on LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Boy Scouts of America comes out on June 4.
In this episode of the Morally Straight Podcast, I turned over the hosting chair to Sam Aronson, a friend and leader of Scouting's recent LGBTQ+ programming at national events.
- Sam interviewed me about my forthcoming book, "Morally Straight," which will be out June 4 and is now available for pre-order.
Why it matters: I spent more than 5 years bringing this book to life. I discovered so many things that surprised me, and found the history of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the BSA to be incredibly relevant to the state of LGBTQ+ rights today.
In my conversation with Sam, we talked about:
- Why many LGBTQ+ Scouters found refuge in the program, sometimes in spite of the membership policies
- The most surprising things I uncovered in my reporting and research for the book
- The lessons that current day activists and organizations can learn from the BSA's experience admitting queer and trans members
🎧 P.S. If you’d rather get these episodes directly in your podcast feed, you can! Find Morally Straight on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and PocketCasts.
📚 And if you want to learn more about this history, you can pre-order the Morally Straight book here.
