The 'Morally Straight' book is coming in June!
My history of the fight for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the BSA will be published in less than six months.
Big news from the publishing front: The launch date for my book has been moved up from August to June!
My book, “Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts—And America,” will hit bookshelves on June 4, 2024.
I’m incredibly excited that I get to share this story with you all in less than six months! And during Pride! 🏳️🌈
Already ordered a copy? Thank you so much! Can I ask you to share this post with a friend who might be interested in reading the book? It would mean the world.
For those of you who are new here, this book is a deeply-reported narrative that illuminates the battle for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Boy Scouts of America, a decades-long struggle led by teenagers, parents, activists, and everyday Americans.
Weaving in my own experience as a scout, ‘Morally Straight’ tells a story that plays out over the course of several decades, beginning in an era when gay rights were little more than a cultural sideshow; when same sex marriage was not even on the radar; and when much of the country was recommitting to conservative social mores. It was during this treacherous time that accidental activists emerged, challenging one of America’s most iconic institutions in a struggle that would forever change the country’s view of gay people and the rights they held in society.
In ‘Morally Straight’ we meet James Dale, the poster child of Scouting who took his fight for inclusion to the Supreme Court; Steven Cozza, the 12-year-old scout in California who started a movement for inclusion called Scouting for All; Jennifer Tyrrell, the lesbian den mother whose expulsion from the Scouts reignited the gay membership controversy; Zach Wahls, the son of lesbian moms who led the final push for policy change; and an array of other previously unknown scouters who played smaller — but no less crucial — roles in the fight for full inclusion.
Excited to get your hands on it? The best way to support this book, and get it the moment it publishes, is to pre-order a copy! I encourage you to do so through your local bookstore, or on BookShop.org
Programming note: There will be no newsletters the next two weeks: I’m taking a holiday break. See you next year!
