It’s Not Over Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, and Winning True Equality

It’s Not Over Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, and Winning True Equality by Michelangelo Signorile is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins Publishers on April 12, 2016. This 304-page book addresses the ongoing challenges faced by LGBT Americans, emphasizing that the fight for true equality continues despite advancements like marriage equality. Signorile draws on new research into the psychological roots of prejudice and examines various influential sectors, including Washington and Hollywood, to highlight the complexities of the current social landscape.
Readers will find an urgent exploration of the concept of “victory blindness,” which suggests that the perception of having nearly achieved equality can be misleading and dangerous. The book delves into the future of LGBT rights, presenting a call to action that is both impassioned and hopeful. With subjects spanning social history, political advocacy, and social science, It’s Not Over serves as a critical resource for those invested in understanding and advancing the rights of the LGBT community.
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Visionary . . . Prescient . . . Signorile has brilliant advice for the future. Advocate
Exquisite[ly] tim[ed] . . . Even with marriage equality ascendant in nearly all corners of the country, the fight for real equality is not over. The most serious threat the gay rights movement faces may in fact be what Signorile calls victory blindness, or the dangerous illusion that we ve almost won. American Prospect
In It s Not Over, pioneering journalist Michelangelo Signorile boldly confronts the challenges that lie ahead for LGBT Americans. Drawing on provocative new research into the psychological roots of prejudice, he shatters myths and ranges through Washington, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and beyond to reveal the truth about the battles to come. Urgent, impassioned, and ultimately hopeful, It s Not Over is the must-read book for anyone who cares about the future of LGBT rights.
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For twenty-five years, Michelangelo Signorile has been one of America s most incisive critics and influential activists in the movement for gay equality, and It s Not Over demonstrates he is better than ever . . . A penetrating look at one of the great social movements of our time . . . Razor-sharp . . . Stirring. Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Few calls to action are as necessary as the one in [It s Not Over] . . . I can t urge it enough on people. Alexander Chee, Literary Hub
Michelangelo Signorile is the author of five books, including the best-selling Queer in America. He hosts the Michelangelo Signorile Show on SiriusXM Radio and is an editor-at-large for the Huffington Post s Gay Voices. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and numerous other publications.
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