{"product_id":"morally-straight-hardcover","title":"Morally Straight (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis deeply-reported narrative illuminates the battle for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Boy Scouts of America, a decades-long struggle led by teenagers, parents, activists, and everyday Americans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving in his own experience as a scout and journalist, Mike De Socio’s \u003ci\u003eMorally Straight \u003c\/i\u003etells a story that plays out over the course of nearly forty years, 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMorally Straight\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRichly reported and filled with unforgettable people, \u003ci\u003eMorally Straight \u003c\/i\u003ebraids together these characters and brings to life their collective struggle. This is an essential narrative in the American LGBTQ+ rights movement, and a truly American story about the fight for a better future for our nation’s bedrock youth organization.","brand":"de Socio, Mike","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337183883538,"sku":"9781639363858","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/18714493482771_0d1cc69e-3bbb-4aed-bc11-5f83d3ebb077.jpg?v=1780435504","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/morally-straight-hardcover","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}