House and home / Steve Gunderson and Rob Morris with Bruce Bawer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunderson, Steve, 1951- author.

Morris, Rob, author.

Bawer, Bruce, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gunderson, Steve, 1951-.

Gunderson, Steve.

Morris, Rob.

United States. Congress. House--Biography.

United States.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Gay politicians--United States--Biography.

Gay politicians.

Gay rights--United States.

Gay rights.

Homosexuality--United States.

Homosexuality.

United States. Congress. House.

Genre:

Biography.

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

327 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Dutton, [1996]

Summary:

The personal account of the only openly gay Republican congressman in history, along with the man who shares his life and has helped form his political vision. This provocative book, written by him and his lover, Rob Morris, tells the story of Steve Gunderson's growing up gay in Wisconsin, his refusal to accept his sexuality for years, and his reluctance to publicly acknowledge it until well into a successful career in politics. It chronicles both the pain and the liberation of coming out, and what it meant in terms of effectiveness in Congress and in the challenge of winning reelection in the face of strident attacks from the religious right. It recounts the reactions of his Republican congressional colleagues, ranging from savagely vituperative to warmly and sometimes surprisingly supportive. And it describes what it was like when Steve and Rob were invited to dine at the Clinton White House.--From publisher description.

Notes:

The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.

Other Format:

Online version: Gunderson, Steve, 1951- House and home.

ISBN:

0525941975

9780525941972

OCLC:

34617988