The accidental activist : a personal and political memoir / Candace Gingrich, with Chris Bull.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gingrich, Candace.

Contributor:

Bull, Chris, 1963-

Penn Sexuality Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gingrich, Candace.

Lesbian activists--United States--Biography.

Lesbian activists.

Gay rights--United States.

Gay rights.

United States.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

1st Touchstone ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1997.

Summary:

"When the Republican landslide of 1994 propelled her brother, Newt Gingrich, to the top of national politics, Candace Gingrich knew her life would never be the same. Alarmed at the epidemic of gay-bashing in America and her own brother's support for antigay legislation, Candace felt she had to act. The Accidental Activist chronicles her journey from being an unknown part-time truck loader for UPS to a nationally renowned activist for gay rights." "Whether she is exposing the hypocrisy in Newt's "family values," discussing the experiences of famous families with gay members, or trying to reconcile her love for her brother with her hatred of his politics, Candace Gingrich's poignant memoir - now updated with a new epilogue - reflects her extraordinary candor and courage."--Jacket

Contents:

Introduction: Why the accidental activist

Part 1: Growing up Gingrich. The metamorphosis : from packages to politics ; Lifelines : the Gingrich family tree ; Wayward girl : a rebel is made ; Tomboy : the troublemaker ; Growing up gay : a coming-out story ; Life and how to live it : a philosophy to live by

Part 2: Awakenings. "Imagine my surprise . . ." : the first smooch ; "Jesus can't play rugby" : the sporting life ; Working for a living : UPS and the politics of labor ; Candyfruit jungle : rugby, Harrisburg, and the D-Gem ; Feeding frenzy : the media discovers Newt's little sister ; "The perfect human being" : brother and sister meet ; Candace the menace : changing the nation ; The Hoekstra hoax : facing down the enemy ; Crybaby : MLK, race, and Air Force One ; We've got the power : getting out the vote

Part 3: Sister of the house. "We can work it out?" : relations and religion ; Family matters : gay children speak out ; Friends of Newt : Newt's liberal allies ; To revise America : correcting Newt's errors ; No place like home : rebellion in the backyard ; The political animal : the confrontation

Epilogue.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Scribner, 1996.

"A Touchstone book."

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center.

ISBN:

0684836556

9780684836553

OCLC:

37658773