Gay, Catholic, and American

My Legal Battle for Marriage Equality and Inclusion

Greg Bourke (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2021
University of Notre Dame Press (Verlag)
978-0-268-20124-1 (ISBN)

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Catholic Greg Bourke's profoundly moving memoir about growing up gay and overcoming discrimination in the battle for same-sex marriage in the US.

In this compelling and deeply affecting memoir, Greg Bourke recounts growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, and living as a gay Catholic. The book describes Bourke's early struggles for acceptance as an out gay man living in the South during the 1980s and '90s, his unplanned transformation into an outspoken gay rights activist after being dismissed as a troop leader from the Boy Scouts of America in 2012, and his historic role as one of the named plaintiffs in the landmark United States Supreme Court decision Obergefell vs. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in 2015. After being ousted by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), former Scoutmaster Bourke became a leader in the movement to amend antigay BSA membership policies. The Archdiocese of Louisville, because of its vigorous opposition to marriage equality, blocked Bourke's return to leadership despite his impeccable long-term record as a distinguished boy scout leader. But while making their home in Louisville, Bourke and his husband, Michael De Leon, have been active members at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church for more than three decades, and their family includes two adopted children who attended Lourdes school and were brought up in the faith. Over many years and challenges, this couple has managed to navigate the choppy waters of being openly gay while integrating into the fabric of their parish life community. Bourke is unapologetically Catholic, and his faith provides the framework for this inspiring story of how the Bourke De Leon family struggled to overcome antigay discrimination by both the BSA and the Catholic Church and fought to legalize same-sex marriage across the country.

Gay, Catholic, and American is an illuminating account that anyone, no matter their ideological orientation, can read for insight. It will appeal to those interested in civil rights, Catholic social justice, and LGBTQ inclusion.

Greg Bourke has had a long corporate career in information technology and management. He currently works as a health economist. Bourke and his husband, Michael De Leon, were named 2015 Persons of the Year by the National Catholic Reporter and have been active in establishing LGBTQ alumni networks at the University of Notre Dame, University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, and other organizations.

Introduction
1. Early Years – Ready for the 80s
2. Time in New England
3. My Old Kentucky Home Again
4. Family Matters
5. Introducing the Infant to Our Church
6. The Freedom to Marry
7. Married with Children
8. Scouting
9. Back in The Closet
10. Crossing Over to Boy Scouts
11. Suffocating in the Scout Closet
12. Ousted
13. Live United
14. Scouts in Protest
15. Inclusive Scouting Summit
16. Windsor and Prop 8
17. Bourke vs. Beshear
18. Judge Heyburn's Decision
19. Preparing for Round Two
20. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
21. Reversal
22. Road Trip To DC
23. Michael's Birthday, and Oral Arguments Too
24. Going Home
25. Marriage Equality Day
26. Meet the Press
27. New York Pride
28. Back to Work Scouting for Equality
29. An Audience with The Archbishop
30. Life After Scouting
31. Notre Dame Our Mother
32. PrideCats
33. Catholic Persons of the Year
34. Catholics For Fairness
35. The Freedom to Bury
36. Summer Break
37. Adoption Day – The Sequel
38. Pilgrimage of Mercy
39. Reconciliation
40. The Ancient Order of Hibernians
41. Scouting on the Fringe
42. Bourke DeLeon LGBT Catholic Endowed Scholarship
43. Notre Dame Law Forum
44. Time to Reflect
45. What Would That Even Look Like?

Erscheinungsdatum	20.08.2021
Zusatzinfo	16 b&w illustrations - 16 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Notre Dame IN
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
ISBN-10	0-268-20124-2 / 0268201242
ISBN-13	978-0-268-20124-1 / 9780268201241
Zustand	Neuware