{"id":1025,"date":"2013-01-28T02:52:17","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T07:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glbtrt.ala.org\/rainbowbooks\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2016-09-27T20:37:35","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T01:37:35","slug":"2013-rainbow-list-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glbtrt.ala.org\/rainbowbooks\/archives\/1025","title":{"rendered":"2013 Rainbow Book List"},"content":{"rendered":"

The year 2012 will be remembered as an important landmark in the struggle for GLBTQ rights. On the one hand, national and state elections polarized attitudes and big business took sides on GLBTQ issues. At the same time, marriage equality saw major wins in four battleground states, the President of the United States came out in support of gay marriage, and the 113th<\/sup> Congress welcomed six openly gay and bisexual members into its halls.? In this changing and hopeful political climate, the Rainbow Project proudly announces their 2013 Rainbow Book List.<\/p>\n

The committee members evaluated over 150 books published between July 2011 and December 2012, aimed at youth, birth through 18. Forty-nine books from 31 publishers were selected for the 2013 Rainbow Book List. Small, independent, and large publishers as well as self-published authors drew the interest of the committee with genres ranging from science fiction to gritty short stories, realistic fiction to graphic novels, and even a picture book bending gender roles.?While there is a vast array of young adult fiction titles, non-fiction for any age, including memoirs and history so vital to tying a culture together, is still sparse.<\/p>\n

Some nominated books were not selected for the final list because the intended audience was not young readers. Two of these titles stand out because they include information important for GLBTQ youth and those who work with and support them. These two were Rainbow Collections: Selecting and Using Children’s Books with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Content,<\/em> by Jaime Campbell Naidoo and Transitions of the Heart: Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children,<\/em> by Rachel Pepper.<\/p>\n

The 2011-12 Rainbow Project committee consisted of Francesca Burgess, Jane L. Cothron, Christie L. R. Gibrich (incoming chair, 2014), Christine Jenkins, Adela Peskorz, Victor Lynn Schill, and Anna C. White.<\/p>\n

GLBTRT is committed to encouraging and supporting the free and necessary access to all information, as reflected by the missions of the American Library Association and democratic institutions. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table of the American Library Association is committed to serving the information needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender professional library community, and the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender information and access needs of individuals at large.<\/p>\n

Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT), a unit within the American Library Association, works to make ALA more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association, but also for the entire profession. Concern for human and economic rights was an important element in the founding of SRRT and remains an urgent concern today. SRRT believes that libraries and librarians must recognize and help solve social problems and inequities in order to carry out their mandate to work for the common good and bolster democracy. SRRT’s main Web site is hosted at http:\/\/libr.org\/SRRT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Titles marked with an asterisk (*) are a Top Ten Title.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Picture Books<\/b><\/p>\n

Schwartz, Amy.?Willie and Uncle Bill<\/a>.?2012.?40p.?Holiday House, $16.95 (9780823422036).?Grades K-2.
\nQueering the picture book, Willie’s Uncle Bill takes him on adventures to the hairdresser, cooking Icky Stew, and rocking out with The Purple Tomatoes<\/p>\n

Juvenile fiction <\/b><\/p>\n

Gennari, Jennifer. My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer<\/a>. 2012. 119p. Houghton Mifflin, $15.99 (9780547577395). Grades 4-6.
\nTwelve-year-old June dislikes her mother’s new partner Eva and is dismayed when the two adults plan to marry. When a movement to repeal Vermont’s civil union law exposes the family to bitter homophobia June discovers an inner courage that surprises her family, her community, and herself.<\/p>\n

Middle\/Early Young Adult Fiction<\/b><\/p>\n

Calin, Marisa. Between You & Me<\/a>. 2012. 256p. Bloomsbury USA, $16.99 (9781599907581). Grades 6 & Up.
\nWhen Phyre falls head over heels in love with her new drama teacher, will she discover what’s right in front of her nose or let love slip away?<\/p>\n

Cashore, Kristin. Bitterblue<\/a>. 2012. 576p. Penguin, $19.99 (9780803734739). Grades 7 & Up.
\nEight years after the death of her father, the young Queen Bitterblue finds herself and her kingdom mired in secrets left over from his abusive reign.<\/p>\n

Coyote, Ivan E. One in Every Crowd:? Stories<\/a>. 2012. 238p. Arsenal Pulp Press, $15.95 (9781551524597). Grades 8 & Up.
\nAutobiographical stories about growing up as a tomboy and queer kid in Yukon, showing the fear and struggle along with acceptance kindness, and that everyone has insecurities.<\/p>\n

*Cronn-Mills, Kirstin. Beautiful Music for Ugly Children<\/a>. 2012. 288p. Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd., $9.99 (9780738732510). Grades 8 & Up.
\nMusic geek Gabe has just come out to his family as transgender but is still known as Liz at school. He uses his late night community radio show to try on his male identity and encourage listeners to explore their own identity. Will the show’s growing popularity expose his secret?<\/p>\n

Davis, Tanita S. Happy Families<\/a>. 2012. 240p.\u00a0 Random House Children’s, $16.99 (9780375869662). Grades 6 & Up.
\nWhen twins Ysabel and Justin discover the true reason for their family’s split, they struggle with the secrets their father has been keeping. Can they deal with their dad’s new life and find a way to put their happy family back together?<\/p>\n

Franklin, Emily & Brendan Halpin.\u00a0 Tessa Masterson Will Go to Prom<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 272p.\u00a0 Walker & Company, $16.99 (9780802723451).\u00a0 Grades 8 & Up.
\nLucas and Tessa are friends forever, and now Lucas realizes they are something more \u2013 until his prom invitation is Tessa\u2019s cue to come out to him, and put the entire town on notice that she wants a date of her own.<\/p>\n

George, Madeleine.\u00a0 The Difference Between You and Me<\/a>. \u00a02012.\u00a0 256p. \u00a0Penguin, $16.99 (9780670011285).\u00a0 Grades 6 & Up.
\nJesse and Emily are as opposite and can be, and are as head-over-heels for each other as you can get.\u00a0 But when they\u2019re on opposite sides during a heated battle, can they keep the discussion separate from their relationship?<\/p>\n

Gonzalez, Rigoberto.\u00a0 Mariposa Gown<\/a>.\u00a0 2012. \u00a0230p.\u00a0 Tincture (Lethe Press), $13.00 (9781590213513).\u00a0 Grades 8 & Up.
\nBFFs Maui, Trini, and Lib are confronted with difficult choices as they graduate- college, career, and who will wear a gown to the senior prom.<\/p>\n

Heinberg, Allan.\u00a0 Avengers: \u00a0the Children\u2019s Crusade<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 248p. \u00a0Marvel, $29.99 (9780785135494).\u00a0 Grades 8 & Up.
\nWhen Wiccan\u2019s powers grow almost to the point of chaos, the Avengers take action to stop him, but the Young Avengers \u2013 including Hulkling, Wiccan\u2019s lover \u2013 decide to cooperate with Magneto to find the Scarlet Witch, who may be able to help Wiccan regain control of his power.<\/p>\n

Knowles, Jo.\u00a0 See You at Harry\u2019s<\/a>.\u00a0 2012. 310p.\u00a0 Candlewick Press, $16.99 (9780763654078).\u00a0 Grades 6 & Up.
\nTwelve-year old Fern is a quiet, thoughtful child in the middle of a close-knit but dysfunctional busy family.\u00a0 She longs to be brave like her namesake in Charlotte\u2019s Web, but her courage is soon put to the test when tragedy strikes outside the family restaurant and her life is turned upside-down.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Magoon, Kekla.\u00a0 37 Things I Love (In No Particular Order)<\/a>.\u00a0 2012. \u00a0224p.\u00a0 Henry Holt, $16.99 (9780805094657). \u00a0Grades 7 & Up.
\nBullied by her best friend and facing the impending death of her father, Ellis finds hope through a new therapist and in her emerging relationship with Cara.<\/p>\n

Newman, Leslea.\u00a0 October Mourning: \u00a0A Song for Matthew Shepard<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 128p.\u00a0 Candlewick Press, $15.99 (9780763658076).\u00a0 Grades 8 & Up.
\nThe fence, the road, the clothesline, the truck \u2013 these are some of the 68 spare, poetic voices joining together to tell the story of what happened to Matthew Shepard that tragic night.<\/p>\n

Parent, Dan.\u00a0 Kevin Keller<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 160p.\u00a0 Archie Comic Publications, $19.99 (9781879794931). \u00a0Grades 6 & Up.
\nThere\u2019s a new guy in Riverdale: \u00a0he\u2019s cute, a military brat, funny, and smart.\u00a0 And oh yeah \u2013 he\u2019s gay.<\/p>\n

Perkins, Stephanie.\u00a0 Lola and the Boy Next Door<\/a>.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0 338p. \u00a0Penguin, $16.99 (9780525423287).\u00a0 Grades 8 & Up.
\nSixteen year old (going on seventeen) Lola Nolan lives in San Francisco\u2019s Castro district with her two fathers.\u00a0 She spends her time creating lavish costumes, working, avoiding the mean girls at school, and hanging out with her 22-year-old musician boyfriend, Max.\u00a0 Life is good \u2013 until the heartbreaks of her past come back to her present.<\/p>\n

Peters, Julie Ann.\u00a0 It\u2019s Our Prom (So Deal With It)<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 342p.\u00a0 Hatchette Book Group, $17.99 (9780316131582).\u00a0 Grades 6 & Up.
\nAzure has gone public with her objections to her school\u2019s senior prom: too expensive, too exclusive, too heterosexual.\u00a0 When the principal challenges Azure and her friends to take charge of the planning committee, they jump into the task\u2014and the accompanying headaches\u2014of planning an inclusive prom.<\/p>\n

Takako, Shimura.\u00a0 Wandering Son, Volume 2<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 200p.\u00a0 Fantagraphics Books, $19.99 (9781606994566).\u00a0 Grades 6 & Up.
\nShuichi spends his grandmother\u2019s cash gift on a special present that leads to his sister finding out his secret, leading to disastrous consequences.\u00a0 But can Shuichi find the strength and courage to withstand the trials that are to come?<\/p>\n

Takako, Shimura.\u00a0 Wandering Son, Volume 3<\/a>.\u00a0 2012. \u00a0200p. \u00a0Fantagraphics Books, $19.99 (9781606995334).\u00a0 Grades 6 & Up.
\nAs their friendship grows more strained after their secrets are exposed, Yoshino and Shuichi start to learn about the hard realities of being transgendered, and the consequences (unintended or not) that it can bring.<\/p>\n

*Telgemeier, Raina.\u00a0 Drama<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 240p. \u00a0Scholastic Graphix, $23.99 (9780545326988). \u00a0Grades 6 & Up.
\nCallie is a passionate theater geek who plunges into her middle school\u2019s production of \u201cMoon Over Mississippi\u201d with enthusiasm for all things theater: sets, props, lighting \u2013 you name it, she\u2019s on it.\u00a0 When twins Justin and Jesse join the cast, Callie quickly develops a crush on one, a friendship with the other, who is gay.<\/p>\n

Middle\/Early Young Adult Nonfiction <\/b><\/p>\n

*Moon, Sarah, editor.\u00a0 The Letter Q: \u00a0Queer Writers\u2019 Notes to Their Younger Selves<\/a>.\u00a0 2012. \u00a0288p.\u00a0 Scholastic, $17.99 (9780545399326).\u00a0 Grades 6 & Up.
\nLooking back on what they wished they knew when they were younger, 64 of today\u2019s award winning GLBTQ authors write and illustrate letters to their former selves in a way to reach out to those who are in the shoes they once filled.<\/p>\n

Radclyffe and Katherine E. Lynch, editors.\u00a0 OMG Queer<\/a>.\u00a0 2012. \u00a0264p. \u00a0Bold Strokes Books, $9.95 (9781602826823).\u00a0 Grades 8 & Up.
\nTeens tell in their own words what it\u2019s like being GLBTQI in today\u2019s society- how they\u2019re changing the boundaries and definitions, whether to choose a label that can box you in, and living with discrimination and love hand in hand.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Young Adult\/ Crossover Fiction <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Adams, S.J.\u00a0 Sparks: the Epic, Completely True Blue, (Almost) Holy Quest of Debbie<\/a>.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0 256p. \u00a0Flux, $9.95 (9780738726762).\u00a0 Grades 9-12.
\n\u201c$5 for a holy quest\u201d is a good deal when you\u2019re on a desperate chase to reveal your secret lesbian crush to your best friend before she breaks her abstinence pledge with the most boring guy at school.<\/p>\n

Berman, Steve, editor.\u00a0 Boys of Summer<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 264p.\u00a0 Bold Strokes Books, Inc., $13.95 (9781602826632).\u00a0 Grades 10 & Up.
\nA collection of ten stories about the magic and mystery of summertime gay teen romance.<\/p>\n

*Bigelow, Lisa Jenn.\u00a0 Starting From Here<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 292p.\u00a0 Amazon Children\u2019s Publishing, $16.99 (9780761462330).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nColby can\u2019t seem to get any love.\u00a0 Her mom died a few years ago, her trucker dad is always on the road and her girlfriend just dumped her for a guy.\u00a0 When she rescues a stray dog who has been hit by a car, Colby starts to piece her life together with lots of help from her friends.<\/p>\n

*Danforth, Emily M.\u00a0 The Miseducation of Cameron Post<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 480p.\u00a0 Balzer + Bray, $17.99 (9780062020567).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nWhen Cam\u2019s conservative aunt discovers her niece is a lesbian, she sends Cam to God\u2019s Promise, a church camp that promises to \u201ccure\u201d young people of their homosexuality.\u00a0 Cam\u2019s engaging voice tells her story with wry humor, intelligence, and a strong sense of place in eastern Montana.<\/p>\n

Gant, Gene.\u00a0 The Thunder in His Head<\/a>.\u00a0 2012. 200p.\u00a0 Harmony Ink Press, $14.99 (9781613725726).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nOpenly gay sixteen-year-old Kyle Manning\u2019s life at home and school starts to fall apart when his parents\u2019 divorce, and becomes more complicated when he meets and falls in love with the mysterious Dwight.<\/p>\n

Graves, Michael.\u00a0 Dirty One: \u00a0Stories<\/a>.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0 152p.\u00a0 Chelsea Station Editions, $16.00 (9780983285106).\u00a0 Grades 10 & Up.
\nRaw and honest stories about the adolescent experience of nine teens living in the fictional plastic capital of America.<\/p>\n

Griffin, Molly Beth.\u00a0 Silhouette of a Sparrow<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 224p. \u00a0Milkweed Editions, $16.95 (9781571317018).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nDuring the summer of 1926, when sixteen-year-old Garnet discovers the truth about herself and her desires, can she find the courage and freedom to follow her dreams?<\/p>\n

Hoole, Elissa Janine.\u00a0 Kiss the Morning Star<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 256p. \u00a0Marshall Cavendish (now Amazon Children\u2019s), $17.99 (9780761462699).\u00a0 Grades 10 & Up.
\nBest friends Anna and Kat take off on a cross-country road trip, using Jack Kerouac\u2019s novel, the Dharma Bums for inspiration.\u00a0 Out on the open road they explore the Northwest and encounter church folks, a tattoo artist, hippie jam band groupies, some wild small-town girls, and a spiritual guru.<\/p>\n

Hopkins, Ellen.\u00a0 Tilt<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 608p.\u00a0 Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99 (9781416983309).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nShane, in love with HIV-positive Alex, is one of three teens sharing their fears and whispered secrets as they navigate life\u2019s toughest decisions.<\/p>\n

*King, A.S.\u00a0 Ask the Passengers<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 304p. \u00a0Little, Brown, $17.99 (9780316194686).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nThere\u2019s only one thing Astrid Jones can do when a growing attraction to her co-worker Dee becomes too big and too confusing: send her love to airplane passengers flying overhead while she tries to figure out who she is down here on the ground.<\/p>\n

Kokie, E. M. \u00a0Personal Effects<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 352p. \u00a0Candlewick Press, $16.99 (9780763655273).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nAfter his beloved older brother T.J. is killed in action in Iraq, seventeen-year-old Matt begins to read a series of his brother\u2019s letters and discovers his brother\u2019s secret- and must come to terms with his brother\u2019s secret life and what it means.<\/p>\n

*Lo, Malinda.\u00a0 Adaptation<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 400p. \u00a0Little, Brown, $17.99 (9780316197960).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nSomething strange has been going on with Reese Holloway since her car accident and her top secret medical treatment- but will she be allowed to figure it out, or will others take her apart to figure it out first?<\/p>\n

Lowrey, Sassafras.\u00a0 Roving Pack<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 358p.\u00a0 PoMo Freakshow Press, $19.78 (9780985700904).\u00a0 Grades 11 & Up.
\nThe story of the daily life of a straight-edge transgender teen unfolds in journal-like entries about her world of family, desire, love, lust, and intimacy.<\/p>\n

*Miller, Madeline.\u00a0 The Song of Achilles<\/a>.\u00a0 2012. \u00a0384p. \u00a0HarperCollins, $25.99 (9780062060617).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nStirring and memorable, this novel is a reimagined retelling of the Homeric story of the love between Achilles and Patrocles.<\/p>\n

Moskowitz, Hannah.\u00a0 Gone, Gone, Gone<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 251p. \u00a0Simon Pulse, $16.99 (ISBN 9781442453128).\u00a0 Grades 9-12.
\nThis quiet love story is set in 2002, as random and deadly sniper fire has Washington DC under siege.\u00a0 Craig and Lio are drawn together, yet the recent trauma of 9\/11 has them at odds, with Craig\u2019s emotions on hold and Lio at a growing distance from his own feelings.<\/p>\n

*Rice-Gonzalez, Charles.\u00a0 Chulito: \u00a0a Novel<\/a>.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0 275p. \u00a0Magnus Books, $14.95 (9781936833030).\u00a0 Grades 10 & Up.
\nAfter sharing a secret with his best friend, a Latino teen\u2019s ideas about what it really means to be a man are challenged.\u00a0 Should he play \u2018straight\u2019 and keep his standing among his peers in the neighborhood, or come out and be his true self?<\/p>\n

Ryan, Tom.\u00a0 Way to Go<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 224p. \u00a0Orca Book Publishers, $12.95 (9781459800779).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nHigh school junior Danny looks forward to a relaxing summer vacation with his two best friends, but a run-in with the local police has his mother insisting he find a summer job.\u00a0 Work in the new restaurant in town brings friendship with Lisa, a tattooed free spirit who helps him accept his true self.<\/p>\n

*Saenz, Benjamin Alire.\u00a0 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe<\/a>. \u00a02012. \u00a0368p. \u00a0Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (9781442408920). \u00a0Grades 9-12.
\nDante and Aristotle are opposites in almost every way but, nevertheless, the two boys are best friends, almost like two halves making a whole. \u00a0Saenz\u2019 lyrical novel examines the bonds of friendship and the uncertainties and saving graces of love.<\/p>\n

Thorne, Hayden.\u00a0 The Winter Garden and Other Stories<\/a>.\u00a0 2012. \u00a0194p.\u00a0 CreateSpace, $13.50 (9781475057270). \u00a0Grades 9-12.
\nVenture into fairy tale journeys ranging from the Gothic to the macabre in these nine short stories featuring gay protagonists.<\/p>\n

Trumble, J.H.\u00a0 Don\u2019t Let Me Go<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 288p.\u00a0 Kensington Books, $15.00 (9780758269270).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nWhen Adam moves to New York to follow his dreams, Nate\u2019s belief about their one true love is put to the test not only by the distance, but Adam\u2019s roommates, the harassment in school, and a new boy at school who looks for more than just friendship.<\/p>\n

Williams III, J. H., and W. Haden Blackman.\u00a0 Batwoman, vol. 1:\u00a0 Hydrology<\/a>.\u00a0 2012. \u00a0160p.\u00a0 DC Comics (Warner Brothers Entertainment), $22.99 (9781401234652).\u00a0 Grades 10 & Up.
\nKate Kane, drummed out of the military under the \u201cDon\u2019t Ask Don\u2019t Tell\u201d regulations, continues her fight as Batwoman in the dark streets of Gotham.<\/p>\n

Wise, Tama.\u00a0 Street Dreams<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 264p.\u00a0 Bold Strokes Books, Inc., $13.95 (9781602826502).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nLife, love, and hip-hop mix to push gay Moori teen Tyson to places he\u2019s afraid to go when he suddenly starts crushing on a straight guy he meets through his involvements in the local scene<\/p>\n

Woodward, Timothy.\u00a0 If I Told You So<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 248p. \u00a0Kensington Books, $15.00 (9780758274885).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nA summer job at a dockside ice cream shop dishes up more excitement than 16 year old Sean expected: late night pranks, a bold new friend from New York, and a serious crush on his supervisor, Jay.\u00a0 Young love and ice cream combine in this sweet and witty summer romance.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Young Adult\/ Crossover Non-Fiction <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Cordova, Jeanne.\u00a0 When We Were Outlaws:\u00a0 a Memoir of Love & Revolution<\/a>.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0 456p.\u00a0 Spinsters Ink, $14.95 (9781935226512).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nLesbian activist and reporter for the L.A. Free Press and editor of the Lesbian Tide, Jeanne Cordova, brings the social upheaval and excitement of the 1970s to light in this memoir.<\/p>\n

Schwartz, John. \u00a0Oddly Normal: \u00a0One Family\u2019s Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with his Sexuality<\/a>. \u00a02012. \u00a0304p. \u00a0Penguin, $26.00 (9781592407286). \u00a0Grades 9 & Up.
\nOn the day thirteen-year-old Joe Schwartz came out at school, his mother came home to find him in the bathroom, having attempted suicide. \u00a0With Joe\u2019s help, his father weaves together the family\u2019s story and the statistics behind the failure of schools to protect students who are gender variant.<\/p>\n

Wahls, Zach, with Bruce Littlefield.\u00a0 My Two Moms: \u00a0Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family<\/a>.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 256p. \u00a0Gotham Books, $26.00 (9781592407132).\u00a0 Grades 9 & Up.
\nAuthor Zach Wahls is the teen whose eloquent speech to the Iowa House Judiciary Committee on behalf of same-sex marriage went viral on YouTube in early 2011.\u00a0 Now, in chapters titled for the Boy Scouts\u2019 virtues, Zach tells the story of his life as the son of two lesbian women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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