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Five Words of Wisdom From the Man Who Gave Us Outing 

 Nice piece on Queerty about Michelangelo Signorile -- whose new book, "It's Not Over: Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, and Winning True Equality" -- is available HERE. If you're too young to remember Mike from his early activist days -- he once stood on a marble platform at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, pointed future pope Joseph Ratzinger and screamed: “He is no man of God! He is no man of God -- he is the devil!”in protest of the Vatican's ban on condoms -- you'd be wise to school yourself on this important man in LGBT history HERE.

Signorile to Discuss 'It's Not Over' April 9 at The Strand

My pal Tim Teeman will interview Michelangelo Signorile about his (incredibly timely) new book on Wednesday, April 9, from 7 to 8 p.m. at The Strand bookstore in Greenwich Village.

Journalist and Sirius XM Radio host Michelangelo Signorile presents a special night launching his new book, "It's Not Over: Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, and Winning True Equality!" Michelangelo has been an outspoken gay rights supporter and in many ways a pioneer—his first book Queer in America famously exposed hypocrisy in American institutions, and in It's Not Over, he maps out the long road ahead to true equality. Michelangelo will be joined in conversation by Tim Teeman, senior editor at the Daily Beast and author of "In Bed With Gore Vidal: Hustler, Hollywood, and the Private World of an American Master."  

Buy a copy of "It's Not Over" or a $15 Strand gift card in order to attend this event. All options admit one person. Please note that payment is required for all online event orders at the time of checkout. The event will be located in the Strand's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at our store at 828 Broadway at 12th Street.

More HERE.

Talk Talk Talk

I will be discussing "Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? A Memoir" on Mike Signorile's Sirius-XM Radio show today at 4! Info HERE.

Mike Signorile Signs for New Book on Homophobia

Via AP:

Michaelangelo Signorile, the activist, SiriusXM host and popular author, sees many battles ahead for gay rights. Signorile is working on a book for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt that contends homophobia remains as strong as ever despite such recent victories as the Supreme Court striking down a 1996 federal law that banned recognition of same-sex marriages. The publisher announced Thursday that Signorile's new book has the working title "Beyond Tolerance" and is scheduled to be published in 2015. Signorile's previous books include "Queer in America," a best-seller published in 1993. He is considered a pioneer of the movement to out celebrities and other public figures believed to be gay.