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IFIT’SACHOICE,MYZYGOTECHOSEBALLS:MAKINGSENSEOFSENSELESSCONTROVERSY

AIMSTOSHARPENTHEONGOINGDEBATEFORABROADAUDIENCE

NEWYORK–IfIt’saChoice,MyZygoteChoseBalls:MakingSenseofSenselessControversy (ISBN:

0615574548),abookbyJeremyHoopersetforreleaseonJune

5,2012,blendsauniquemixofmemoirandsocialcommentary

tomakeitsequalrightscase.

Hooperleadsreadersthroughhisownlifestory,revealingthepositiveandunnecessarilyencumberedaspectsofgrowingup

gayincontemporarysociety.Thenotedauthorandactivist

writesinasometimeshumorous,sometimesserious,butalways

sharplyinformedstyle,openingawindowintotherealitiesof

familyrejectionand acceptance.Whetherofferingdirect

guidanceforwould-bestraightalliesorsharingtheinner

monologueofaboywhoknewwhohewaslongbeforeearly

adulthoodwouldallowhimtoownit,Hooperprovidesawealth

ofinsightandargumenttopushtheequalityconversation

forward.Bysharinghishighlyrelatablehumanjourney,Hooperhopestomoveustowardtheshared,highlyachievablegoal.

“Fromconstanttalkaboutmarriagetothepopularparlorgame‘Whichcelebrityisgay? ’ourworldis,

inmanyways,obsessedwithLGBTtopics,”saysHooper.“However,thereisseriousneglectintermsof

actuallytacklingtheissuesathand.Iwanttoaddresstheweightytopicsheadon,butinarelatable

way.”

Assomeonewhospendstentotwelvedailyhourssloggingthroughthe"culturewar"forhis

celebratedwebsite,GoodAsYou,JeremyHooperknowsbetterthananyonehowfartheLGBT

communitystillhastogoinordertoobtainfullequality.Atthesametime,hisfocusedlenshadled

himtobelievethatsomeoftheusualLGBTactivismhasisolatedthefightandstories,leavingmuchof

thecontinuedstruggletogounrealizedbythepopulationatlarge.SoHooper'sansweristopresent

relatabletalesthatarejustasproactiveinchangingheartsandmindsasanytextbookgayrights

treatment,butdoingsoinapackagethatpopswithuniversalheartandwit.HoopercallsouttheB.S.

forwhatitis,whilekeepinganequalfocusonunitingfolksfromallwalksoflifeforthecommon

causesofpeace,equality,acceptance,and,ironicallyenough–familyvalues.Allofthiswhile

rememberingtokeephistongueinoraroundthecheekregion.

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widerangeofreadersinterestedandopentolearning.

IfIt’saChoice,MyZygoteChoseBalls:MakingSenseofSenselessControversy willbeavailablefor

saleatAmazon.com,GoodAsYou.org,andotherretail(printande-book)channels.

AbouttheAuthor

SincefoundingGoodAsYouin2005,JeremyHooperhasgarneredareputationasafreshvoiceintheworldsofInternetpublishingand

activism.Withabackgroundgearedbothtowardsentertainmentand

advocacy,heapproachesLGBTissueswithashowman’sspirit,pointing

outperceivedwrongdoingsandfollieswiththecleverexuberanceofa

seasonedjester.BothHooperandhiswebsitehavebeenprofiledinthe

gayandlesbiannewsmagazineTheAdvocate,featuredonthePBS

programIntheLife,ontheLogonetwork,onSiriusradio,andacross

everycorneroftheweb.Asasought-afterconsultant,strategist,and

speaker,hehasworkedwithleadingnationalorganizationslikethe

HumanRightsCampaignandGLAAD.OriginallyfromNashville,TN,the

authornowlivesontheWestSideofManhattanwithhishusband,Andrew,andthecouple’s

unbelievablyadorabledog,Bosley.

AboutGoodAsYou

Sinceitsinception,GoodAsYouhasworkedofftheguiding

statement:“Ourtoneislight,butourmessageisfirm:Wewill

notsitbackandbeledtoasocietythatfavorsdiscrimination

overdiversity.”Astheyearshavepassedandthefighthaschanged,thefocushasnever

wavered.Thewebsiteblendsauniquemixofoppositionresearch,pointedcommentary,and

sharpsnarktoputforwardapowerfullyproactiveproduct.Alwaysdirectingpushbacktowards

challengingthealienatingmessageratherthandenigratingthemisguidedmessenger,GoodAsYouhasmanagedtobuildbridgeswithoutforfeitinganinchofitsfoundationalspine.TheG-A-

Ybrand,bothonsiteandinvariedoutreachefforts,hasprovenitselftobearefreshing

rainmakerinthis21stcenturycivilrightsconversation.

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