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Purchase Mama’s Boy, Preacher’s Son, and Support GLSEN

Kevin Jennings, GLSEN Founder
Aug 21, 2007

Beacon Press is now offering GLSEN supporters a great deal on 3 paperback books, including GLSEN founder Kevin Jennings’ memoir Mama’s Boy, Preacher’s Son: A Memoir of Growing Up, Coming Out, and Changing America’s Schools [LINK].

Through their web site, Beacon Press will give free shipping & a 10% discount on GLSEN Founder and Executive Director Kevin Jennings’ memoir, Mama’s Boy, Preacher’s Son, now in paperback, the new Queer Action series, and any book on beacon.org. Use the code as often as you want: a portion of every purchase goes to support GLSEN.

A moving account of Kevin’s life journey from the trailer parks of North Carolina to meetings in the White House, Mama’s Boy, Preacher’s Son weaves humor, drama and insight into
the story of one man determined to protect future generations of students from the bullying and harassment all too common in his own life. People Magazine says Mama’s Boy, Preacher’s Son is "inspiring, power-packed"; and in a starred review, Kirkus Reviews says "Horatio Alger meets Dorothy Allison in this debut memoir about growing up and coming out . . . Generous and illuminating."

The first two books in Beacon’s Queer Action series, edited by Michael Bronski, are part of this 3-book special:

  • Lisa Keen’s Out Law: What LGBT Youth Should Know about Their Legal Rights [LINK], with a foreword by Kevin Jennings: the first and only guide for LGBT youth about the law and how it affects them,

  • Sue Hyde’s Come Out and Win: Organizing Yourself, Your Community, and Your World [LINK], an inspirational and effective guide to LGBT organizing.

    To take advantage of this offer and support GLSEN:

    1. visit the Beacon Press website
    2. click on "Add to Cart."
    3. In the checkout page, simply enter "GLSEN" as the discount code and you’ll receive free shipping and a 10% discount on Mama’s Boy, Preacher’s Son and any other book on the site.
    Best of all, a portion of the proceeds generated through this offer will benefit GLSEN’s work to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

    Also, check out Kevin Jennings' website & personal blog online at www.kevinjennings.com!



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