Forward /by Kathleen Wynne -- Prologue: Bernice and the Biblical Two-Step -- Part I: Surviving and Becoming. 1. Queer Evangelism and a Little Girl -- 2. The Revolution -- 3. Teenage Trotskyist -- 4. Getting Kicked on Route 66 -- 5. Que(e)rying Parenthood -- 6. Casino Capitalism -- 7. An Atheist Goes to Church -- 8. Survivor -- Part II: Life After Death. 9. Some of the Women I've Loved -- 10. Rural Life -- 11. Bright Lights, Big City -- 12. You Only Think You Want a Revolution -- 13. The Beast's Belly -- 14. Wage Against the Machine -- 15. Sheroes -- 16. When Church and State Reply -- Part III: The Traces Not Left Behind. 17. The Letter Always Arrives -- 18. How to Get Laws Passed with Little Power -- 19. Speaking Out for PTSD and First Responders -- 20. Girls and Women -- 21. All Creatures Great and Small -- 22. Political Chaplaincy -- 23. The Radical Reverend -- 24. Queer Critic -- 25. In Recovery -- 26. Forever the Young Radical -- Epilogue: Just Do the Impossible.
Summary:
In The Queer Evangelist, Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo (CM) tells her story, from her roots as a young socialist activist in the 1960s to ordained minister in the '90s to member of provincial parliament. As the New Democratic member representing Parkdale-High Park in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2006 to 2017, DiNovo passed more LGBTQ bills than anyone in Canadian history. She describes the behind-the-scenes details of major changes to the law, including Toby's Law, the first Transgender Rights legislation in North America in a major jurisdiction. She also passed bills banning conversion therapy, proclaiming parent equality for LGBTQ parents, and for enshrining in Ontario law the Trans Day of Remembrance. On this day in the legislature, the provincial government is mandated to observe a minute of silence while Trans murders and suicides are detailed. Interspersed with her political work DiNovo describes her conversion to religious life, her theological work, and her ongoing struggle with the Christian Right. Cheri DiNovo's story shows how queers can be both people of faith and critics of religion, illustrating how one can resist and change the repressive systems from within. Her book is the story of queer justice realized and a story of hope for queer (and other) kids everywhere. Includes a foreword by Kathleen Wynne, former premier of Ontario.-- Provided by publisher.
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