if it's a choice, my zygote chose balls by jeremy hooper
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NY, NY 10019
ForImmediateRelease
FORTHCOMINGBOOKPUSHESFOREQUALITYTHROUGHLENSOFAUTHOR’SLIFE
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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Writtentoengageandentertainaswellasinspirefurtherdiscussionandaction,thebookisaimedata
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.
ThisbookmarksGoodAsYou’sfirstforayintolongformpublication.
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