James C. Hormel,Erin Martin
This is the memoir of James C. Hormelâ€”a man who grew up feeling different not only because his family owned the Hormel â€œempireâ€ and lived in a twenty-six-bedroom house in a small Midwest town, but because he was gay at a time when homosexuality was not discussed or accepted. Outwardly he tried to live up to the life his father wanted for himâ€”he was a successful professional, had married a lovely woman, and had childrenâ€”but as vola-tile changes in the late 1960s impeded on the American psyche, Hormel realized that he could not hide his true self forever.,Hormel moved to New York City, became an antiwar activist, battled homophobia, lost dear friends to AIDS, and set out to become Americaâ€™s first openly gay ambassador, a position he finally won during the Clinton administration. Today, Hormel continues to fight for LGBT equality and gay marriage rights. This is a passionate and inspiring true story of the determination for human equality and for attaining your own version of the American Dreamâ€”life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness without exception.
LGBT,Gay,Politics,Autobiography,Memoir,History
Fit to Serve: Reflections on a Secret Life, Private Struggle, and Public Battle to Become the First Openly Gay U.S. Ambassador