Bending Toward Justice: A Memoir of Two Decades of LGBT Leadership and the Found

Description: Bending Toward Justice by Vic Basile Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The first executive director of the Human Rights Campaign Fund, Vic Basiles chronicles the earlier years of the contemporary LGBT rights movement. Publisher Description "Drawing on his experience as the first executive director of the Human Rights Campaign Fund, Vic Basile has written a valuable addition to the story of one of the most consequential movements in post-World War II America..." -Congressman Barney Frank Bending Toward Justice chronicles the early years of a movement pressing for equal rights and lifesaving resources for LGBTQ people who for eons have been shunned by the ignorant, reviled by the so-called faithful, and shamed even by their own families. Vic Basile leads the Human Rights Campaign through the AIDS epidemic as it suffers too many lives lost, fights for essential funding for research, education and treatment, confronts ignorance and discrimination, and begins to shift the hearts and minds of Americans about equal treatment. These unsung heroes of the movement worked unobtrusively and bravely within the system to change the system. Some of them are still here, too many are gone. Every single one of them has a poignant, powerful story that must be told and that never should be forgotten. About the author: Vic Basile has enjoyed the rare opportunity and extraordinary privilege of a career of public service and social justice advocacy. A widely recognized national leader in the LGBT community, he lives in Maryland. Author Biography Vic Basile has dedicated his life in whatever way and however small to bending that long moral arc of the universe toward justice. Vic has enjoyed the rare opportunity and extraordinary privilege of a career of public service and social justice advocacy. A widely recognized national leader in the LGBT community, he has committed his efforts to guaranteeing equality for this constituency. His initial work as a VISTA Volunteer community organizer in the rural South set him on a course of public service and advocacy. During the Obama Administration, he served as the Senior Counselor to the director of the United States Office of Personnel Management. In that role, he was the directors principal lead on all LGBTQ issues affecting the civil service. Throughout the 1970s and early 80s, he held positions at ACTION, the former umbrella agency for the Peace Corps and VISTA. While there, he became a labor activist on behalf of federal employees. After coming out, he transferred his energy and experience to the struggle for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender equality. He served as the first executive director of the Human Rights Campaign. He later co-founded the LGBTQ Victory Fund to help openly LGBTQ candidates get the money and support they need to win elective office. In the mid-nineties, he did capacity-building consulting with many local and national nonprofits. During that time, he co-executive produced the award-winning documentary After Stonewall and the PBS series In the Life. In 1998, Vic returned to his volunteer roots by accepting a Clinton Administration appointment as Director of Private Sector Cooperation and International Volunteerism at the Peace Corps. Before returning to the federal government in 2009, he was the executive director of Moveable Feast, Inc., a Baltimore-based nonprofit serving the HIV/AIDS community. Now retired, he lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his partner, Fabrizio Claudio. Details ISBN-13 9798985034165 Title Bending Toward Justice Author Vic Basile Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 264 Publisher Querelle Press GE_Item_ID:144824705; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. 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