{"product_id":"boy-with-the-bullhorn-a-memoir-and-history-of-act-up-new-york-paperback","title":"Boy with the Bullhorn: A Memoir and History of ACT UP New York (Paperback)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #161617;\"\u003eBy \u003cspan data-width=\"\" class=\"author notFaded\"\u003e\u003cspan data-csa-c-id=\"9bi2yn-e40p38-ml4byc-pmk4n3\" data-a-popover='{\"closeButtonLabel\":\"Close Author Dialog Popover\",\"name\":\"contributor-info-B09RNCJ9WG\",\"position\":\"triggerBottom\",\"popoverLabel\":\"Author Dialog Popover\",\"allowLinkDefault\":\"true\"}' data-csa-c-func-deps=\"aui-da-a-popover\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-action=\"a-popover\" class=\"a-declarative\"\u003eRon Goldberg \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan data-width=\"\" class=\"author notFaded\"\u003e\u003cspan data-csa-c-id=\"9bi2yn-e40p38-ml4byc-pmk4n3\" data-a-popover='{\"closeButtonLabel\":\"Close Author Dialog Popover\",\"name\":\"contributor-info-B09RNCJ9WG\",\"position\":\"triggerBottom\",\"popoverLabel\":\"Author Dialog Popover\",\"allowLinkDefault\":\"true\"}' data-csa-c-func-deps=\"aui-da-a-popover\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-action=\"a-popover\" class=\"a-declarative\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA coming-of-age memoir of life on the frontlines of the AIDS Crisis with ACT UP New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the moment Ron Goldberg stumbled into his first ACT UP meeting in June 1987, the AIDS activist organization became his life. For the next eight years, he chaired committees, planned protests, led teach-ins, and facilitated their Monday night meetings. He cruised and celebrated at ACT UP parties, attended far too many AIDS memorials, and participated in over a hundred zaps and demonstrations, becoming the group’s unofficial “Chant Queen,” writing and leading chants for many of their major actions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBoy with the Bullhorn\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis both a memoir and an immersive history of the original New York chapter of ACT UP, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, from 1987 to 1995, told with great humor, heart, and insight.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUsing the author's own story, \"the activist education of a well-intentioned, if somewhat naïve nice gay Jewish theater queen,” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoy with the Bullhorn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e intertwines Goldberg’s experiences with the larger chronological history of ACT UP, the grassroots AIDS activist organization that confronted politicians, scientists, drug companies, religious leaders, the media, and an often-uncaring public to successfully change the course of the AIDS epidemic.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDiligently sourced and researched, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoy with the Bullhorn\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprovides both an intimate look into how activist strategies are developed and deployed, as well as a snapshot of life in New York City during the darkest days of the AIDS epidemic. On the occasions where Goldberg writes outside his personal experience, he relies on his extensive archive of original ACT UP documents, news articles, and other published material, as well as activist videos and oral histories, to help flesh out actions, events, and the background stories of key activists. Writing with great candor, Goldberg examines the group’s triumphs and failures, as well as the pressures and bad behaviors that eventually tore ACT UP apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493048225901,"sku":"nam1790049369767","price":17.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/9532\/8621\/files\/boy-with-the-bullhorn-a-memoir-and-history-of-act-up-new-york-paperback_1.jpg?v=1790049377","url":"https:\/\/coffeescale.shop\/products\/boy-with-the-bullhorn-a-memoir-and-history-of-act-up-new-york-paperback","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}