{"product_id":"on-being-different-what-it-means-to-be-a-homosexual","title":"On Being Different : What It Means to Be a Homosexual","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1971, Merle Miller's On Being Different is a pioneering and thought-provoking book about being homosexual in the United States. Just two years after the Stonewall riots, Miller wrote a poignant essay for the New York Times Magazine entitled \"What It Means To Be a Homosexual\" in response to a homophobic article published in Harper's Magazine. Described as \"the most widely read and discussed essay of the decade,\" the article was developed into the remarkable short book On Being Different - one of the earliest memoirs to affirm the importance of coming out.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Merle Miller (1919-1986) was an editor at Harper's Magazine, Time and The Nation and was the bestselling author of several books, including the novel A Gay and Melancholy Sound and Plain Speaking, a biography of Harry S Truman. Dan Savage is the internationally syndicated columnist of 'Savage Love' and the author of several books. Charles Kaiser is an author, journalist and blogger.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e His books include 1968 in America and The Gay Metropolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e Published: USA, 2012\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003eLanguages: English \u003cbr\u003e Pages: 96\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 13: 9780143106968\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 10: 0143106961\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merle Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44614462112010,"sku":"","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9781529097962_b84bb83d-d1bf-46e1-a7d8-556f72262d5a.jpg?v=1687680913","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/on-being-different-what-it-means-to-be-a-homosexual","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}