{"product_id":"on-being-different-what-it-means-to-be-a-homosexual","title":"On Being Different","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1971, Merle Miller's \u003ci\u003eOn Being Different\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e entitled \"What It Means To Be a Homosexual\" in response to a homophobic article published in \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Described as \"the most widely read and discussed essay of the decade,\" the article was developed into the remarkable short book \u003ci\u003eOn Being Different \u003c\/i\u003e- one of the earliest memoirs to affirm the importance of coming out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMerle Miller (1919-1986) was an editor at \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and was the bestselling author of several books, including the novel \u003ci\u003eA Gay and Melancholy Sound \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePlain Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of Harry S Truman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan Savage is the internationally syndicated columnist of 'Savage Love' and the author of several books.\u003cbr\u003eCharles Kaiser is an author, journalist and blogger.  His books include \u003ci\u003e1968 in America \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32122821869651,"sku":"9780143106968","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780143106968.jpg?v=1764323139","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/on-being-different-what-it-means-to-be-a-homosexual","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}