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Mike De Socio is an award-winning, independent journalist and author, telling stories about the LGBTQ+ community.

Mike’s career path has taken him through almost every part of the newsroom, where he’s worked as a photographer, writer, reporter and editor. As a freelancer, his work has been published in The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Fortune, Insider, Xtra, YES! Magazine and beyond.

He’s a graduate of Boston University, and has received awards from the Boston Press Photographers Association, the Society of Professional Journalists and Boston University. He was also a Fall 2021 Logan Nonfiction Program fellow.

Mike lives with his partner in upstate New York, where he spends most of his free time hiking around the Adirondacks, or f ...more

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Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ+ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts―and America

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The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

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The Sicilian Inheritance

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Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War Two

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