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Jeremy Hooper

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Born

in The United States

September 10

Website

http://www.goodasyou.org

Twitter

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Genre

Nonfiction, Gay & Lesbian, Humor

Member Since

December 2008

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Since founding Good As You (www.GoodAsYou.org) in 2005, Jeremy Hooper has garnered a reputation as a fresh voice in the worlds of Internet publishing and activism. With a background geared both towards entertainment and advocacy, he approaches LGBT issues with a showman’s spirit, pointing out perceived wrongdoings and follies with the clever exuberance of a seasoned jester. Both Hooper and his website have been profiled in the gay and lesbian newsmagazine The Advocate, featured on the PBS program In the Life, on the Logo network, on Sirius radio, and across every corner of the web. As a sought-after consultant, strategist, and speaker, he has worked with leading national organizations like the Human Rights Campaign and GLAAD. Originally fro ...more

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This is an archive of Good As You, as it existed from 200...

This is an archive of Good As You, as it existed from 2005–2018. While further updates are unlikely, this site will remain online indefinitely as an historical record of the LGBTQ rights movement during some of its most crucial battles on both the nationwide and state level.

For over a decade, G-A-Y served as an invaluable tool, providing impactful opposition research, thought-leading commen

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	If It's A Choice, My Zygote Chose Balls: Making Sense of Senseless Controversy 4.31 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992

by Tina Brown

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A Very Punchable Face

by Colin Jost (Goodreads Author)

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Jeremy’s Quotes

“The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them.”
― Rachel Maddow

tags: coming-out-of-the-closet, commentary, gay, honesty, lesbian, lgbt, msnbc, political, politics, rachel-maddow, truth

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“Sarah Palin uses me as a laugh line in her stump speeches. If you're willing to turn me into a joke, you should also be willing to talk to me.”
― Rachel Maddow

tags: jokes, sarah-palin, stump-speech-politics

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message 11: by Christina

Oct 30, 2012 03:26PM

Thanks for the invite Jeremy.

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message 10: by Jess

Oct 12, 2012 05:49PM

Thanks for the friend request! :)

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message 9: by Mia

Oct 10, 2012 08:43AM

Thanks for the friendvite! I look forward to getting to know you.

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message 8: by Beck

Sep 22, 2012 03:50PM

Hi Jeremy *waves* thanks for the friendvite.

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message 7: by Arzu

Sep 22, 2012 12:24PM

Hi Jeremy, thanks for the friendvite. Nice to meet you. Arzu

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message 6: by Jeremy

Sep 14, 2012 02:20PM

skyline wrote: "Hi Jeremy, thanks for the invite ;)"

Thanks to you. Look forward to connecting on here

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message 5: by Jeremy

Sep 14, 2012 02:19PM

Susan wrote: "Thank you for the friend request, Jeremy."

Thanks for accepting. Look forward to connecting :-)

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message 4: by Sucajo

Sep 14, 2012 02:13PM

Thank you for the friend request, Jeremy.

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message 3: by skyline

Sep 14, 2012 10:37AM

Hi Jeremy, thanks for the invite ;)

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message 2: by Jeremy

Sep 13, 2012 10:31AM

Thanks, Fiona. Looking forward to connecting on here!

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message 1: by Fiona

Sep 13, 2012 10:22AM

Hi Jeremy!

I look forward to reading your book. As a former sociology student with a masters in counseling psychology I must say your book looks fascinating!

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