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Good As You y
NY, NY 10019
 
ForImmediateRelease
FORTHCOMINGBOOKPUSHESFOREQUALITYTHROUGHLENSOFAUTHOR’SLIFE
IFIT’SACHOICE,MYZYGOTECHOSEBALLS:MAKINGSENSEOFSENSELESSCONTROVERSY
AIMSTOSHARPENTHEONGOINGDEBATEFORABROADAUDIENCE
NEWYORK–
IfIt’saChoice,MyZygoteChoseBalls:MakingSenseofSenselessControversy 
(ISBN:0615574548),abook
byJeremyHoopersetforreleaseonJune5,2012,blendsauniquemixofmemoirandsocialcommentarytomakeitsequalrightscase.Hooperleadsreadersthroughhisownlifestory,revealingthepositiveandunnecessarilyencumberedaspectsofgrowingupgayincontemporarysociety.Thenotedauthorandactivistwritesinasometimeshumorous,sometimesserious,butalwayssharplyinformedstyle,openingawindowintotherealitiesoffamilyrejection
and 
acceptance.Whetherofferingdirectguidanceforwould-bestraightalliesorsharingtheinnermonologueofaboywhoknewwhohewaslongbeforeearlyadulthoodwouldallowhimtoownit,Hooperprovidesawealthofinsightandargumenttopushtheequalityconversationforward.Bysharinghishighlyrelatablehumanjourney,Hooperhopestomoveustowardtheshared,highlyachievablegoal.“Fromconstanttalkaboutmarriagetothepopularparlorgame‘
Whichcelebrityisgay? 
’ourworldis,inmanyways,obsessedwithLGBTtopics,”saysHooper.“However,thereisseriousneglectintermsofactuallytacklingtheissuesathand.Iwanttoaddresstheweightytopicsheadon,butinarelatableway.”Assomeonewhospendstentotwelvedailyhourssloggingthroughthe"culturewar"forhiscelebratedwebsite,GoodAsYou,JeremyHooperknowsbetterthananyonehowfartheLGBTcommunitystillhastogoinordertoobtainfullequality.Atthesametime,hisfocusedlenshadledhimtobelievethatsomeoftheusualLGBTactivismhasisolatedthefightandstories,leavingmuchofthecontinuedstruggletogounrealizedbythepopulationatlarge.SoHooper'sansweristopresentrelatabletalesthatarejustasproactiveinchangingheartsandmindsasanytextbookgayrightstreatment,butdoingsoinapackagethatpopswithuniversalheartandwit.HoopercallsouttheB.S.forwhatitis,whilekeepinganequalfocusonunitingfolksfromallwalksoflifeforthecommoncausesofpeace,equality,acceptance,and,ironicallyenough–familyvalues.Allofthiswhilerememberingtokeephistongueinoraroundthecheekregion.
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