{"id":29946,"date":"2020-01-06T12:20:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T12:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=29946"},"modified":"2020-01-06T12:20:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T12:20:03","slug":"the-accidental-activist-by-candace-gingrich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/the-accidental-activist-by-candace-gingrich\/","title":{"rendered":"The Accidental Activist by Candace Gingrich"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Accidental Activist<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><\/em><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Candace Gingrich<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/good-4-stars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"50\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When the Republican landslide of 1994 propelled her brother, Newt Gingrich, to the top of national politics, Candace Gingrich knew her life would never be the same. 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The Accidental Activist chronicles her journey from being an unknown, part-time truck loader for UPS to a nationally renowned activist for gay rights.Whether she is exposing the hypocrisy in Newt&#8217;s &#8216;family values,&#8217; discussing the experiences of famous families with gay members, or trying to reconcile her love for her brother with her hatred of his politics, Candace Gingrich&#8217;s poignant memoir &#8212; now updated with a new epilogue &#8212; reflects her extraordinary candor and courage.<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h2>Check for it on:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/search?tag=lesbianfun-20&amp;index=books&amp;field-title=Candace Gingrich, The Accidental Activist\">Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search?q=The Accidental Activist, Candace Gingrich&#038;qid=\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbm=bks&#038;hl=en&#038;q=Candace Gingrich, The Accidental Activist\">Google 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