Hitting Hard: Michelangelo Signorile on George W. Bush, Mary Cheney, Gay Marriage, Tom Cruise, the Christian Right and Sexual Hypocrisy in America - Softcover

For over two decades, Michelangelo Signorile has been among the most outspoken and controversial critics of American politics and culture. As a gay activist and journalist, he earned acclaim as the father of the "outing" phenomenon. Today, he remains one of the most widely read and talked about gay muckrakers. In Hitting Hard (Signorile's first new book since his national bestseller, Outing Yourself), the author tackles the most heated topics of debate among gay people and the political left.

Michelangelo Signorile hosts a daily (2-6 ET) talk show on Sirius Satellite Radio's OutQ, and writes a syndicated column for New York Press. Signorile has been an editor-at-large and a columnist at The Advocate, and a columnist for OUT magazine. He's authored several books and written for many publications, including The New York Times, USA Today, The New York Observer, Gay.com, New York Magazine, and the Village Voice. His third book, Life Outside, was a 1998 finalist for the New York Public Library's Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. Signorile has reported from the floor of the Republican National Convention (three times!), and from the roof of the Vatican. He's hitched a ride with gay truckers barreling down the Wyoming highway, explored Italy's closeted gay underground, and visited with New Zealand's first transgendered member of Parliament. He's appeared on Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Today, 60 Minutes, and other shows.