ND alumnus signs ‘Gay, Catholic, and American’ – South Bend Tribune
SOUTH BEND — Greg Bourke will sign copies of his new book, “Gay, Catholic, and American: My Legal Battle for Marriage Equality and Inclusion,” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 1 and again from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Nov. 19 at the University of Notre Dame’s Hammes Bookstore.
A 1982 Notre Dame alumnus, Bourke served as one of the named plaintiffs in a Kentucky court case that, when consolidated with cases from Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, became the landmark United States Supreme Court decision Obergefell vs. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in 2015.
The memoir uses Bourke’s Catholic faith as the framework to tell the story of how the Bourke-De Leon family struggled to overcome antigay discrimination and fought to legalize same-sex marriage across the country.
Bourke has had a long corporate career in information technology and management. He currently works as a health economist.
He and his husband, Michael De Leon, were named 2015 Persons of the Year by the National Catholic Reporter and have been active in establishing LGBTQ alumni networks at Notre Dame, the University of Louisville, the University of Kentucky and other organizations.
Masks are required indoors at Notre Dame.
Admission to the book signing is free.
For more information, visit undpress.nd.edu.