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Gay History Month: Zora Neale Hurston

logointern2 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:00:23 +0000

Zora Neale Hurston, a folklorist, novelist and anthropologist, was a staple figure during the Harlem Renaissance. She was a feminist and some scholars believe she was also a lesbian.

Hurston, an(...)

Coroner: Heart disease killed author Harris

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:14:26 +0000

(Los Angeles) A coroner’s official says heart disease, complicated by high blood pressure and a hardening of the arteries, is what killed author E. Lynn Harris last week.

County coroner Craig(...)

Writer E. Lynn Harris is dead

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:20:08 +0000

E. Lynn Harris, the African-American, openly gay author, died while on a West Coast book tour. He was 54.

He was on tour for his most recent book, Basketball Jones, about the gay lover of an NBA(...)

Withers: Reynolds Price did not obsess about his sexuality

James Withers — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:25:18 +0000

Maybe it’s because he made a life as a writer in a southern town for the past 50 years. Could be he is simply a private person who wanted to spend his artistic life on other topics. Whatever(...)

Groundbreaking gay author Scott Symons dies

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:47:12 +0000

(Toronto, Ontario) Controversial gay writer Scott Symons, whose scandalous life and 1967 novel “Place d’Armes” rocked Canada’s literary world, has died at age 75.

The Toronto-born author passed(...)

Who we need at the top: Notes from our leaders, writers, activists and celebs

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:44:39 +0000

We’re not going to have a gay president – at least, not this time around.

But where would an openly gay or lesbian, bisexual or transgender appointee or elected official make the most difference(...)