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Radical lesbian, contributor as cultural critic to Village Voice, New York Times Book Review, and Art in America.  Writer, notably of the book 'Lesbian Nation: The Feminist Solution' (1973).  Notable for her early 'radical tactics' in lesbian activism.  Her same-sex kiss in a public debate with Norman Mailer (1971) is considered a seminal event in lesbian history and feminism.  Inducted into the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Hall of Fame (2012).  
 
Radical lesbian, contributor as cultural critic to Village Voice, New York Times Book Review, and Art in America.  Writer, notably of the book 'Lesbian Nation: The Feminist Solution' (1973).  Notable for her early 'radical tactics' in lesbian activism.  Her same-sex kiss in a public debate with Norman Mailer (1971) is considered a seminal event in lesbian history and feminism.  Inducted into the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Hall of Fame (2012).  
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==See Also==
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* [[Art and Culture Critics Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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* [[Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

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Jill Johnston

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1929 - 2010

Occupation

Activist

Description

Radical lesbian, contributor as cultural critic to Village Voice, New York Times Book Review, and Art in America. Writer, notably of the book 'Lesbian Nation: The Feminist Solution' (1973). Notable for her early 'radical tactics' in lesbian activism. Her same-sex kiss in a public debate with Norman Mailer (1971) is considered a seminal event in lesbian history and feminism. Inducted into the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Hall of Fame (2012).

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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