Jill Johnston

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

• Art and Culture Critics Who Identify as LGBTQ
• Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.jilljohnston.com/
• http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/arts/21johnston.html?_r=0
• http://nlgjareact.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/nlgja-announces-2012-inductees-to-lgbt-journalists-hall-of-fame/

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