Difference between revisions of "Jill Johnston"
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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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Revision as of 14:55, 28 January 2020
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).
