Stonewall Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1978) Winner
Ginny Vida
ジニー・ヴィダ
Jinii Vida
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1939 （Chicago, Illinois）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Chicago, Illinois → Macomb, Illinois → New York City, New York → San Francisco, California
Career
- Occupations
- Editor, Educator, Community leader, LGBTQ rights activist
- Active Years
- 1961-2004
- Affiliations
- National Gay Task Force, New York City Commission on the Status of Women, San Francisco Ethics Commission
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | English | Bachelor's degree in English | — | United States |
| New York University | — | English linguistics | Master's degree in English linguistics | — | United States |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English
Degree:
Bachelor's degree in English
Year of Graduation:
1961
Country:
United States
New York University
English linguistics
Degree:
Master's degree in English linguistics
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Stonewall Book Award | Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book | — | American Library Association | Winner |
Stonewall Book Award
1978
Work:
Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book
1978 Resource bookA compilation of reference articles, lists, and reviews of organizations, publications, bars, and social services for lesbians.
Lesbian rightsCommunity resources
The New Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book
1996 Resource bookUpdated and expanded version of Our Right to Love, co-edited with Karol D. Lightner and Tanya Viger.
Lesbian rightsCommunity resources
Bibliography
- "Statement on Sex and Violence in Television" (1976)
- "They Don't Want to Know We Exist" (1977)
- Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book (1978)
- The New Our Right to Love: A Lesbian Resource Book (1996)
Health
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Health reasons2004年Retired for health reasons.
Legacy
American editor and LGBTQ rights activist, best known as media director of the National Gay Task Force and editor of Our Right to Love, which won the Stonewall Book Award.
Trivia
- Father Paul Vida was born in Hungary.
- Older brother Lee Vida (1934–2016) was an ophthalmologist.