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Peter Fisher

ピーター・フィッシャー

Pītā Fisher

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-05-19 （Richmond, Virginia）
Died
2012-07-10 （Unknown） age 68
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
New York

Career

Occupations
Author, Gay Activist
Active Years
1969-2012
Affiliations
Gay Activists Alliance, US Air Force

Education

Eastchester High School
General
Country: United States
Amherst College
Degree: BA
Period: 1962-1966
Year of Graduation: 1966
Country: United States
Alumnus '66
Columbia University
Degree: BA magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: United States
Resigned graduate studies

Awards

Stonewall Book Award
1972
Work: The Gay Mystique
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Gay Mystique: The Myth and Reality of Male Homosexuality

1972 Non-fiction

One of the first books to look at the subject from the inside

HomosexualityGay Rights

Special Teachers/Special Boys

1979 Non-fiction

Co-authored with Marc Rubin

Dreamlovers

1980 Novel

Black Star

1983 Science Fiction

Bibliography

  • The Gay Mystique: The Myth and Reality of Male Homosexuality (1972)
  • Special Teachers/Special Boys (1979)
  • Dreamlovers (1980)
  • Black Star (1983)

Health

  • Depression
    2012
    Suicide after partner's death

Legacy

Pioneering author and gay rights activist

Archives

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, New York

In Popular Culture

  • Associated with Stonewall movement

Quotes

  • but resigned to become a full-time homosexual. I have yet to regret it.
    Source: 1972 writing (1972)

Trivia

  • Early member of Gay Activists Alliance post-Stonewall
  • 37-year partner Marc Rubin
  • Suicide