Patricia Nell Warren, Author of The Front Runner
Patricia Nell Warren died in Los Angeles on February 9th at the age of 82.
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Mary Oliver, Poet of Provincetown and the World
MARY OLIVER, one of the most beloved and best-selling American poets—who happened to be a lesbian—died of lymphoma in Hobe Sound, Florida on January 17, 2019 at the age of 83.
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Larry Phillips, the Sine Qua Non of The G&LR
THIS MAGAZINE would not exist were it not for Ellis L. Phillips III, known to the world as “Larry” but to me as “Lars,” which is how I’ll refer to him here, with your indulgence. It was Lars who recruited me to join an alumni organization and take over the editing of its quarterly newsletter, which became the incubator for The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review …
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Honoring Those Who Left Us in ’18
IN KEEPING with our annual tradition, we remember some of the many LGBT people who made a difference and who passed away last year. They were artists, writers, activists, educators, and performers whose time on this planet ranged from 41 to 95 years. Unless otherwise noted, all deaths occurred in 2018.
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Jim Nawrocki (1964–2018), G&LR Mainstay
REGULAR READERS of this magazine will instantly recognize the name of Jim Nawrocki, who contributed to just about every issue starting in 2002. He wrote on an amazingly wide…More
Remembering J. D. McClatchy (1945–2018)
J.D. (“SANDY”) MCCLATCHY was so energetic, so ubiquitous, so generous with his time and talent that it’s hard to imagine that this star, this constellation, is now extinct. For…More
Bob Smith (1958-2018) and The G&LR
I CANNOT ADD much to Eddie Sarfaty’s lovely and moving tribute in our last issue to his friend Bob Smith, the comic performer and writer who died last January;…More
On Losing Bob Smith
Bob [Smith], who broke ground as the first openly gay comedian to appear on The Tonight Show, passed away on January 20th after a long battle with ALS.
MoreCharles Shively, Pioneer Activist and Author
At the 1977 Boston Gay Pride march, Shively became infamous for burning pages from the Bible—as well as his Harvard diploma and a teaching contract—as a protest against oppressive institutions. This act of incendiary and effective political theater—it nearly caused a riot—later obscured his work as an organizer, scholar, poet, and publisher.
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Honoring Those Who Left Us in ’17
IN KEEPING WITH this magazine’s annual tradition, we remember here the activists, writers, artists, entertainers, and other notable members of the LGBT community, and some allies, who died over the past twelve months.
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