Steven Dansky papers,
- Author:
- Dansky, Steven.
- Call Number:
- MSS APAP-289 local
- Abstract:
- The collection includes magazines, correspondence, photographs, and unpublished writings from Steven Dansky's work with the effeminist and gay liberation movement. The majority of the material is from the 1970s-1990s. Additional information about the contents of each folder is provided in the box and folder list created by Dansky before the collection was transferred to the Department of Special Collections and Archives.
- Historical Note:
- Steven F. Dansky, a long-time political activist and writer, was a founder of the modern gay liberation movement in 1969. His writing spans more than three decades and has been cited in nearly every early book on gay liberation. As a committed profeminist, he has written for many publications. He is the author of two books on HIV, Now Dare Everything: Tales of HIV-Related Psychotherapy (Haworth Press, 1994) and Nobody's Children: Orphans of the HIV Epidemic (Haworth Press 1997). He has been involved during the HIV/AIDS pandemic since the early 1980's, practicing in diverse settings in the underserved communities of New York City. He is a graduate of the City University of New York, Hunter College School of Social Work and received additional training at the Institute for Human Identity, New York. He was an Instructor of Pediatrics, Albany Medical College and a guest lecturer at the School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, SUNY. As a photographer, he is a member of the Columbia Berkshire Craft Guild and, as a writer, the Berkshire Writers Room. He is on the Board of Directors of Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood.
- Physical Description:
- 0.5 cu. ft
- Access Terms:
- Access to the collection is unrestricted.
- Notes:
- Part of the Archives of Public Affairs and Policy. local
- Subjects:
- Feminists New York (State), Gay activists New York (State), Feminists, and Gay activists
- Genres/Forms:
- Photographs. aat and Publications. aat
- Names:
- Danksy, Steven
- Geographic Terms:
- New York (State)
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