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The Gay Times, interview with Joseph Hansen titled “Simple Lessons,” January 1987
1media/Huntington19_mssHansen_b72_f17_p46_47_stitched_thumb.jpg2024-04-18T15:28:32-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0449872Box 72(17), Joseph Hansen Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Joseph Hansen was an out crime novelist and poet noted for his main character being an openly gay man. Hansen had one child, a transgender man named Daniel.plain2024-04-25T13:26:05-07:00The Huntington LibraryHansen, Joseph, 1923-2004; Gay novelists -- California -- Los AngelesLGBTQ+ authors; LGBTQ+ familiesFor copyright and usage questions, please contact the holding institution.Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
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1media/Carolyn weathers.jpg2024-04-22T14:20:20-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0WritingBeth McDonald9"The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe,” said the French novelist Gustave Flaubert. Poets, novelists, playwrights, and creative writers of all kinds have been interpreting the world around them through writing for millennia. LGBTQ+ authors use their writing to ask questions about themselves and their world, to reveal themselves or hide themselves, to connect with other members of the community, and to understand what they believe.gallery2024-04-29T21:55:52-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/Ron Douglas (left) and Jack Wilson cut their wedding cake at the private marriage ceremony1970 Pat Rocco.jpg2024-04-25T11:28:16-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0Gay menBeth McDonald7gallery2024-04-30T12:06:21-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0