Amber L. Hollibaugh

Amber L. Hollibaugh
Born(1946-06-20)June 20, 1946
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 2023(2023-10-20) (aged 77)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Writer, filmmaker and political activist
Notable work
  • The Heart of the Matter (1994)
  • Sexuality, Labor, and the New Trade Unionism (1999)
  • My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home (2002)

Amber L. Hollibaugh (June 20, 1946 – October 20, 2023) was an American writer, filmmaker, activist and organizer concerned with working class, lesbian and feminist politics, especially around sexuality. She was a former Executive Director of Queers for Economic Justice and was Senior Activist Fellow Emerita at the Barnard Center for Research on Women. Hollibaugh proudly identified as a "lesbian sex radical, ex-hooker, incest survivor, gypsy child, poor-white-trash, high femme dyke."[1]

  1. ^ "Amber L. Hollibaugh — My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home". Duke University Press. October 29, 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.