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Perry Brass | |
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| Born | Perry Brass September 15, 1947 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Genre | Novel, essay |
| Notable works | The Manly Art of Seduction: How to Meet, Talk to, and Become Intimate With Anyone |
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Perry Brass (born September 15, 1947) is an American author, journalist, playwright[1] and essayist.[2]
He was an active member of the Gay Liberation Front, the first radical gay organization to be formed after the Stonewall Rebellion in New York in June 1969. He co-edited Come Out!, the influential newspaper published by the Gay Liberation Front;[3] the last three issues of the newspaper were published by the newspaper's collective from his apartment in Hell's Kitchen in New York.[4][5] In 1971, with two friends he co-founded the Gay Men's Health Project Clinic, the first clinic for gay men on the East Coast. The clinic openly advocated for gay men to use condoms, almost a decade before the advent of AIDS.[6][7]
He writes for The Huffington Post.[8] Perry Brass is member of the PEN American Center.[9] The New York City Public Library has a Manuscripts section with Perry Brass holdings.[10] In a BlogTalk Radio interview he gives background information about his book King of Angels.[11]
He has been a finalist several times for Lambda Literary Awards.[12] In 2012 King of Angels was a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction from New York's Ferro-Grumley Foundation.[13]
In March 2016, Brass was banned from Facebook.[14]
- ^ "2015". doollee.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Perry Brass papers 1968-1974". New York Public Library Archives & Manuscripts. New York Public Library. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ Bernadicou, August. "COME OUT!". THE LGBTQ HISTORY PROJECT. The LGBTQ History Project.
- ^ Bernadicou, August. "Perry Brass". The LGBTQ History Project. The LGBTQ History Project Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "The Come Out! Archive · Come Out! Magazine, 1969–1972 · OutHistory: It's About Time". outhistory.org. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "What They Gave, What We Lost". Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ August, Bernadicou. "Perry Brass". August Nation. The LGBTQ History Project. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ "2015". thehuffingtonpost.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "2015". penamericancenter. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "2015". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "2015". blogtalkradio.com. June 22, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ "2015". locusmag.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ "2015". adweek.com. March 26, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ Osborne, Duncan (March 17, 2016). ""Desire," "Seduction" Get Perry Brass Booted from Facebook". Gay City News. Retrieved June 9, 2023.