Stephen Donaldson (activist)

For the American novelist, see Stephen R. Donaldson.
Stephen Donaldson
Stephen Donaldson in July 1995
Born
Robert Anthony Martin Jr.

(1946-07-27)July 27, 1946
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
DiedJuly 18, 1996(1996-07-18) (aged 49)
New York, New York
Other namesDonny the Punk, Bob Martin
EducationColumbia University (BA- Political Science, PhD- Religion)
OccupationPolitical activist

Stephen Donaldson (July 27, 1946 – July 18, 1996), born Robert Anthony Martin Jr. and also known by the pseudonym Donny the Punk, was an American bisexual rights activist, and political activist. He is best known for his pioneering activism in LGBT rights and prison reform, and for his writing about punk rock and subculture.

At Columbia University, he founded the first LGBT college group in the United States, called the Student Homophile League (SHL) (now the Columbia Queer Alliance).

He coined the term 'protective pairing'.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Trammell, R. (2011). Symbolic Violence and Prison Wives: Gender Roles and Protective Pairing in Men’s Prisons. The Prison Journal, 91(3), 305–324. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032885511409891
  2. ^ Donaldson, S. (2001). A million jockers, punks, and queens. Prison masculinities, 118-126.
  3. ^ Donaldson, S. (2003). Hooking up: Protective pairing for punks. na.