Diane Sabin

Diane A. Sabin
Born
Diane Abbe Sabin

1952 (age 71–72)
New York City, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Redlands; University of Redlands
OccupationActivist
Spouse(s)Jewelle Gomez, m. 2008

Diane Abbe Sabin (born 1952 in New York City) is a lesbian feminist activist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her early work was in production of lesbian musical performers as well as the San Francisco Pride stages.[1] She founded Sabin Chiropractic, a successful community clinic in the Castro. She does activist work to improve the health of lesbians and the LGBT community through representation in the larger health care institutions and research.

Sabin is the Executive Director of the Lesbian Health & Research Center (LHRC) at the University of California, San Francisco[2] as well as the Associate Director for the National Center of Excellence in Women's Health.[3] She co-founded 100 Lesbians and Our Friends, a lesbian philanthropic community initiative,[1][4] and serves on the board of directors for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice,[5] and Woman Vision. She received the Astraea Philanthropic Activism Award in 2001.[5]

  1. ^ a b Everyday Mutinies: Funding Lesbian Activism, Esther D Rothblum, Nanette Gartrell, Routledge, Sep 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "UCSF launches 'virtual' think tank on lesbian health issues".
  4. ^ Sabin, Diane; Morris, Jessica F. (2001). "Enhancing and Inspiring Lesbian Philanthropy". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 5 (3): 151–159. doi:10.1300/J155v05n03_18. PMID 24802835. S2CID 966396.
  5. ^ a b "Astraea - Diane Sabin". Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.