Elise Matthesen

Elise Matthesen
Elise Matthesen, 2008
Born
Elise Krueger

1960 (age 63–64)
Wisconsin United States
Known forJournalism, science-fiction, bisexual rights
MovementInterstitial Arts Movement, Bisexual Rights

Elise Matthesen (née Krueger; born 1960)[1] is an American essayist, journalist, poet, and fiction writer (primarily of science fiction and fantasy; she is an active supporter of the interstitial arts movement), an award-winning maker of art jewelry, and a longtime bisexual rights activist. For 13 years, she was the companion of the late John M. Ford, until his death in September 2006.[2] She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is a member of the First Universalist Church there.

  1. ^ Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project; Kevin P. Murphy; Jennifer L. Pierce; Larry Knopp (2010). Queer Twin Cities. Univ Of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5320-1.
  2. ^ Clute, John. "Obituary: John M. Ford: Science-fiction writer and poet", The Independent 30 September 2006