John Alan Lee

John Alan Lee
Born(1933-08-24)August 24, 1933
Maxville, Ontario
DiedDecember 5, 2013(2013-12-05) (aged 80)
Toronto, Ontario
Occupationsociologist, activist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (B.A.), University of Sussex (Ph.D.)
Period1970s–2000s
Subjectpsychology and sociology of love and sexuality
Notable worksThe Colours of Love, Getting Sex

John Alan Lee (August 24, 1933 – December 5, 2013) was a Canadian writer, academic and political activist, best known as an early advocate for LGBT rights in Canada,[1] for his academic research into sociological and psychological aspects of love and sexuality, and for his later-life advocacy of assisted suicide and the right to die.[2]