John Alan Lee | |
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Born | Maxville, Ontario | August 24, 1933
Died | December 5, 2013 Toronto, Ontario | (aged 80)
Occupation | sociologist, activist |
Language | English |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Toronto (B.A.), University of Sussex (Ph.D.) |
Period | 1970s–2000s |
Subject | psychology and sociology of love and sexuality |
Notable works | The 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]