Urvashi Vaid

Urvashi Vaid
Born(1958-10-08)8 October 1958
Died14 May 2022(2022-05-14) (aged 63)
NationalityIndian
American
EducationVassar College (BA)
Northeastern University (JD)
Known forCivil rights and anti-war activism
Notable workVirtual Equality (1996)
PartnerKate Clinton (1988–2022)
RelativesJyotsna Vaid (sister)
Krishna Baldev Vaid (father)
Alok Vaid-Menon (nibling)

Urvashi Vaid (8 October 1958 – 14 May 2022)[1] was an Indian-born American LGBT rights activist, lawyer, and writer. An expert in gender and sexuality law, she was a consultant in attaining specific goals of social justice. She held a series of roles at the National LGBTQ Task Force, serving as executive director from 1989-1992 — the first woman of color to lead a national gay-and-lesbian organization.[2] She is the author of Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation (1995) and Irresistible Revolution: Confronting Race, Class and the Assumptions of LGBT Politics (2012).

  1. ^ Ring, Trudy (14 May 2022). "Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ Gessen, Masha (24 May 2022). "The Prolific Activism of Urvashi Vaid". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 21 January 2024.