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Stuart Timmons (January 14, 1957 – January 28, 2017) was an American journalist, activist, historian, and award-winning author specializing in LGBT history based in Los Angeles, California. He was the author of The Trouble With Harry Hay: Founder of the Modern Gay Movement and the co-author of Gay L.A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power ...
Feb 14, 2017 · A memorial for Stuart Timmons is planned for Sunday, April 2, 2-4 p.m., at the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries , 909 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles. (213) 821-2771. Gay historian, activist and kindhearted bohemian bon vivant, Stuart Timmons passed away peacefully on a recent Saturday morning, not long after recovering ...
Jan 30, 2017 · Jan. 30, 2017 11:30 AM PT. Stuart Timmons, a journalist, activist and authority on the role of gays and lesbians in Los Angeles history, has died. He was 60. Timmons, who suffered a debilitating ...
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Apr 5, 2017 · LOS ANGELES—When I moved to this city in 1990, Stuart Timmons was one of the first people I met. I had learned of a gay writers group, joined it, and he was already a member. He was putting the ...
Feb 23, 2017 · Stuart Timmons, an award-winning writer, activist and expert on the history of Los Angeles’ LGBTQ community, has died. For decades, Timmons asserted that the City of Angels — which had been overshadowed by San Francisco and New York as flashpoints of early LGBTQ activism — deserved more credit for its pioneering role that helped lead to the dawning of the LGBTQ liberation movement.
Timmons also maintains that Los Angeles has been a forerunner in advancing gay lifestyles and culture. In an interview for Life and Times, Timmons explained: "Many organizations and institutions started in Los Angeles long before they were taken up in New York or San Francisco. The first gay organization that was a national gay rights group ...
