Gay donaldson

He is best known for his pioneering activism in LGBT rights and prison reform, and for his writing about punk rock and subculture. At Columbia University, he founded the first LGBT college group in the United States, called the Student Homophile League (SHL) (now the Columbia Queer Alliance). He coined the term "protective pairing". [1][2][3].

Stephen Donaldson was not his name. But the pseudonym reflected a sensible precaution; in , one rarely revealed his real name in a gay bar, and absolutely never as the de facto president of a clandestine queer club at Columbia University.

Films were made of the many fascinating sessions – including my presentation with Nick Mayhew entitled “Reconciling Systemic Discord”, if you are interested, these can be seen HERE.

In August , Donaldson had a social worker inquire with the dean’s office about whether Columbia would accept a known homosexual. Though he was allowed to register, it was under the condition that “he [would] undergo psychotherapy and not attempt to seduce other students.”.

Stephen Donaldson (July 27, – July 18, ), born Robert Anthony Martin Jr. and also known by the pseudonym Donny the Punk, was an American bisexual rights activist, and political activist. He is best known for his pioneering activism in LGBT rights and prison reform, and for his writing about punk rock and subculture. At Columbia University, he founded the first LGBT college group in.

Donaldson, actually Robert Martin, was interchangeably called Bob, Stephen, or Donny by friends, acquaintances, and lovers, all of whom repeatedly corroborated one thing about him — Martin, the gay activist, wasn’t gay. Not by the rigorous definition of the word, at least. Wildly adventurous sexually, yes. Crazy about men, sure.

As a college student, Donaldson was a founding member of the Student Homophile League (later re-named Gay People at Columbia-Barnard) and was active in the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations. He was a participant in the spring student uprising on the Columbia campus.

Harmony Conference The Harmony Conference, hosted by the Sustainable Food Trust in July, was a wonderful event. Inspired by the Prince of Wales’s book ‘Harmony, A New Way of Looking at Our World’, the conference discussed how Harmony principles manifest in food, agriculture, education, health and music. Films were made of the many fascinating sessions – including my presentation with.