Shilts, Randy Martin - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Shilts, Randy Martin Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,525,352,521 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Shilts, Randy Martin

    0.09 sec.

Shilts, Randy Martin (1951–1994)

US journalist and writer. As a reporter on the San Francisco Chronicle from 1981, he pioneered awareness of the AIDS epidemic in the USA. The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk 1982 is his biography of a local gay politician murdered in 1978 as well as an analysis of prejudice against homosexuals in US politics.

Shilts was one of the first openly gay reporters in the USA, writing for the Advocate magazine in the 1970s. In And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (1987) he exposed the Reagan administration's inadequate handling of the AIDS crisis. His last book was Conduct Unbecoming: Lesbians and Gays in the US Military (1993).



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
No references found
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.