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American gay activist and Jungian psychologist

Don Kilhefner is an LGBTQ rights activist, community organizer, and Jungian psychologist living in West Hollywood, California. He founded and co-founded multiple gay organizations, including the Radical Faeries, the LA Community Services Center (now the Los Angeles LGBT Center), and the Van Ness Recovery House.

Personal life

Kilhefner was born March 3, 1938, in Ephrata, Pennsylvania

He finished high school and enrolled Millersville University, where he majored in history. His attained his first master's degree, in African American History, from Howard University.

After completing college he taught German and world history in high school for a year in suburban Wilmington. He was one of the first to volunteer for the Peace Corps in 1962. He spent three years of his life living in Ethiopia, while teaching secondary school history.

References

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  2. Bernadicou, August. "Don Kilhefner". August Nation. The LGBTQ History Project. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  3. Timmons, Stuart (1990). The Trouble With Harry Hay. Boston, Mass.: Alyson Publications. pp. 260–261. ISBN 1-55583-175-3.
  4. Palmer, Michael. "L. A. GAY & LESBIAN CENTER RECORDS Coll2007-010" (PDF). One National Gay & Lesbian Archives. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  5. "Gay — the new straight — I don't think so!". Los Angeles Times. 2007-12-05. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  6. "Sink or Swim - Metro Weekly". www.metroweekly.com. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  7. Hennen, Peter (2008-11-15). Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen: Men in Community Queering the Masculine. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226327297.
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