Urvashi Vaid
Urvashi Vaid (8 October 1958 – 14 May 2022) 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. 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).
Urvashi Vaid | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 October 1958 |
| Died | 14 May 2022 (aged 63) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | Indian American |
| Education | Vassar College (BA) Northeastern University (JD) |
| Known for | Civil rights and anti-war activism |
| Notable work | Virtual Equality (1996) |
| Partner | Kate Clinton (1988–2022) |
| Relatives | Jyotsna Vaid (sister) Krishna Baldev Vaid (father) Alok Vaid-Menon (nibling) |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.