- Collection:
- LGBTQ Collection
- Title:
- Photographs, 1960s
- Creator:
- Abbott, Franklin
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1960/1969
- Subject:
- Families
Gay men - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- photograph albums
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Franklin Abbott is a psychotherapist, writer, poet, artist, and gay activist. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1950, Abbott earned an undergraduate degree at Mercer University and his Master of Social Work at the University of Georgia. Since 1979, he has practiced psychotherapy in Atlanta. Abbott was an original member of the Radical Faeries and has explored numerous aspects of spirituality. He has facilitated many self-help and healing workshops on gay identity and other issues. A leading organizer in the Atlanta gay community, he co-founded the Atlanta Circle of Healing and established the Atlanta Queer Literary Festival. Abbott has corresponded with gay men, poets, and radicals from all over the world including Harry Hay, James Broughton, and Assotto Saint, and was a pioneer in the pro-feminist men's movement. The author of two books of poetry,�Mortal Love: Selected Poems, 1971-1998�and�Pink Zinnia�(2009), he also edited three anthologies on men and gender:�New Men, New Minds: Breaking Male Tradition�(1987),�Men and Intimacy: Personal Accounts of the Dilemmas of Modern Male Sexuality�(1990), and�Boyhood: Growing up Male�(1993).
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/lgbtq/id/7572
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/lgbtq:7572/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Q108_08_58_02, Franklin Abbott papers, Q108, Archives for Research on Gender and Sexuality, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
- Original Collection:
- Franklin Abbott Papers
https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/1492
Series VIII: Separated Materials
Archives for Gender and Sexuality - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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