Lou Sullivan diary, 1968

Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to sexual assault and suicide. Lou Sullivan's diary for 1968, detailing his life as a 17-year-old student at Catholic school, his relationships with family and boyfriends, his gender conflicts, and his participation in the beatnik, hippie, and prog-rock scene surrounding the Avant Garde coffeehouse. During this year, Sullivan met the boyfriend with whom he would spend much of his 20s, although it would be some time before a relationship began; Sullivan had a long-distance boyfriend at the time. Louis Graydon Sullivan (1951-1991) was a gay trans man from Milwaukee, WI who lived much of his adult life in San Francisco. A diarist, amateur historian, and administrative assistant, Sullivan is best known for the detailed and thoughtful diary he kept from childhood until his death from AIDS at age 39.

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Identifier: pv63g068h
Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
Creator(s): Sullivan, Lou
Date Created: 1968
Dates Covered: 1968
Genre: Diaries
Places: Wisconsin > Milwaukee County > City of Milwaukee > Milwaukee
Topic(s): Catholic Church
Diaries
Gay men
Gay youth
Music
Trans men
Transgender youth
Resource Type: Text
Analog Format: Diary
Digital Format: PDF file, 243.7 MB
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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