Michelangelo Signorile is a writer and a radio host.
Signorile's seminal book Queer In America explored the devastating effects of homosexuals remaining in the closet, and provided one of the first intellectual justifications for the practice of outing as a political/journalistic tactic. In the late 1980s and early '90s Signorile caused furor as he outed billionaire Malcolm Forbes, high-ranking Pentagon official Pete Williams and conservative political activist Phyllis Schlafly's son John.
His magazine articles, newspaper columns and website champion the cause of gay rights. In particular, he has advocated that Queer Americans come out, and has talked about the deleterious effects of the closet both on the closeted individual and on society as a whole. Signorile has been a long-time champion of the right to marriage for same-sex couples.
His radio show, The Michelangelo Signorile Show , can be heard exclusively on Sirius Satellite Radio.
Books
External link
- Official Website: http://www.signorile.com
Last updated: 08-27-2005 20:07:53
