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'''Roma Guy''' is an activist.<ref>http://www.biography.com/news/gay-rights-movement-leaders-abc-when-we-rise</ref> She was born in Maine and earned a Masters in Social Work from the [[University of Maine]], after which she worked in Africa for nine years.<ref> |
'''Roma Guy''' is an activist.<ref name="biography1">{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/news/gay-rights-movement-leaders-abc-when-we-rise |title=The Real-Life Gay Rights Activists of ABC's 'When We Rise' |publisher=Biography.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref><ref>https://www.romper.com/p/is-roma-guy-a-real-person-on-when-we-rise-mary-louise-parkers-character-tells-important-piece-of-the-story-39594</ref> She was born in Maine and earned a Masters in Social Work from the [[University of Maine]], after which she worked in Africa for nine years.<ref name="biography1"/> She is openly lesbian.<ref>https://www.romper.com/p/is-roma-guy-a-real-person-on-when-we-rise-mary-louise-parkers-character-tells-important-piece-of-the-story-39594</ref> |
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Roma and her partner Diane moved to [[San Francisco]] in the 1970s.<ref |
Roma and her partner Diane moved to [[San Francisco]] in the 1970s.<ref name="biography1"/> They were two of the [[Women's Building]]'s cofounders, and Roma was a cofounder of [[San Francisco|SF]] Women Against Rape.<ref name="biography1"/><ref name="Now">{{cite web|author=Dana Getz |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/what-is-roma-guy-doing-now-the-when-we-rise-activist-has-inspiring-career-41697 |title=What Is Roma Guy Doing Now? The 'When We Rise' Activist Has An Inspiring Career |publisher=Bustle.com |date=2017-01-03 |accessdate=2017-03-02}}</ref> Roma also advocated for women's access to health care in San Francisco.<ref name="biography1"/> |
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From 1994 to 2007 she worked as a professor in the Department of Health Education at [[San Francisco State University]].<ref name="Now"/> As of 2017 she is the director of the Bay Area Homelessness Program.<ref |
From 1994 to 2007 she worked as a professor in the Department of Health Education at [[San Francisco State University]].<ref name="Now"/> As of 2017 she is the director of the Bay Area Homelessness Program.<ref name="biography1"/> |
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[[Emily Skeggs]] plays the younger Roma Guy and [[Mary-Louise Parker]] plays the older Roma Guy in the 2017 miniseries about LGBT rights called ''[[When We Rise]]''.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=ABC's Gay Rights Mini Enlists Michael K. Williams, Sets All-Star Guest Cast|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abcs-gay-rights-mini-enlists-887779|last=Goldberg|first=Leslie|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|location=United States|date=April 26, 2016|accessdate=April 27, 2016}}</ref> |
[[Emily Skeggs]] plays the younger Roma Guy and [[Mary-Louise Parker]] plays the older Roma Guy in the 2017 miniseries about LGBT rights called ''[[When We Rise]]''.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=ABC's Gay Rights Mini Enlists Michael K. Williams, Sets All-Star Guest Cast|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abcs-gay-rights-mini-enlists-887779|last=Goldberg|first=Leslie|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|location=United States|date=April 26, 2016|accessdate=April 27, 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:41, 2 March 2017
Roma Guy is an activist.[1][2] She was born in Maine and earned a Masters in Social Work from the University of Maine, after which she worked in Africa for nine years.[1] She is openly lesbian.[3]
Roma and her partner Diane moved to San Francisco in the 1970s.[1] They were two of the Women's Building's cofounders, and Roma was a cofounder of SF Women Against Rape.[1][4] Roma also advocated for women's access to health care in San Francisco.[1]
From 1994 to 2007 she worked as a professor in the Department of Health Education at San Francisco State University.[4] As of 2017 she is the director of the Bay Area Homelessness Program.[1]
Emily Skeggs plays the younger Roma Guy and Mary-Louise Parker plays the older Roma Guy in the 2017 miniseries about LGBT rights called When We Rise.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "The Real-Life Gay Rights Activists of ABC's 'When We Rise'". Biography.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ https://www.romper.com/p/is-roma-guy-a-real-person-on-when-we-rise-mary-louise-parkers-character-tells-important-piece-of-the-story-39594
- ^ https://www.romper.com/p/is-roma-guy-a-real-person-on-when-we-rise-mary-louise-parkers-character-tells-important-piece-of-the-story-39594
- ^ a b Dana Getz (2017-01-03). "What Is Roma Guy Doing Now? The 'When We Rise' Activist Has An Inspiring Career". Bustle.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ Goldberg, Leslie (April 26, 2016). "ABC's Gay Rights Mini Enlists Michael K. Williams, Sets All-Star Guest Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. United States: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 27, 2016.