Michelangelo Signorile
Michelangelo Signorile (born December 19, 1960 in Brooklyn , New York , USA ) is an American writer and broadcaster whose program is broadcast every weekday in the United States and Canada. It is politically liberal and covers a wide range of political and cultural topics.
He spent his early childhood in Manhattan and Staten Island in the 1960s and 1970s.
Signorile is known for his numerous books and reports on gay and lesbian politics and has been an explicit supporter of homosexuals' rights to self-determination since 1988. His political awakening came when the AIDS epidemic broke out in the late 1980s and his friends fell sick and died. He was the co-founder and editor of the gay magazine OutWeek, which first appeared in June 1989 and quickly led to heated debates inside and outside gay circles, particularly about outing . From a journalistic perspective, Signorile calls for an “equalization” of reporting on homosexual and heterosexual people in public life.
In 1992, the American magazine Newsweek counted him among America's cultural elite, and in the 2002 ranking of the most influential gays and lesbians, which began with Socrates at number 1, he was ranked 100th.
literature
- Signorile, Michelangelo: Queer In America: Sex, Media, and the Closets of Power. , 1993, ISBN 0299193748 .
- Signorile, Michelangelo. Cardinal Spellman's Dark Legacy. New York Press , 2002.
- Russell, Paul : The Gay 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Gay Men and Lesbians, Past and Present . Kensington Books 2002, ISBN 0758201001 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Signorile, Michelangelo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York , USA |