Lige Clarke
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Elijah Hadyn "Lige" Clarke (February 22, 1942—February 10, 1975) was an American LGBT
activist and journalist. Together with his partner Jack Nichols
, Clarke created and wrote "The Homosexual Citizen" in 1968. "The Homosexual Citizen", running in Screw magazine, was the first regular LGBT-interest column printed in a non-LGBT publication.
On February 10, 1975, Clarke was shot and killed in Vera Cruz, Mexico
. While his partner Nichols was convinced that the murder was the result of "machismo's homophobic influences", the murder remains officially unsolved.
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
activist and journalist. Together with his partner Jack Nichols
Jack Nichols (activist)
John Richard "Jack" Nichols was an American gay rights activist. He co-founded the Washington, D.C. branch of the Mattachine Society in 1961 with Franklin E. Kameny. He appeared in a 1967 documentary under the pseudonym Warren Adkins.- Biography :Nichols was born in Washington, D.C. to parents of...
, Clarke created and wrote "The Homosexual Citizen" in 1968. "The Homosexual Citizen", running in Screw magazine, was the first regular LGBT-interest column printed in a non-LGBT publication.
On February 10, 1975, Clarke was shot and killed in Vera Cruz, Mexico
Veracruz, Veracruz
Veracruz, officially known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located in the central part of the state. It is located along Federal Highway 140 from the state capital Xalapa, and is the state's most...
. While his partner Nichols was convinced that the murder was the result of "machismo's homophobic influences", the murder remains officially unsolved.