Stuart Timmons

Stuart Timmons (January 14, 1957 – January 28, 2017) was an American journalist, activist, and historian. He was an award-winning author specializing in LGBT history. He was the author of The Trouble With Harry Hay: Founder of the Modern Gay Movement and the co-author of Gay L.A.: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, And Lipstick Lesbians with Lillian Faderman. In 2007, Stuart began developing walking tours of LGBTQ historic sites in Los Angeles.

Stuart Timmons in 2015

Timmons was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1] In 2008, he suffered a massive stroke that left him paralyzed from the waist down.[2]

Timmons died on January 28, 2017 at a hospital in Hollywood, California from cardiac arrest, at the age of 60.[3]

References
  1. "Our History". UCLA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Campus Resource Center. UCLA. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  2. "Stuart TimmonsWeHoNews | WeHo News | West Hollywood News | West Hollywood | WeHoNews | WeHo News | West Hollywood News | West Hollywood". www.wehonews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  3. Gay author, historian Stuart Timmons dead at 60

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