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Martin and [[Emery Hetrick]] were partners at HMI and life partners. They were together since 1975, lived together in [[Manhattan]]’s [[Upper East Side]] <ref name="Georgia">{{cite news |last1=Dullea |first1=Georgia |title=HOMOSEXUAL COUPLES FIND A QUIET PRIDE |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/10/style/homosexual-couples-find-a-quiet-pride.html |access-date=20 December 2022 |publisher=The New York Times |date=December 10, 1984}}</ref> and are buried next to each other in [[Brooklyn]] at the [[Green-Wood Cemetery]].<ref name="Podcast">{{cite web |title=Coming of Age During the AIDS Crisis — Chapter 4 |url=https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/coming-of-age-during-the-aids-crisis-chapter-4/ |website=Making Gay History |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> |
Martin and [[Emery Hetrick]] were partners at HMI and life partners. They were together since 1975, lived together in [[Manhattan]]’s [[Upper East Side]] <ref name="Georgia">{{cite news |last1=Dullea |first1=Georgia |title=HOMOSEXUAL COUPLES FIND A QUIET PRIDE |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/10/style/homosexual-couples-find-a-quiet-pride.html |access-date=20 December 2022 |publisher=The New York Times |date=December 10, 1984}}</ref> and are buried next to each other in [[Brooklyn]] at the [[Green-Wood Cemetery]].<ref name="Podcast">{{cite web |title=Coming of Age During the AIDS Crisis — Chapter 4 |url=https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/coming-of-age-during-the-aids-crisis-chapter-4/ |website=Making Gay History |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> |
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Martin was born in December, 1933.<ref name="Eric">{{cite web |last1=Marcus |first1=Eric |title=Damien Martin |url=https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/damien-martin/ |website=Making Gay History |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> In Philadelphia, Martin died August 15, 2021 at his home of AIDS related complications at the age of 57.<ref name="NYT" /> |
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Revision as of 15:19, 21 December 2022
A. Damien Martin, Known as Damien, was one one of the founders of the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), originally known as the Institute for the Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth (IPLGY),[1] which in turn founded the Harvey Milk High School in New York City.[2] Martin taught speech pathology at the NYU School of Education.[3]
Martin was a member of the Governor’s Task Force on Teenage Suicide, Child Welfare League of America, The New York City Task Force on AIDS, and the NYC Board of Education Multicultural Advisory Committee.[3]
Personal life
Martin and Emery Hetrick were partners at HMI and life partners. They were together since 1975, lived together in Manhattan’s Upper East Side [4] and are buried next to each other in Brooklyn at the Green-Wood Cemetery.[5]
Martin was born in December, 1933.[6] In Philadelphia, Martin died August 15, 2021 at his home of AIDS related complications at the age of 57.[3]
Honors and awards
Both Martin and Hetrick were named Icons for LGBT History Month.[7]
References
- ^ "Out and About: LGBTQ Life in NYC" (PDF). LaGuardia Community College. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Institute for the Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth". NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "A. Damien Martin, 57, A Gay Rights Advocate". The New York Times. August 18, 1991. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Dullea, Georgia (December 10, 1984). "HOMOSEXUAL COUPLES FIND A QUIET PRIDE". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Coming of Age During the AIDS Crisis — Chapter 4". Making Gay History. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Marcus, Eric. "Damien Martin". Making Gay History. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Emery Hetrick & Damien Martin". LGBT history Month. Retrieved 20 December 2022.