Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Jump to content

A. Damien Martin: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
added a citation
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
'''A. Damien Martin''' (December 2, 1933<ref>{{Cite web |title=A. Damien Martin - Ancestry.com |url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/bmd_death/?name=A.+Damien_Martin&birth=1933-12&death=1991-8_new+york-usa_35&gender=m&location=2&name_x=ps_ps&priority=usa |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.ancestry.com}}</ref> – August 15, 1991) was one of the founders of the [[Hetrick-Martin Institute]] (HMI), originally known as the Institute for the Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth (IPLGY).<ref name="Life">{{cite web |title=Out and About: LGBTQ Life in NYC |url=https://www.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/page-assets/let-freedom-ring/Out-and-About-LGBTQ-Life-in-NYC-Calendar-2019-5.pdf |website=LaGuardia Community College |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> The [[Hetrick-Martin Institute]] (HMI) founded the [[Harvey Milk High School]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="Project">{{cite web |title=Institute for the Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth |url=https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/institute-for-the-protection-of-lesbian-and-gay-youth-iplgy/ |website=NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> Martin was a psychiatrist<ref>Ocean, J. (2009, Jun 01). HOW TIME FLIES: NYC YOUTH CENTER HITS 30. ''The Advocate,'' , 22. Retrieved from <nowiki>https://ezproxy.pratt.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/how-time-flies/docview/2371024240/se-2</nowiki></ref> and taught speech pathology at the [[Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development|NYU School of Education]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |title=A. Damien Martin, 57, A Gay Rights Advocate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/18/obituaries/a-damien-martin-57-a-gay-rights-advocate.html |access-date=20 December 2022 |publisher=The New York Times |date=August 18, 1991}}</ref>
'''A. Damien Martin''' (December 2, 1933<ref>{{Cite web |title=A. Damien Martin - Ancestry.com |url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/bmd_death/?name=A.+Damien_Martin&birth=1933-12&death=1991-8_new+york-usa_35&gender=m&location=2&name_x=ps_ps&priority=usa |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.ancestry.com}}</ref> – August 15, 1991) was one of the founders of the [[Hetrick-Martin Institute]] (HMI), originally known as the Institute for the Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth (IPLGY).<ref name="Life">{{cite web |title=Out and About: LGBTQ Life in NYC |url=https://www.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/page-assets/let-freedom-ring/Out-and-About-LGBTQ-Life-in-NYC-Calendar-2019-5.pdf |website=LaGuardia Community College |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> The [[Hetrick-Martin Institute]] (HMI) founded the [[Harvey Milk High School]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="Project">{{cite web |title=Institute for the Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth |url=https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/institute-for-the-protection-of-lesbian-and-gay-youth-iplgy/ |website=NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> Martin was a psychiatrist<ref>{{cite magazine |id={{ProQuest|2371024240}} |last1=Ocean |first1=Justin |title=HOW TIME FLIES: NYC YOUTH CENTER HITS 30 |magazine=The Advocate |issue=1027/1028 |date=June 2009 |page=22 }}</ref> and taught speech pathology at the [[Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development|NYU School of Education]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |title=A. Damien Martin, 57, A Gay Rights Advocate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/18/obituaries/a-damien-martin-57-a-gay-rights-advocate.html |access-date=20 December 2022 |publisher=The New York Times |date=August 18, 1991}}</ref>


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.<ref name="NYT" />
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.<ref name="NYT" />

Revision as of 23:43, 3 February 2024

A. Damien Martin (December 2, 1933[1] – August 15, 1991) was one of the founders of the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), originally known as the Institute for the Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth (IPLGY).[2] The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) founded the Harvey Milk High School in New York City.[3] Martin was a psychiatrist[4] and taught speech pathology at the NYU School of Education.[5]

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.[5]

Personal life

Martin was born in December, 1933, in Philadelphia.[6] He and Emery Hetrick were partners at HMI as well as life partners. They were together since 1975, lived together in Manhattan’s Upper East Side,[7] and were buried next to each other in Brooklyn at the Green-Wood Cemetery.[8]

Martin died on August 15, 1991, in his home in New York City of AIDS related complications at the age of 57.[5] He was buried on August 19, 1991, in section 95 of the Green-Wood Cemetery.[9]

Honors and awards

Both Martin and Hetrick were named Icons for LGBT History Month.[10]

References

  1. ^ "A. Damien Martin - Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ^ "Out and About: LGBTQ Life in NYC" (PDF). LaGuardia Community College. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Institute for the Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth". NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ Ocean, Justin (June 2009). "HOW TIME FLIES: NYC YOUTH CENTER HITS 30". The Advocate. No. 1027/1028. p. 22. ProQuest 2371024240.
  5. ^ a b c "A. Damien Martin, 57, A Gay Rights Advocate". The New York Times. August 18, 1991. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ^ Marcus, Eric. "Damien Martin". Making Gay History. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. ^ Dullea, Georgia (December 10, 1984). "HOMOSEXUAL COUPLES FIND A QUIET PRIDE". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Coming of Age During the AIDS Crisis — Chapter 4". Making Gay History. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Burial Search – Green-Wood". www.green-wood.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  10. ^ "Emery Hetrick & Damien Martin". LGBT history Month. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[1] Green-Wood Cemetery Official Site

[2] Harvey Milk High School Official Site

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A._Damien_Martin&oldid=1202983117"