Jack Fritscher

John Joseph "Jack" Fritscher (born June 20, 1939) is an American author, university professor, historian, and social activist known internationally for his fiction, erotica, and nonfiction analyses of pop culture and gay male culture. An activist prior to the Stonewall riots, he was an out and founding member of the Journal of Popular Culture. Fritscher became highly influential as editor of Drummer magazine.

Jack Fritscher
Fritscher in 1972
BornJohn Joseph Fritscher
(1939-06-20) June 20, 1939
Jacksonville, Illinois, United States
Occupation
  • Writer
  • historian
  • professor
  • social activist
Alma materPontifical College Josephinum
Loyola University Chicago
GenrePopular Culture
LGBT History
Literary fiction
Literary movementNew Journalism
American Transcendentalism
American drama
American film
SpouseMark Hemry
PartnerRobert Mapplethorpe
David Sparrow
Website
jackfritscher.com
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