Jonathan Ned Katz
Jonathan Ned Katz (born 1938) is an American author of human sexuality who has focused on same-sex attraction and changes in the social organization of sexuality over time. His works focus on the idea, rooted in social constructionism, that the categories with which society describes and defines human sexuality are historically and culturally specific, along with the social organization of sexual activity, desire, relationships, and sexual identities.
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Katz in June 2021 | |
| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Antioch College, City College of New York, New School, Hunter College |
| Occupation | Author & US (LGBT) historian |
| Employer | OutHistory |
| Known for | OutHistory, writings and research on LGBT history |
| Awards | Yale University's Brudner Prize (2003), National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Community Service Award (1996), Publishing Triangle Whitehead Award (1995) |
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