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'''Elise Matthesen''' (née '''Krueger'''; born 1960)<ref>{{cite book |title=Queer Twin Cities |isbn=978-0-8166-5320-1 |author1=Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project |author2=Kevin P. Murphy |author3=Jennifer L. Pierce | author4=Larry Knopp |publisher=Univ Of Minnesota Press |year=2010}}</ref> is an American essayist, journalist, poet, and fiction writer (primarily of [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]]; she is an active supporter of the [[interstitial arts]] movement), a maker of [[art jewelry]] and a long time [[LGBT Rights|Bisexual Rights]] [[activist]]. For 13 years she was the companion of the late [[John M. Ford]], until his death in September 2006.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-m-ford-418123.html Clute, John. "Obituary: John M. Ford: Science-fiction writer and poet", ''[[The Independent]]'' 30 September 2006]</ref> She lives in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] and is a member of the [[Unitarian Universalism|First Universalist Church]] there.
'''Elise Matthesen''' (née '''Krueger'''; born 1960)<ref>{{cite book |title=Queer Twin Cities |isbn=978-0-8166-5320-1 |author1=Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project |author2=Kevin P. Murphy |author3=Jennifer L. Pierce | author4=Larry Knopp |publisher=Univ Of Minnesota Press |year=2010}}</ref> is an American essayist, journalist, poet, and fiction writer (primarily of [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]]; she is an active supporter of the [[interstitial arts]] movement), a maker of [[art jewelry]] and a long time [[LGBT Rights|Bisexual Rights]] [[activist]]. For 13 years she was the companion of the late [[John M. Ford]], until his death in September 2006.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-m-ford-418123.html Clute, John. "Obituary: John M. Ford: Science-fiction writer and poet", ''[[The Independent]]'' 30 September 2006]</ref> She lives in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] and is a member of the [[Unitarian Universalism|First Universalist Church]] there.


Matthesen was born in Wisconsin, and is an [[anorexia nervosa]] survivor<ref>Matthesen, Elise "Anorexia" in ''Women en Large: Images of Fat Nudes'' (Laurie Toby Edison & Debbie Notkin); Books in Focus, 1994</ref> as well as a speaker, facilitator, and [[activism|activist]] on issues of body acceptance, [[bisexuality]],<ref>Matthesen, Elise [https://groups.google.com/group/alt.polyamory/msg/37032e158dbefc85?output=gplain "Female-to-Elf?"] Keynote speech BECAUSE Conference April 2000 St Paul Minnesota</ref><ref>Matthesen, Elise [http://mango.lioness.net/elise/speech.html "What's So Funny About Bisexual Separatism?"] Keynote speech, [[International Conference on Bisexuality]], June 1994, New York City</ref><ref>Matthesen, Elise [http://www.becauseconference.org/keynote-speakers.html "Keynote Speakers"] 2016 BECAUSE Conference April 2016 Minneapolis, Minnesota</ref> [[polyamory]],<ref>Matthesen, Elis [http://uupa.org/Sermons/FaithfuPolyamory.htm "Faithful Polyamory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728152039/http://uupa.org/Sermons/FaithfuPolyamory.htm |date=2011-07-28 }}", a [[Unitarian Universalist]] [[sermon]]" presented at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis, as part of the [[Gay Pride]] Sunday Service June 18, 2000</ref> and issues of self-esteem.
Matthesen was born in Wisconsin, and is an [[anorexia nervosa]] survivor<ref>Matthesen, Elise "Anorexia" in ''Women en Large: Images of Fat Nudes'' (Laurie Toby Edison & Debbie Notkin); Books in Focus, 1994</ref> as well as a speaker, facilitator, and [[activism|activist]] on issues of body acceptance, [[bisexuality]],<ref>Matthesen, Elise [https://groups.google.com/group/alt.polyamory/msg/37032e158dbefc85?output=gplain "Female-to-Elf?"] Keynote speech BECAUSE Conference April 2000 St Paul Minnesota</ref><ref>Matthesen, Elise [http://mango.lioness.net/elise/speech.html "What's So Funny About Bisexual Separatism?"] Keynote speech, [[International Conference on Bisexuality]], June 1994, New York City</ref><ref>Matthesen, Elise [http://www.becauseconference.org/keynote-speakers.html "Keynote Speakers"] 2016 BECAUSE Conference April 2016 Minneapolis, Minnesota</ref> [[polyamory]],<ref>Matthesen, Elis [http://uupa.org/Sermons/FaithfuPolyamory.htm "Faithful Polyamory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728152039/http://uupa.org/Sermons/FaithfuPolyamory.htm |date=2011-07-28 }}", a [[Unitarian Universalist]] [[sermon]]" presented at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis, as part of the [[Gay Pride]] Sunday Service June 18, 2000</ref> and issues of self-esteem. She was one of the original contributors to the groundbreaking 1991 bisexual anthology ''[[Bi Any Other Name]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Lani Ka'ahumanu]]|title=25th Anniversary Edition of ''Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out''|url=http://lanikaahumanu.com/new/bisexuality/bi-any-other-name/|accessdate=April 4, 2016}}</ref> has written for local [[GLBT]] magazine [[Lavender (magazine)|''Lavender'']], and is an active member of [[science fiction fandom]].


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In 1993 [[Jane Yolen]] published Matthesen's short story ''The Stone Girl'' in the [[Jane_Yolen_bibliography#Fiction|Xanadu]] anthology together with works by [[Tanith Lee]] and [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]. In 2008 [[Catherine Lundoff]] published Matthesen's short story ''Focus of Desire'' in an anthology of [[Lesbian literature|Lesbian ghost stories]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310740481_Ghosts_and_Haunted_Houses |title=Ghosts and Haunted Houses |doi=10.1057/978-1-137-30355-4_2 |author=Paulina Palmer |date=January 2016 |accessdate=April 23, 2019}}</ref> In 2009 Matthesen was nominated for a [[World Fantasy Award]] [[World Fantasy Special Award: Non-Professional|Special Award - Non-Professional]] "for setting out to inspire and for serving as inspiration for works of poetry, fantasy, and SF over the last decade through her jewelry-making and her 'artist's challenges'".<ref>[http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/nominees/ World Fantasy Awards: Nominees]</ref>
She was one of the original contributors to the groundbreaking 1991 bisexual anthology ''[[Bi Any Other Name]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Lani Ka'ahumanu]]|title=25th Anniversary Edition of ''Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out''|url=http://lanikaahumanu.com/new/bisexuality/bi-any-other-name/|accessdate=April 4, 2016}}</ref> has written for local [[GLBT]] magazine [[Lavender (magazine)|''Lavender'']], and is an active member of [[science fiction fandom]].

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In 2009 Matthesen was nominated for a [[World Fantasy Award]] [[World Fantasy Special Award: Non-Professional|Special Award - Non-Professional]] "for setting out to inspire and for serving as inspiration for works of poetry, fantasy, and SF over the last decade through her jewelry-making and her 'artist's challenges'".<ref>[http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/nominees/ World Fantasy Awards: Nominees]</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Elise Matthesen
Elise Matthesen (left) and Sheila Williams, 2008
Born
Elise Krueger

1960
Wisconsin United States
NationalityAmerican
Known forJournalism, Science-fiction, Bisexual Rights
MovementInterstitial Arts Movement, Bisexual Rights

Elise Matthesen (née Krueger; born 1960)[1] is an American essayist, journalist, poet, and fiction writer (primarily of science fiction and fantasy; she is an active supporter of the interstitial arts movement), a maker of art jewelry and a long time Bisexual Rights activist. For 13 years she was the companion of the late John M. Ford, until his death in September 2006.[2] She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is a member of the First Universalist Church there.

Matthesen was born in Wisconsin, and is an anorexia nervosa survivor[3] as well as a speaker, facilitator, and activist on issues of body acceptance, bisexuality,[4][5][6] polyamory,[7] and issues of self-esteem. She was one of the original contributors to the groundbreaking 1991 bisexual anthology Bi Any Other Name,[8] has written for local GLBT magazine Lavender, and is an active member of science fiction fandom.

In 1993 Jane Yolen published Matthesen's short story The Stone Girl in the Xanadu anthology together with works by Tanith Lee and Ursula K. Le Guin. In 2008 Catherine Lundoff published Matthesen's short story Focus of Desire in an anthology of Lesbian ghost stories.[9] In 2009 Matthesen was nominated for a World Fantasy Award Special Award - Non-Professional "for setting out to inspire and for serving as inspiration for works of poetry, fantasy, and SF over the last decade through her jewelry-making and her 'artist's challenges'".[10]

References

  1. ^ Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project; Kevin P. Murphy; Jennifer L. Pierce; Larry Knopp (2010). Queer Twin Cities. Univ Of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5320-1.
  2. ^ Clute, John. "Obituary: John M. Ford: Science-fiction writer and poet", The Independent 30 September 2006
  3. ^ Matthesen, Elise "Anorexia" in Women en Large: Images of Fat Nudes (Laurie Toby Edison & Debbie Notkin); Books in Focus, 1994
  4. ^ Matthesen, Elise "Female-to-Elf?" Keynote speech BECAUSE Conference April 2000 St Paul Minnesota
  5. ^ Matthesen, Elise "What's So Funny About Bisexual Separatism?" Keynote speech, International Conference on Bisexuality, June 1994, New York City
  6. ^ Matthesen, Elise "Keynote Speakers" 2016 BECAUSE Conference April 2016 Minneapolis, Minnesota
  7. ^ Matthesen, Elis "Faithful Polyamory Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine", a Unitarian Universalist sermon" presented at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis, as part of the Gay Pride Sunday Service June 18, 2000
  8. ^ Lani Ka'ahumanu. "25th Anniversary Edition of Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out". Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  9. ^ Paulina Palmer (January 2016). "Ghosts and Haunted Houses". doi:10.1057/978-1-137-30355-4_2. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  10. ^ World Fantasy Awards: Nominees

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