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Ian Young
BornJanuary 5, 1945
Occupationnon-fiction, journalism, poetry
NationalityCanadian
Period1970s-present
Notable worksThe Gay Muse, The Male Homosexual in Literature

Ian Young (born January 5, 1945) is an English-Canadian poet, editor, literary critic, and historian. An alumnus of the University of Toronto, he founded Canada's first gay publishing company, Catalyst Press, in 1970.[1] His work has appeared in Canadian Notes & Queries, The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, Rites and Continuum,[2] as well as in more than fifty anthologies.[3] He was a regular columnist for The Body Politic from 1975 to 1985[1] and for Torso between 1991 and 2008.[4]

Young is best known for his work as editor of the anthology The Gay Muse[5] and the bibliography The Male Homosexual in Literature.[6] He was interested in ceremonial magic during the 1980s and was a founding member of the Hermetic Order of the Silver Sword.[4]

His most recent book, Encounters with Authors (2013), featured historical and critical essays on the work of three noted Canadian LGBT writers, Scott Symons, Robin Hardy and Norman Elder.[7]

Bibliography

  • The Male Homosexual in Literature: A Bibliography (1976; 2nd edition 1982)
  • Son of the Male Muse (1983)
  • Gay Resistance: Homosexuals in the Anti-Nazi Underground (1985)
  • Sex Magick (1986)
  • The AIDS Dissidents: An Annotated Bibliography (1993)
  • The Stonewall Experiment: A Gay Psychohistory (1995)
  • The AIDS Cult: Essays On the Gay Health Crisis (1997) (with John Lauritsen)
  • Out in Paperback: A Visual History of Gay Pulps (2012)
  • Encounters with Authors: Essays on Scott Symons, Robin Hardy, Norman Elder (2013)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Aldrich, Robert (2002). Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day. Psychology Press. p. 458. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  2. ^ "Authors: Ian Young". Ryerson University Library & Archives. 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  3. ^ Dube, Peter (2012). Best Gay Stories 2012. Lethe Press. p. 151. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  4. ^ a b Percy, William (December 2, 2011). "Ian Young". Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  5. ^ New, William (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 420. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  6. ^ Gunn, Drewey Wayne (September 18, 2010). "'All of Me (Can You Take All of Me?)' by Dirk Vanden". Lambda Literary Review. Retrieved 2014-09-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "‘Encounters with Authors: Essays on Scott Symons, Robin Hardy, Norman Elder’ by Ian Young". Lambda Literary Foundation, August 26, 2013.


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