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Mark Segal
Journalist/Publisher/Activist
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Mark Segal, Philadelphia Gay News publisher
Photo courtesy of PGN
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His Story: Mark Segal isn’t one to sit on the sidelines. The journalist/publisher/activist was involved in New York’s Action Group and infamous Stonewall Riots of June 1969, a trigger to the militant gay movement. That same year he also became a member of the Gay Liberation Front and founded the Gay Youth Group, which remains Manhattan’s longest existing GLBT organization.
A few of his proudest accomplishments include protesting a lack of GLBT coverage on the national news in the early 70s, action which resulted in all three networks signing agreements to stop stereotyping gays and lesbians in programming and to cover news that affected the gay/lesbian community.
In 1976, Segal founded the award-winning Philadelphia Gay News, a weekly publication known for its impassioned point of view. Segal has protested the treatment of gay people in Cuba, hosted the country’s first gay talk radio show and founded the Pride of Philadelphia Election Committee to strengthen the political muscle of the local gay and lesbian community. He also sits on the board of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association.
Affiliation: Philadelphia Gay News
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