Jan Gay
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| '''Jan Gay''' (born Helen Reitman, 1902–1960) was a German-born American journalist, author, activist, and researcher. Her pioneering work with [[Magnus Hirschfeld]] at the [[Institute for Sexual Science]] and her efforts as a member of the Committee for the Study of Sex Variants throughout the 1930s helped bring awareness to the lives of gays and lesbians throughout the world. | '''Jan Gay''' (born Helen Reitman, 1902–1960) was a German-born American journalist, author, activist, and researcher. Her pioneering work with [[Magnus Hirschfeld]] at the [[Institute for Sexual Science]] and her efforts as a member of the Committee for the Study of Sex Variants throughout the 1930s helped bring awareness to the lives of gays and lesbians throughout the world. | ||
| - | Gay was also the author of many children's books, as well as a treatise on nudism ''On Going Naked''. She died in 1960, at the age of 58, in California. | + | Gay was also the author of the treatise on nudism ''[[On Going Naked]]'' (1932). |
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| - | While in Europe, Gay became interested in the practice of nudism and wrote a book titled On Going Naked (1932) about her experiences with nudism in Europe.[5] The book included photographs of nude people that Gay took during her time there, as well as illustrations by Zhenya. It later served as the basis for a documentary titled This Nude World which Gay wrote the script for.[5] According to Gay, "human bodies are phenomena no more spectacular than trees."[5] Gay opened a nudist resort, the Out-of-Doors Club, in Highland, New York and was therefore credited by Buffalo Evening News as "the leader of nudism in New York".[6] | + | |
| + | While in Europe, Gay became interested in the practice of nudism and wrote the book about her experiences there. The book included photographs of nude people that Gay took during her time there, as well as illustrations by [[Zhenya]]. It later served as the basis for a documentary titled ''[[This Nude World]]'' which Gay wrote the script for. According to Gay, "human bodies are phenomena no more spectacular than trees." Gay opened a nudist resort, the Out-of-Doors Club, in Highland, New York and was therefore credited by Buffalo Evening News as "the leader of nudism in New York". | ||
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Jan Gay (born Helen Reitman, 1902–1960) was a German-born American journalist, author, activist, and researcher. Her pioneering work with Magnus Hirschfeld at the Institute for Sexual Science and her efforts as a member of the Committee for the Study of Sex Variants throughout the 1930s helped bring awareness to the lives of gays and lesbians throughout the world.
Gay was also the author of the treatise on nudism On Going Naked (1932).
While in Europe, Gay became interested in the practice of nudism and wrote the book about her experiences there. The book included photographs of nude people that Gay took during her time there, as well as illustrations by Zhenya. It later served as the basis for a documentary titled This Nude World which Gay wrote the script for. According to Gay, "human bodies are phenomena no more spectacular than trees." Gay opened a nudist resort, the Out-of-Doors Club, in Highland, New York and was therefore credited by Buffalo Evening News as "the leader of nudism in New York".
