Lou Sullivan diary, 1980-1981

Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to sexual assault. Lou Sullivan's diary for mid-1980 through mid-1981, following him from the ages of 29-30. Sullivan continued his medical and social transition during this time, underwent top surgery, accepted a secretarial job at ARCO where no one knew of his transition, and became increasingly confident living as a gay man. He wrote in his diary about the process of finding himself emotionally, professionally, and sexually in this year, about reconnecting with his former long-term partner, and about coming out to a new potential partner. Louis Graydon Sullivan (1951-1991) was a gay trans man from Milwaukee, WI who lived much of his adult life in San Francisco. A diarist, amateur historian, and administrative assistant, Sullivan is best known for the detailed and thoughtful diary he kept from childhood until his death from AIDS at age 39.

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Identifier: mw22v588c
Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
Creator(s): Sullivan, Lou
Date Created: 1980 to 1981
Genre: Diaries
Places: California > San Francisco County > San Francisco
Topic(s): Diaries
Gay men
Top surgery
Trans men
Transitioning (Gender)
Resource Type: Text
Analog Format: Diary
Digital Format: PDF file, 339.3 MB
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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