Angela Lynn Douglas was a transsexual activist and writer. She contributed to the LGBT community by writing columns about transsexual issues and news in numerous publications, including The Berkeley Barb, The Advocate, Bay Area Reporter, and Everywoman. She established the Transsexual Action Organization, also known as TAO, to counteract hate against transgender people and support the community. Douglas also started publishing her own magazines, first Mirage and later Moonshadow, which she spread with the hope of providing a forum for transsexual artists.
Alternate Names
Angela Keyes (Lynn) Douglas
First Documented
1970
Last Documented
2007
Barney's Beanery Riot
8447 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90069
United States
Abstract
Angela Lynn Douglas was a transsexual activist and writer. She contributed to the LGBT community by writing columns about transsexual issues and news in numerous publications, including The Berkeley Barb, The Advocate, Bay Area Reporter, and Everywoman. She established the Transsexual Action Organization, also known as TAO, to counteract hate against transgender people and support the community. Douglas also started publishing her own magazines, first Mirage and later Moonshadow, which she spread with the hope of providing a forum for transsexual artists.
Angela Douglas
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Citations
Douglas, Angela K. “Transsexual Action Organization.” Moonshadow Aug. 1973 Published: Print.
Douglas, Angela K. “Transexual and Transvestite Liberation.” Mirage Vol. 1 No. 2, 1974 Published: Pages 15-16. Print.
Douglas, Angela Lynn, ONE Subject File collection, Coll2012-001, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California