Historian MARTIN DUBERMAN. He's written a memoir about growing up gay in the 1950s before the gay liberation movement and at a time when homosexuality was considered deviant behavior by the psychiatrists. It's "Cures: A Gay Man's Odyssey." (published by Dutton). Since our interview with him, he's authored a number of books and articles. He published "Stonewall" (Penguin) in 1993 in which he tells of the riots which were the catalyst of the modern gay and lesbian movement. His newest book, "Midlife Queer"(Simon and Schuster) came out this past spring. It is a sequel to "Cures" in which Duberman gives an autobiographical recount of the gay and lesbian movement in the 1970's. He has two anthologies which are due out this winter. After ten years, he has stepped down from the position of execuitve director of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. However, he continues to remain active in the organization, writing articles, in which, among other things he defends multiculturism and identity politics. (Originally aired 5
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