Rictor norton biography of abraham lincoln

American historian

Rictor Norton (born 1945) is an American writer on literary and cultural history, particularly queer history.^[1] He is based in London, England.

Biography

Norton was born in Friendship, New York, USA, on June 25, 1945.^[2] He gained a BA from Florida Southern College in 1967, and a PhD from Florida State University in 1972. His doctoral dissertation was on homosexual themes in English Renaissanceliterature.

Rictor norton biography of abraham lincoln

He worked as an instructor at Florida State University from 1970–72, where he taught a course on gay and lesbian literature in 1971, one of the earliest gay courses in the United States. He was an active member of the Gay Liberation Front from 1971–72, and was involved in campaigning for the repeal of Florida's sodomy statute.

In 1973, he moved to London, UK, where he has lived since, working as a journalist, publisher, researcher and freelance scholar. He worked as a research editor for the fortnightly London news