Talk:Stephen Donaldson (activist)

message: The current article credits Donaldson, Brenda Howard, L. Craig Schoonmaker with popularizing the word "Pride" to describe LGBT Pride celebrations. But there is a problem with this claim. The word Pride was already used by the LGBT community in Los Angeles in the years before Stonewall. The first Pride parade (as opposed to a march) was also in Los Angeles. The narrative usually also claims that the trio invented Pride festivals too, but LA had Gay-Ins that are remarkably similar to 21st century Pride festivals as early as 1968, and also directly accompanying the world's 1st pride parade in 1970. Are the Donaldson-Howard-Schoonmaker claims just more of "things become real when they become popular with New Yorkers" or is there actually substance to this?Udibi (talk) 19:05, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Pride

message: Does anyone have any information on JD Rabbit or Judith Jones who was Stephen Donaldson/Donny's longterm partner? Or do you have a cached copy of her obituary?
http://www.friendsofthecasa.org/NewsArchive04.htm  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.227.96.247 (talk) 08:39, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: JD Rabbit

message: Ho de hum...
Sammy, please read the NPOV pages. You do good work, but please try to develop a more objective tone. --MB
:What are you talking about? The article seemed to be plenty objective to me. --TheCunctator
:I think the article has changed substantially from when the NPOV tag was put on it, and it can be removed.--Larrybob 16:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think the science fiction writer Stephen R Donaldson is pro-rape.  A (heterosexual non-prison) rape appeared in one of his novels (Lord Foul's Bane), but that doesn't make me conclude he was pro-rape. Espertus (talk) 06:48, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Hi.  I wasn't exactly a friend of Donny myself, but I knew him and also several of his closest friend.  He recruited me the Board of Stop Prisoner Rape in 1995.  He was quite a charachter.  I have some more published material but I can't source it propely.  He wrote an op-ed piece for the NYT call "A million punks jockers and ______".  I think it is on the spr website along wih his guide to how to be a good jailhouse punk.
In addition to everything else he was, he was an advocate for an open internet.  He did an amicus brief for the case that ACLU brought about the internet pornography law.  I realize that stuff I know from first hand knowledge that I can't source does not belong in the main wikipedia article.  I'm going to do what I can.  I've downloaded some articles that I can't properly cite.  Perhaps someone who knows the punk rock side of his life might be able to identify them.  If anyone is seriously interested I can post more first hand info on the talk page that you might be able to find published sources for.
Peter Reilly 15:14, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Have good info for Donny's bio, but have difficulty sourcing it

message: As far as I can tell, this article is in keeping with Wikipedia's quality standards, so that template should be removed. Any objections? The only major problem I can see is a lack of content. 207.81.15.15 15:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing quality standards template 

message: I've added some sources and details to the article.  I knew Donny and have a number of articles by and about him and plan to add more. Espertus (talk) 06:49, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  More references 

message: I added a section on Donny's military experience and switch awkwardly between referring to him as "Donaldson" and "Martin".  All of the sources refer to him as "Martin" (since that was the name he went by and enlisted as).  Any advice? Espertus (talk) 06:51, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  How to refer to Donny in the 1970s? 

message: I remember Donny being a very devoted Hindu convert when i knew him in the years before his death.  I seem to remember people saying he held some post in a temple to a specific diety, and later that he had a Hindu funeral.  Anyone got refs?  He also contributed to Skinhead Times.  RIP, Donny T L Miles (talk) 04:49, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There are references to his Hinduism, which I plan to add, but I don't think it is true that he had a Hindu funeral.  I helped make arrangements after his death and don't believe there was a funeral.  There was a memorial service on August 25, 1996, which I did not attend, which, according to my records, was Quaker and at the Metropolitan Community Church.  Namaste. Espertus (talk) 06:36, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion 

message: My additions to the article regarding Donaldson's bisexuality were erased, leaving the reader to presume that he was gay (since the current quote includes a reference to his "homosexuality" but not his bisexuality). The reason I was given was that the information was not constructive: pray tell, how and why is clarifying Donaldson's sexual identity not constructive? 80.178.18.208 (talk) 11:14, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bisexuality 

message: Is this the same Stephen Donaldson who was a prolific game designer for Simulations Publication, Inc. in the 1970's. If so, my mind is beyond totally blown. 76.254.50.71 (talk) 09:10, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Ho Lee Fuk, it is apparently true, someone in the NYC punk scene said when he met Donaldson he mentioned being game designer. Donaldson's talent in this field was obvious, and his game "Cityfight" won the 1979 Charles S. Roberts Award for Best Twentieth Century Game. I'll try to add in to this article some of this part of this man's fascinating life. 76.254.50.71 (talk) 17:05, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Game Designer? 

message: Yes.  I believe he has credits in the Mech War series.  I remember seeing something about that when I visited him in 1995.  It was also mentioned in one of his obits as I recall.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Reilly (talk • contribs) 02:24, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Game Designer 

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