The Glines
Founded in 1976 by John Glines, Barry Laine and Jerry Tobin, The Glines is an American not-for-profit organization based in New York City, New York, devoted to creating and presenting gay art to develop positive self-images and dispel negative stereotyping. Productions. Other notable successes produced by The Glines include: A benefit in 1982 was given by The Glines was at The Town Hall, a performance space in New York City, consisting of three one-act plays: "The Quintessential Image" by Jane Chambers (with Peg Murray in the title role), "Forget Him" by Harvey Fierstein (with  Harvey Fierstein, Estelle Getty and Court Miller), and "A Loss of Memory" by Arthur Laurents (with Richard DeFabees, who played Arnold in matinée performances of "Torch Song Trilogy"). The Glines broke into television in 1986 with its acclaimed production of "Hero of My Own Life", a documentary on the life of a person living with AIDS. Artists. Among the many artists who have appeared (or whose work has appeared) with The Glines are: Caroline Aaron Pat Bond Matthew Broderick Charles Busch Thomas Calabro Andrea Dworkin Harvey Fierstein Estelle Getty Allen Ginsberg Judy Grahn Jonathan Hadary Lou Liberatore Audre Lorde Dan  Lauria Armistead Maupin Mark Morris Park Overall Felice Picano James Purdy John Rechy Ned Rorem Mercedes Ruehl Vito Russo Richard Skipper Jean Smart Fisher Stevens Robin Tyler Edmund White Jack Wrangler