Publisher Of The 'Philadelphia Gay News' Releases Memoir
By Kim Glovas
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News, has just published his memoir, titled "And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality."
Mark Segal has been a gay activist from the age of 18. Now, 46 years later, he's chronicled that journey in his new book. He says it started after the raid on the Stonewall Inn in 1969.
"Various people did speeches, and what developed from that event was the an organization called Gay Liberation Front, and Gay Liberation Front was the first 'in your face' gay organization in history. And we changed the world on LGBT issues," said Segal.
And his activism never stopped. One of his most recent accomplishments was the opening of the John C. Anderson Apartments for gay seniors. As for where the title of the book came from:
"I get invited to dance at the White House with the man I love. That's an amazing change in 46 years," said Segal.
