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In 1972 he founded the [[Stepney CHE Group]]<ref>''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' Volume One, pages 461&ndash; 463</ref>
 
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Revision as of 16:33, 8 April 2016

Michael Harth
Michael Harth (1926–2016) was a writer and teacher.

In 1972 he founded the Stepney CHE Group[1]

He wroteen many gay-themed short stories, which have appeared in various gay publications, including Quorum, one of the earliest gay magazines. He wrote the words and music for Going Gay, a revue produced on the the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and later in London, while his one-act science-fiction musical, Briefer Encounters, was put on with two other one-acters during Gay Pride week in the 1990s.[2]

He was a member of Gay Authors Workshop and some of his work has been published through Paradise Press, including the novel Guru on Hire and several short story collections.[2]

He also edits and contributes to Lightning Fingers, a symposium on the British composer-pianist Billy Mayerl.

References

  1. Amiable Warriors Volume One, pages 461– 463
  2. 2.0 2.1 http://www.paradisepress.org.uk/author/michael-harth. Author page on the Paradise Press website. Accessed: 2015-09-23. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6bkwh7dNd)