Isbin, Neil
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Neil Isbin was born November 24, 1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended college at Rice University in Texas. He moved to New Mexico in 1980. He died in Albuquerque, New Mexico August 9, 1996. Isbin was a longtime activist for civil rights and gay and lesbian rights. While in college he was active in voter-registration drives and programs for students with learning disabilities. He graduated with an electrical engineering degree from the Univeristy of Texas in 1984. He worked for Sperry Flight Systems in Albuquerque. He wrote for OUT!, a magazine about gay and lesbian issues, was President of the New Mexico Lesbian and Gay Rights Political Alliance and was on the board for "Common Bond", a magazine published in Albuquerque, and led the fight for the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 91, gay and lesbian rights legislation in New Mexico.
From the guide to the Neil Isbin Papers, 1967-1998, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.)
Neil Isbin (1951-1996), Minnesota author and political, GLBT, and civil rights activist. Born in Minnesota, Neil relocated to New Mexico, where he served as president of the New Mexico Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance. He also contributed to OUT! and Common Bond.
From the guide to the Neil Isbin papers, 1982-1996, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies [scrbt])
Neil Isbin was born November 24, 1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended college at Rice University in Texas. He moved to New Mexico in 1980. He died in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 9, 1996. Isbin was a longtime activist for civil rights and gay and lesbian rights. While in college he was active in voter-registration drives and programs for students with learning disabilities. He graduated with an electrical engineering degree from the University of Texas in 1984. He worked for Sperry Flight Systems in Albuquerque. He wrote for OUT!, a magazine about gay and lesbian issues, was President of the New Mexico Lesbian and Gay Rights Political Allicance and was on the board for Common Bond, a magazine published in Albuquerque. He led the fight for the passage of Senate bill (SB) 91, gay and lesbian rights legislation in New Mexico.
From the description of Neil Isbin papers, 1967-1998. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 54370026
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Subjects:
- Gay/Lesbian Rights
- Gay liberation movement
- Gay men
- Gay rights
- Homosexuality
- Lesbianism
- Lesbians
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- Texas (as recorded)
- New Mexico (as recorded)
