Neil Isbin was born November 24, 1951 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.)
