Claudia, Brenner 1956-

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Architect, author, and speaker about anti-gay violence. In 1988 Brenner and her lover Rebecca Wight were attacked by Stephen Roy Carr while they were camping along the Appalachian Trail. The gunshots wounded Brenner and killed Wight. She collaborated with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and their Anti-Violence Project headed by Kevin Berrill.

From the guide to the Claudia Brenner papers, 1988-1990., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library)

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