Eric Marcus

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Eric Marcus
Born (1958-11-12) November 12, 1958 (age 66)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationJournalist, podcast producer, nonfiction writer
Education Vassar College (AB)
Columbia University (MA, MS)

Eric Marcus (born November 12, 1958, New York City) is an American journalist, podcast producer, and non-fiction writer. He is the founder and host of the Making Gay History podcast, which brings LGBT history to life through the voices of the people who lived it, and he is co-producer of Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust, a podcast drawn from the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University. His books are primarily of LGBT interest, including Breaking the Surface , the autobiography of gay Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis, which became a #1 New York Times best seller and Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945–1990, which won the Stonewall Book Award. He is also the author of Why Suicide? Questions and Answers about Suicide, Suicide Prevention, and Coping with the Suicide of Someone You Know. He has written for a range of publications including The New York Times , Time , Newsweek , the New York Daily News, and the New York Post .

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Background

Marcus received his A.B. from Vassar College in 1980 where he majored in urban studies. He earned his master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1984 and a master's degree in real estate development in 2003, also from Columbia University. He was an associate producer for Good Morning America and CBS Morning News .

Between 2010 and 2014, Marcus served on the board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (ASFP).

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References

  1. Marcus, Eric. (1992). The male couple's guide : finding a man, making a home, building a life . Marcus, Eric. New York: HarperPerennial. ISBN   0-06-096936-9. OCLC   26132733.
  2. Marcus, Eric. (1992). Making history : the struggle for gay and lesbian equal rights, 1945-1990 : an oral history (1st ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN   0-06-016708-4. OCLC   24797895.
  3. Marcus, Eric. (1992). Expect the worst (you won't be disappointed) : pessimistic thoughts on life, people, relationships, family, work, politics, and the state of the world (1st ed.). San Francisco, Calif.: HarperSanFrancisco. ISBN   0-06-250997-7. OCLC   26015180.
  4. Marcus, Eric. (2002). Making gay history : the half-century fight for lesbian and gay equal rights. Marcus, Eric. New York: Perennial. ISBN   0-06-093391-7. OCLC   48399170.
  5. Pessimisms : famous (and not so famous) observations, quotations, thoughts, and ruminations on what to expect when you're expecting the worst. Marcus, Eric. (1st ed.). New York, N.Y.: CDS. 2003. ISBN   1-59315-000-8. OCLC   52398439.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. Marcus, Eric. (2013). What if? : answers to questions about what it means to be gay and lesbian (Newly updated; Simon Pulse ed.). New York, NY: Simon Pulse. ISBN   978-1-4424-8298-2. OCLC   801441340.
  7. Marcus, Eric. (2010). Why suicide? : questions and answers about suicide, suicide prevention, and coping with the suicide of someone you know (Revised and updated ed.). New York, NY: HarperOne. ISBN   978-0-06-200391-1. OCLC   526068991.