Gabi Clayton
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | counselor and web designer |
| Location | Olympia, Washington, United States |
| Introduction | I was born in New York City and have lived in Puerto Rico, San Francisco, Vermont, and Mississippi. I now live in Olympia, Washington with my husband, Alec. I’ve always been an activist one way or another. My parents were left wing activists, and I grew up on picket lines and protest marches, making me what is called “a red diaper baby” - the paper I wrote about my family background online from my ‘links’ answers some questions about how I got here. I have been married 30-odd years and am the mother of two sons, Noel and Bill. I’m a mental health counselor & web designer. In 1995 my younger son Bill was assaulted in a hate crime based on his sexual orientation. He committed suicide a month later. Posting his story on my website has been a way for me to turn the pain of his suicide into something that can help end the hate and ignorance, and hopefully save other people from what he went through. |
| Interests | human rights, equal rights, peace, mental health, healthy relationships, self-care, music, art, theater, movies, web design, graphic design, publishing |
| Favorite Movies | The Red Balloon, Black Orpheus, West Side Story, To Kill a Mockingbird, Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance, Harold and Maude, Trouble in Mind, The Milagro Beanfield War, Bagdad Café, Field of Dreams, Fried Green Tomatoes, Powwow Highway, Benny & Joon, Sordid Lives, Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin, Frida, O'Brother Where Art Thou?, Whale Rider, Crash, Transamerica, Kinky Boots, Dogma, Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, Teen Files: The Truth About Hate, Inlaws & Outlaws, The Secret Life of Words, Cradle Will Rock, Milk, Sisters and Lies, All in the Family (tv), Northern Exposure (tv), Boston Legal (tv), Brothers & Sisters (tv), Firefly (tv), Bill Moyers (tv) |
| Favorite Music | Steve Schalchlin, Rebecca Riots, The Roches, emma's revolution, Bump Kitchen, Leonard Cohen, Tracey Chapman, Bob Dylan, Jude Bowerman, Jack Johnson, The Indigo Girls, The Neville Brothers, Robbie Robertson, Simon & Garfunkel, Pete Seeger, Sweet Honey & the Rock, Woody Guthrie, The Klezmatics, Joan Baez, k.d. lang, Nora Jones |
| Favorite Books | Until the Dawn, Imprudent Zeal, The Wives of Marty Winters, As If Art Matters, Getting It: a Guide to Understanding and Appreciating Art, The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work Creativity and Caring, Landscape without Gravity: A Memoir of Grief |
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