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Kate Clinton (born November 9, 1947)[1] comedian specializing in political commentary from a gay /lesbian point of view.
Early life and education [ edit ]
Clinton was born in Buffalo, New York .[2] Catholic family in the state of New York. She attended Le Moyne College , a small Jesuit liberal arts college in Syracuse, New York and received her master's degree from Colgate University in the Village of Hamilton . Clinton went on to teach high school English for eight years before becoming a comedian.
Clinton at Soldier Field during the opening ceremonies of the 2006 Gay Games
She began her stand-up career in 1981 using her lesbianism, Catholicism and current politics for her jokes. Clinton is a self-described "fumerist," or feminist humorist.
In addition to comedy appearances and one-woman-shows such as Lady Ha Ha , Climate Change , Correct Me If I'm Right , All Het Up and Kate´s Out Is In , she has written three books, Don't Get Me Started ; What the L and I Told You So . She performed at the inaugural We're Funny That Way! comedy festival in 1997, and appeared in the festival's documentary film in 1998.[3]
Clinton has eight CDs including Climate Change and has two DVDs available.
She is a regular columnist for the national monthly magazine The Progressive The Advocate The Huffington Post grand marshal of gay pride parades .[citation needed . When the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began, she was a part-time commentator on CNN .[4]
Clinton performed on Cyndi Lauper 's True Colors Tour 2008 . Also in 2008, she went on her "Hilarity Clinton" one person show tour.[5]
Clinton is a regular emcee at the Out & Equal Workplace Awards Dinner and performed at the 2010 Workplace Awards Dinner in Los Angeles .[6]
Personal life [ edit ]
Clinton lived in New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts , with her partner Urvashi Vaid from 1988 until Vaid's death in 2022.[7] National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (1988–92) and subsequently worked as an activist and writer.
Clinton's 2006 tour marked her 25th anniversary as a professional stand-up comedian. Clinton works extensively with social justice and nonprofit organizations and has been a regular emcee at major fundraising events and dinners for groups like the NYC LGBT Center (at its Annual Garden Party), the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the ACLU , and Out & Equal , among others.[citation needed
References [ edit ]
^ "Laughing out loud: Gay and lesbian comics go the extra comedic mile on TV special". The Gazette
^ http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/bioc3/clin1.html Andrejkoymasky.com Retrieved on 05-23-07 Archived February 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ Clinton, Kate. "Kate Clinton" . Huffington Post .
^ "2007 Out & Equal Workplace Awards | Out & Equal Workplace Advocates" . Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2010-08-30 .
^ Ring, Trudy (14 May 2022). "Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63" . The Advocate . Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022 .
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