John Mitzel

John Mitzel was an American writer, publisher, activist, and bookstore owner who played a significant role in the LGBTQ+ movement in Boston. He was a co-founder and contributor to influential publications such as Fag Rag and Gay Community News.

He wrote The Boston Sex Scandal - the definitive work on the Boston-Boise affair, and Recipe for a witchhunt where Mitzel reviews the history of America's pedophile witchhunt.

He was an ally of MAP and mentioned having felt a strong attraction to men as a teenager.

John Mitzel died in 2013.

External links

• The Boston Sex Scandal by Mitzel. Whole book on Greek-Love.
• John Mitzel: A Remembrance by Michael Bronski
• About Mitzel The Savoir Flair Article Titled The Talented Mr.Mitzel by Judy Van Handle
• More About John Mitzel
• JESS & The San Francisco Renaissance by John Mitzel