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[[wikipedia: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.
[[wikipedia: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 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 [https://www.consentingjuveniles.com/Case_Narrative?case=John_Mitzel mentioned] having felt a strong attraction to men as a teenager.  
He was an ally of [[MAP]]s, and [https://www.consentingjuveniles.com/Case_Narrative?case=John_Mitzel recalled his own] strong attraction to men as a teenager.  


John Mitzel died in 2013.
John Mitzel died in 2013.
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*''The Boston Sex Scandal'' by Mitzel. Whole book on [https://www.greek-love.com/media/PDFs/Mitzel.Boston.Sex.Scandal.pdf Greek-Love].
*''The Boston Sex Scandal'' by Mitzel. Whole book on [https://www.greek-love.com/media/PDFs/Mitzel.Boston.Sex.Scandal.pdf Greek-Love].
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160621010809/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=John_Mitzel:_A_Remembrance_by_Michael_Bronski John Mitzel: A Remembrance] by Michael Bronski
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160621031752/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/images/About_mitzel.pdf About Mitzel The Savoir Flair Article Titled The Talented Mr.Mitzel] by Judy Van Handle
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160621072843/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/images/John_mitzel.pdf More About John Mitzel]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160621012318/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Reviews:JESS_Article JESS & The San Francisco Renaissance] by John Mitzel




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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 MAPs, and recalled his own strong attraction to men as a teenager.

John Mitzel died in 2013.