Armistead Maupin
Armistead Maupin: Chronicler of Queer San Francisco
Armistead Maupin, born in Washington D.C. in 1944, is an American writer best known for his groundbreaking series of novels, Tales of the City. More than just a series of books, Tales became a cultural phenomenon, capturing the vibrant, evolving landscape of San Francisco in the 1970s and beyond, and particularly the burgeoning LGBTQ+ community.