KQED June 2003

2003 LGBT Local Heroes: Gene Dermody

http://www.kqed.org/topics/history/heritage/lgbt/heroes-gdermody.jsp

Gene Dermody's history of community service includes positions as the president of the Federation of Gay Games and wrestling coordinator for the Sydney 2002 Gay Games. He has been an organizer, coach, and medalist in every Gay Games since 1982. Currently, he is one of the Federation's contract negotiators for the Montreal 2006 Gay Games and the Federation's technical advisor. He has written a history of the Gay games movement, which was published in the anthology "Out in the Castro: Desire, Promise and Activism". Dermody was a high school chemistry and physics teacher and head wrestling coach for 13 years in northern New Jersey. He has been a systems programmer with INDUS International of San Francisco for the past 10 years. Dermody graduated from NYU and Montclair State University in New Jersey.

LGBT Local Heroes 2003

Brian Cheu S.F. Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center

Gene Dermody Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee Golden Gate Wrestling Club Federation of Gay Games Out in the Castro: Desire, Promise, Activism

Terry Person Harris Community United Against Violence

Shana Naomi Krochmal STOP AIDS Project

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