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Steven Reigns was born on 11 November, 1975 in St. Louis, Missouri, US, is an American poet, artist and activist (born 1975). Discover Steven Reigns's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

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Occupation Poet, educator
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 11 November 1975
Birthday 11 November
Birthplace St. Louis, Missouri, US
Nationality United States

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1930

Reigns combed through Nin's original diaries to investigate the validity of Bern Porter's claims of his sexual relationship in the 1930s with Anaïs Nin, which were published as a series of interviews in the 1990s.

1975

Steven Reigns (born 1975) is an American poet, artist and activist known for his poetry publications, his work as West Hollywood's first City Poet, his participatory art projects, his LGBT activism, and his scholarly work on Anaïs Nin.

Reigns grew up in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri.

From an early age, he sought refuge from a troubled home life in local libraries where he discovered the writers who would have a huge impact on his own work: Sapphire, Essex Hemphill, Dorothy Allison, Edmund White, Anaïs Nin, Amy Scholder, John Preston and Audre Lorde.

Reigns graduated from the University of South Florida, where he wrote a bi-monthly column for TLW magazine, with a degree in Creative Writing.

He also has a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University.

Reigns is a fourteen-time recipient of the Los Angeles County Department of Cultural Affairs' Artist in Residency Grant.

2004

In 2004 he organized 'Loving in Fear', an LGBQT literary event in response to Hillsborough County's lack of gay, lesbian, bisexual or queer programming.

He recounted the experience in a Watermark Magazine article about National Library Week.

He was the first to speak to the commissioners about their discriminatory policy at the library.

He was Literary Director for The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Center of Tampa for two years.

Reigns has been keynote speaker at Rollins College, Stonewall Library, and at the American Library Associations Annual Breakfast.

He facilitates the monthly Lambda Literary Foundation Book Club.

Reigns worked as a certified (in Florida and California) HIV test counselor for over 10 years, testing more than 9000 people.

He contributed to a panel with Los Angeles County on standards of care for HIV.

2007

His artwork has been shown in galleries throughout the U.S.A including at The Advocate gallery part of Rainbow Gobblins exhibit in May 2007.

From 2007 to 2014, Reigns undertook a 7 years living/art project under the mentorship of Linda Montano, S(t)even Years.

Reigns and his work have been featured in a variety of other media, including:

Reigns is an Anaïs Nin scholar and has presented at The Sapphire Symposium.

Reigns discovered Nin’s writing at the age of sixteen and her work has had a profound influence on his career.

2008

In February 2008, Reigns organized ‘Anaïs Nin@105’ at the Hammer Museum.

Reigns said, "Nin bonded and formed very deep friendships with women and men decades younger than her. Some of them are still living in Los Angeles and I thought it'd be wonderful to have them share their experiences with (Nin)."

Electronic musician Bebe Barron, who was championed by Nin early in her career, made her last public appearance at ‘Anaïs Nin@105’.

Reigns spoke at Barron's memorial.

2011

In 2011, he ran a support group that utilized film as a projective tool at Being Alive.

Reigns created The Gay Rub, a participatory art project in 2011 and has curated the project ever since.

The Gay Rub is a collection of rubbings taken from historically significant LGBTQ public markers, memorials, and monuments.

Participants from around the world contribute rubbings of markers from their home city, along with commentary.

There are currently more than 200 rubbings in the collection, which has toured major universities.

2012

In 2012, he published an essay in Frontiers Magazine on the need for new AIDS narratives in cinema and literature.

2014

He was elected as West Hollywood's inaugural City Poet for a two-year term beginning in October 2014.

2015

He was selected as "Someone to Watch in 2015" by The Advocate Magazine.

2018

He published a poem about the so-called AIDS "Patient Zero" Gaëtan Dugas and in 2018 hosted an event at West Hollywood Council Chambers discussing Dugas’ legacy.

Reigns participated in a staged conversation about Keith Haring with Ann Magnuson at The Broad for World AIDS Day 2022.

The collection is the subject of The Gay Rub: A Documentary (2018) by Michael J. Saul.

Reigns has participated in several collaborative online projects, such as Heather Champs' Mirror Project and Anni Holm's Getting My Name Out There.

He was also a character in Hilary Goldberg's In The Spotlight.

2020

Reigns was selected for a City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship in 2020.

Reigns has cited public libraries and librarians as a major influence on his development as an artist and activist.

He has campaigned in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and queer programming in libraries.