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Mark Segal was born on 12 January, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., is a Mark Allan Segal is social activist and author social activist and author. Discover Mark Segal'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 73 years old?
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| Occupation |
Author, Journalist, Gay Rights Activist, Columnist |
| Age |
73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
12 January, 1951 |
| Birthday |
12 January |
| Birthplace |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Mark Segal Height, Weight & Measurements
At 73 years old, Mark Segal height not available right now. We will update Mark Segal's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Mark Segal's Wife?
His wife is Jason Villemez
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Jason Villemez |
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Mark Segal Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mark Segal worth at the age of 73 years old? Mark Segal’s income source is mostly from being a successful Author. He is from United States. We have estimated Mark Segal's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Author |
Mark Segal Social Network
Timeline
Mark Allan Segal (born 1951) is a social activist and author.
He participated in the Stonewall riots and was one of the original founders of the Gay Liberation Front where he created its Gay Youth program.
He was the founder and former president of the National Gay Newspaper Guild and purchased the Philadelphia Gay News.
He has won numerous journalism awards for his column "Mark my Works," including best column by The National Newspaper Association, Suburban Newspaper Association and The Society of Professional Journalists.
Segal was born January 1, 1951, in Philadelphia.
He is Jewish and originally from the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia.
He attended Germantown High School and Temple University.
Segal was a participant at Stonewall in 1969 and help found the Gay Liberation Front that same year.
He was also a member of The Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day committee, which organized the first Gay Pride parade in 1970.
The publication was inspired by activist Frank Kameny, whom Segal first met in 1970.
In 1972, after being thrown out of dance competition for dancing with a male lover, Segal crashed the evening news broadcast of WPVI-TV, an act that became known as a "zap" and that he helped popularize.
He repeated the action during many other television broadcasts.
On 11 December 1973, Segal interrupted Walter Cronkite's broadcast of the CBS Evening News when he ran in front of the camera and held up a yellow sign saying “Gays Protest CBS Prejudice.”
In 1975, he went on a hunger strike on behalf of the passage of a law to guarantee equal rights for homosexuals.
In 1976, he founded the Philadelphia Gay News, a LGBT newspaper in the Philadelphia area.
In 1988, Segal had a televised debate with a Philadelphia city councilman, Francis Rafferty, about Gay Pride Month.
Segal partnered with the Obama administration to create and build the nation's first official “LGBT Friendly” Senior Affordable housing apartment building.
The 19.8 million dollar project known as The John C. Anderson Apartments opened in 2013.
On July 5, 2014, Segal married his partner of 10 years, Jason Villemez.
At the time, Villemez was 29 and Segal was 63.
The ceremony was officiated by Judge Dan Anders, Philadelphia's first openly gay judge.
The book was named "Best Book" by the National Lesbian Gay Journalist Association in 2015.
On May 17, 2018, Segal donated 16 cubic feet of personal papers and artifacts to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
Segal is the author of And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality, a memoir of his life and experience as a gay rights activist.
