Background
Lynch grew up in Washington, District of Columbia
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Patsy Lynch
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She graduated from Elon University, where she was co-editor of the college newspaper, and from Gallaudet University.
Career
Her work documents GLBT civil rights advocacy. She has covered such events as the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, and the 1988 Deaf President Now protests at Gallaudet. Her photography appeared in a 2007 exhibit called "Community Pioneers", of which she said: I want to document what"s going on so that years from now someone can say "This happened." Too much of gay and lesbian history has already been lost.
Her work is in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of American History.
1990 named Photographer of the Year, by the National Gay Press Association.
Achievements
Membership
Her LGBT advocacy includes being a founding member of the Washington, District of Columbia, chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, as well as covering the White House, the first openly gay journalist to do southern
