Elise Matthesen
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1960 (age 64–65)
Elise Matthesen | |
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.jpg) Elise Matthesen, 2008 | |
| Born | Elise Krueger 1960 (age 64–65) Wisconsin United States |
| Known for | Journalism, science-fiction, bisexual rights |
| Movement | Interstitial Arts Movement, Bisexual Rights |
Elise Matthesen (née Krueger; born 1960)[1] is an American essayist, journalist, poet, and fiction writer (primarily of science fiction and fantasy; she is an active supporter of the interstitial arts movement), an award-winning maker of art jewelry, and a longtime bisexual rights activist. For 13 years, she was the companion of the late John M. Ford, until his death in September 2006.[2] She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is a member of the First Universalist Church there.
Matthesen was born in Wisconsin.
Career
She is an anorexia nervosa survivor[3] as well as a speaker, facilitator, and activist on issues of body acceptance, bisexuality,[4][5][6] polyamory,[7] and issues of self-esteem. She was one of the original contributors to the groundbreaking 1991 bisexual anthology Bi Any Other Name,[8] has written for local LGBTQ magazine Lavender, and is an active member of science fiction fandom.
In 1993, Jane Yolen published Matthesen's short story "The Stone Girl" in the Xanadu anthology, together with works by Tanith Lee and Ursula K. Le Guin. In 2008, Catherine Lundoff published Matthesen's short story "Focus of Desire" in an anthology of lesbian ghost stories.[9]
