Stuart Kellogg

Stuart Kellogg
Born(1948-01-06)January 6, 1948
New York City, US
DiedAugust 3, 2011(2011-08-03) (aged 63)
Apple Valley, California, US
Alma materYale University
Occupation(s)Editor and writer
Years active1980s to 2011
Employers

Stuart Kellogg (January 6, 1948 – August 3, 2011) was an American editor, journalist, novelist, and LGBTQ advocate. He was the editor of The Advocate and the managing editor of the Journal of Homosexuality.

Early life

Kellogg was born on January 6, 1948 in New York City, New York.[1][2] His parents were Wynne (née Krementz) and George Dwight Kellogg Jr., a teacher and assistance headmaster at Hotchkiss School.[3][4][5] His mother died in 1961.[5] His paternal grandfather, George Dwight Kellogg, was a classical scholar who taught at Williams College, Princeton University, Union College, and Rutgers University–New Brunswick.[6]

Kellogg attended Groton School.[3] He graduated with a degree in English from Yale College in 1970, cum laude.[3][7] While at Yale, he was a member of St. Anthony Hall.[8]

Career

In the early 1980s, Kellogg was the managing editor of the Journal of Homosexuality and The Advocate, a bi-monthly magazine covering LGBTQ topics.[3] He was the executive editor of The Advocate from 1987 to April 1990.[9][10][11] He left the magazine to write books.[10][11] He also edited books on queer theory and homosexuality in literature.[12]

Kellogg was a features writer and columnist for the Daily Press in Victorville, California from 1986 to 2007.[3][13] He often wrote about California's High Desert and its residents.[13][4] He also wrote fiction, literary criticism, and a novel.[14][3]

Personal life

Kellogg's partner of 26 years was Fernando Torres, a Daily Press graphic artist.[3][9][4] They lived in Apple Valley, California.[9] Kellogg's brother, David Kellogg, was the publisher of Foreign Affairs.[4]

Kellogg died on August 3, 2011, at his home in Apple Valley at the age of 63.[13]

Selected publications

As editor

  • Essays on Gay Literature. New York: Routledge, 1985. ISBN 9780918393098
  • The Essence of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. with Hunter Lewis. Edinburg, Virginia: Axios Press/Hunter Lewis Foundation, 2011. ISBN 978-1-60419-042-7
  • Literary Visions of Homosexuality. New York: Routledge, 2016. ISBN 9781138968967

References

  1. ^ New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
  2. ^ National Archives at Washington, D.C. Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Census Place: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: 2153; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 3-50. via Ancestry.com
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Stuart Kellogg Obituary". Legacy.com. New York Times. August 17, 2011. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  4. ^ a b c d Williams, Steve (August 8, 2011). "About Stuart ..." Victorville Daily Press. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  5. ^ a b "George Kellogg Obituary (2010) - Hesperia, CA - Hesperia Star". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  6. ^ Gordon, Laura. "KELLOGG, George Dwight". Database of Classical Scholars | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  7. ^ Kellogg, Stuart (March 1997). "The Yale of My Day". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  8. ^ "Necrology" (PDF). The Review. Winter. St. Anthony Hall: 14. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Ring, Trudy (August 25, 2011). "Former Advocate Editor Kellogg Dies". Advocate. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  10. ^ a b Krier, Beth Ann (April 4, 1990). ""Outing' empties the closet". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  11. ^ a b Krier, Beth Ann (1990-03-22). "Whose Sex Secret Is It?: Do We Have a Right to Know a Public Figure's Sexual Orientation? Recent Disclosures by Gay Activists, Media Fuel a Bitter Debate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  12. ^ Cabe, Matthew. "This Desert Life: The night Stuart Kellogg caught ghosts". Victorville Daily Press. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  13. ^ a b c Yosten, Karen (August 4, 2011). "Longtime Daily Press features writer Stuart Kellogg dies". Victorville Daily Press. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  14. ^ "The Essence of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics". Axios Press. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
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