Martha Shel­ley is a long­time polit­i­cal activist from Brook­lyn. After the Stonewall Riot, she orga­nized a protest march that mor­phed into today’s pride parades, and she was one of the founders of the Gay Lib­er­a­tion Front. Her essays, poet­ry, and short sto­ries have appeared in many antholo­gies. She has pub­lished three nov­els and four books of poet­ry. She lives in Port­land, Oregon.