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Joel Derfner (born January 12, 1973) is an American writer and composer. He is the author of three gay-themed books: ''Gay Haiku'' (2005), ''Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever and What Ended Up Happening Instead'' (2008), and ''Lawfully Wedded Husband: How My Gay Marriage Will Save the American Family'' (2013). His articles have appeared in publications including the ''Huffington Post'', ''The Advocate'', ''Time Out New York'', and ''Between the Lines''. Derfner and his works have been cited as references on gay culture,〔Myers, JoAnne. (''Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movements'' ). Scarecrow Press, 2013. p. 420.〕〔Sukel, Kayt. (''Dirty Minds: How Our Brains Influence Love, Sex, and Relationships'' ). Simon and Schuster, 2012. pp. 202–203.〕 and he has been noted as one of "today's best-known gay writers".〔Lambert, Timothy J. and R. D. Cochrane (eds). (''Fool For Love: New Gay Fiction'' ). Cleis Press, 2009. Back cover.〕 Derfner is the composer of several musicals, and he teaches musical theater composition at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Derfner was also co-star of the first season of the 2010 reality television show ''Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys'', along with his close friend Sarah Rose. ==Early life and education== Derfner was born in 1973 in Washington, D.C.〔Jaffe, Kenneth. (''Solo Vocal Works on Jewish Themes: A Bibliography of Jewish Composers'' ). Scarecrow Press, 2011. p. 44.〕 and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. His parents were civil rights activists, and were active in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement.〔United States Congress, House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice. (''The Awarding of Attorney's Fees in Federal Courts: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice'' ). U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978. p. 104.〕〔Derfner, Mary Frances. (''Attorneys' Fees in Pro Bono Cases: A Compilation of Federal Court Cases'' ). Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, 1972.〕〔Kuttner, Bob. ("Blacks & the Vote: The New Harassment" ). ''The Village Voice''. June 17, 1971.〕 His father, Armand Derfner, is a civil rights lawyer,〔Zuckerman, Ed (ed). (''Washington Lobbyists/Lawyers Directory'' ). Amward Publications, 1977. p. 15.〕〔Graham, Muff. ("Books for Youngsters Reinforce Self-Esteem" ). ''The News and Courier''. May 3, 1975.〕〔(Armand Derfner, Partner – Profile ). Derfner, Altman & Wilborn.〕 and his mother Mary Frances Derfner (née Seddon) met Armand when she became his legal secretary in Washington, D.C. in 1967.〔''Lawfully Wedded Husband'', p. 27.〕〔("Local author Mary Derfner Dies" ). ''The Post and Courier''. November 5, 1992.〕 Joel's father is Jewish and his mother was Christian; he was raised Jewish and converted to Judaism at the age of seven.〔''Swish'', p. 79.〕 His mother, who suffered from type 1 diabetes, died in 1992.〔Hawes, Jennifer Berry. ("Armand Derfner: Attorney's lifelong passion to defend underdog has taken him to the nation's highest court" ). ''The Post and Courier''. November 16, 2002.〕 Joel came out to his parents as gay when he was 15.〔("Coming Out with Joel Derfner" ) Clip from ''Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys''. ''World of Wonder''. November 22, 2010.〕 Derfner attended Porter-Gaud School, where he excelled academically and was class valedictorian.〔〔("Local Students Named to '91 Academic Team" ). ''The News and Courier''. July 4, 1991.〕〔("20 Porter-Gaud Students Recognized" ). ''The Post and Courier''. December 12, 1991.〕 He was also an avid singer,〔McPhail, Claire. ("Country music performers chosen" ). ''The News and Courier''. July 22, 1990.〕〔Russell, Thomas. ("Tenor welcomes challenge in Early Music performance" ). ''The Post and Courier''. May 30, 1995.〕 and considered singing as a career until his junior year of college, when severe gastric reflux numbed the back of his throat.〔''Swish'', pp. 139–140.〕 Attending Harvard University, he became treasurer of the Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Students Association in 1992, and participated in other LGBT support groups and events.〔Wilde, Anna D. ("BGLSA Elects Officers" ). ''The Harvard Crimson''. April 23, 1992.〕〔Krause, Adi. ("First-Years Begin Gay Group" ). ''The Harvard Crimson''. March 7, 1992.〕〔Shukla, Amita M. ("Shopping For House Drag Night" ). ''The Harvard Crimson''. October 29, 1994.〕 In 1995 he graduated with honors with a B.A. in Linguistics.〔("In search of the golden fleece: an analysis of syntactic wh-movement in Abkhaz" ). Joel Legare Derfner, Thesis (A.B., Honors in Linguistics); Harvard University, 1995. ''WorldCat''.〕 He moved to New York City in 1997 to study musical theater composition, and in 1999 obtained an M.F.A. in musical theater writing from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.〔Keyes, Jeffrey James. ("Checking In with NYC’s Sarah Rose & Joel Derfner" ). ''GayCities.com''. December 02, 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joel Derfner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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