The Glines


Founded in 1976 by John Glines, Barry Laine and Jerry Tobin, The Glines is an American not-for-profit organization based in New York City, New York, devoted to creating and presenting gay art to develop positive self-images and dispel negative stereotyping.

Awards

Other notable successes produced by The Glines include:
A benefit in 1982 was given by The Glines was at The Town Hall, a performance space in New York City, consisting of three one-act plays: The Quintessential Image by Jane Chambers, Forget Him by Harvey Fierstein, and A Loss of Memory by Arthur Laurents.
The Glines broke into television in 1986 with its acclaimed production of Hero of My Own Life, a documentary on the life of a person living with AIDS.

Artists

Among the many artists who have appeared with The Glines are:
Caroline Aaron
Pat Bond
Matthew Broderick
Charles Busch
Thomas Calabro
Andrea Dworkin
Harvey Fierstein
Estelle Getty
Allen Ginsberg
Judy Grahn
Jonathan Hadary
Lou Liberatore
Audre Lorde
Dan Lauria
Armistead Maupin
Mark Morris
Park Overall
Felice Picano
James Purdy
John Rechy
Ned Rorem
Mercedes Ruehl
Vito Russo
Richard Skipper
Jean Smart
Fisher Stevens
Robin Tyler
Edmund White
Jack Wrangler